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“It's a special art, asking people to do things, yet making it seem as if you never asked at all.”
― Sunburn
― Sunburn
“That’s what we do. All of us. We make well-intentioned promises of protection we can’t always keep. I’ll look out for you.”
― I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
― I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
“Shaw also said, alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.”
― The Woman in the Window
― The Woman in the Window
“I love reading true crime, but I’ve always been aware of the fact that, as a reader, I am actively choosing to be a consumer of someone else’s tragedy. So like any responsible consumer, I try to be careful in the choices I make. I read only the best: writers who are dogged, insightful, and humane.”
― I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
― I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
“Because we only reveal our true selves to the people we care about most.”
― The Light We Lost
― The Light We Lost
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Alexandra’s 2024 Year in Books
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323 books
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232 books
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297 books
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