Jasmaine

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Jasmaine is Currently Reading

Jasmaine is currently reading

Paradise (Beloved Trilogy, #3)

by Toni Morrison

bookshelves: toni-morrison, black-life, currently-reading

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"I kept picking up and putting this own down a lot over the last few months. More recently, I decided to really focus on it to make more progress. I’m at the halfway point and sadly.. I don’t think my interest is high enough to finish the book. This is my first ever DNF for Toni :( Maybe it just wasn’t the right time." — Sep 28, 2026 05:39PM

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Jasmaine’s Quotes

“When you’ve stood on ground and known your child’s bones are rotting beneath you, rage and ego fade like dust in a strong wind.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji

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“If nobody sees you, are you still there?”
― Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji

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“The thing is we don't need to change our brains at all. Time does so much of the emptying for us.Live long enough and you'll forget almost everything you thought you'd always remember.”
― Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom

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“He smelled like grass and wind and clothes that had been dried in the sun.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji

tags: love

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