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“What is the point of bad dates if not to have amusing anecdotes for your friends?”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“He has read enough to know there are no collections where each story is perfect. Some hits. Some misses. If you’re lucky, a standout. And in the end, people only really remember the standouts anyway, and they don't remember those for very long.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“In the fifteen or so years he has known her, A.J. thinks Ismay has aged like an actress should: from Juliet to Ophelia to Gertrude to Hecate.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Her mother likes to say that novels have ruined Amelia for real men. This observation insults Amelia because it implies that she only reads books with classically romantic heroes. She does not mind the occasional novel with a romantic hero but her reading taste are far more varied than that. Furthermore, she adores Humbert Humbert as a character while accepting the fact that she wouldn't really want him for a life partner, a boyfriend, or even a casual acquaintance. She feels the same way about Holden Caulfield, and Misters Rochester and Darcy.”
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
― The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Jessica’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jessica’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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300 friends
145 books
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308 books
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224 books
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148 books
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77 books
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155 books
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2 books
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40 friends
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