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Jamie Newman

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Jamie is Currently Reading

Jamie Newman is currently reading

The Vegetarian

by Han Kang

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read in August 2023

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Jamie Newman said: " TW: Animal cruelty

3.5

Needed a V book for a reading challenge.

This book had some really beautiful writing, and some unique elements, but it started to drone on. "

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(page 70 of 158)
"For some reason this is striking more deeply this time. Very Kafkaesque." — Mar 03, 2026 05:35PM

Mar 03, 2026 05:35PM · see review

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Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey

by Florence Williams

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read in October 2024

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Jamie Newman said: " 0 star for writing
1 star for research quality
1 star for premise
1 star for impact
1 star for personal taste

I highly recommend the audio version of this. I did purchase the hardcover for my therapy library at work, but the audio is an amazing experience ...more "

Oct 31, 2024 08:00AM · see review

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This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life

by Lyz Lenz (Goodreads Author)

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read in June 2025

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Jamie Newman said: " .5 stars for writing
1 star for research
1 star for premise
1 star for impact
.5 stars for liking it

I'm pouring over this one again, because there was a lot already knew, some things that I needed to hear, and there's time needed to sit with both of thos ...more "

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Jamie’s Quotes

“what does the world gain by you folding your hungers into the smallest possible square? When your hungers are so very lovely and have led you to dig into the earth for answers to questions most mortals have forgotten to ask?”
― Sierra Simone, The Fae Queen's Captive

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“Before there is science, there are stories to explain the world. They make it happier somehow.”
― Georgia Scott, American Girl: Memories That Made Me

tags: happiness, storytelling, the-world-around-us

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“I think sometimes I am not a woman, but the light that falls on this gate, on this ground. I am the seasons, I think sometimes, January, May, November; the mud, the mist, the dawn.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Waves

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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26887 members — last activity 2 hours, 6 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 315174 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

BACK<<<to the CLASSICS — 301 members — last activity Mar 04, 2026 10:48PM
With a classic book, you don't need a flux capacitor you don't have to hit 88 mph and you don't even need a DeLorean to go back in time. So why not ...more

The book you like most — 49250 members — last activity 2 hours, 48 min ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more