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I grew up in the valley of that mountain, just poor enough that I could imagine a way out. I lived with my mom and a rotating cast of her boyfriends, my father either dead or just checked out. My mother was vague about him, not a single
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She doesn't know who her dad is?
“A lot of times when I think I’m being self-sufficient, I’m really just learning to live without the things that I need.”
― Nothing to See Here
― Nothing to See Here
“It occurs to me that I’ve been mourning two people all these years—the mother I had, and the mother I wish I had—and that neither of them was the one who kept a roof over my head.”
― Starling House
― Starling House
“Empires preserve their power with the stories that they tell, but just as critical are the stories they don’t—the dark silences they impose, the pages they tear out.”
― The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
― The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
“I was not flexible, lived a life that required me to be tense at all times in case someone tried to fuck me over, and I found the simple act of making my spine erect, making my pelvis and thighs do regular stuff, was a little more difficult than I’d expected.”
― Nothing to See Here
― Nothing to See Here
Ariela’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ariela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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30 friends
688 books
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3,660 books
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579 books
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1,730 books
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195 friends
96 books
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0 books
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705 books
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12 friends
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