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Trust

by Domenico Starnone

bookshelves: non-ya, literary-fiction, library, currently-reading

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emma said: " adding books that vaguely remind me of sally rooney again

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Just Mercy

by Bryan Stevenson

bookshelves: owned, nonfiction, non-ya, favorites-2016, recommend, slump-worthy, school, 5-stars, memoir, authors-of-color, reviewed, favorites, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

read in August 2016

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emma said: " rereading a book that changed my life, no big deal

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this is a compelling, important, and well-written story. it is my go-to recommendation for writing on race, on the justice system, on syst ...more "

Mar 06, 2026 08:56AM · see review

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An Arrow in Flight: Selected Stories of Mary Lavin

by Mary Lavin

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emma said: " reading forgotten authors is so special

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Mar 05, 2026 12:31PM · see review

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emma’s Quotes

“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Sally Rooney, Normal People

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“My love for him felt so total and so annihilating that it was often impossible for me to see him clearly at all.”
― Sally Rooney, Mr Salary

tags: love, romance

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“This could only interfere with my other ambitions, such as achieving enlightenment and being a fun girl.”
― Sally Rooney, Conversations with Friends

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