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“This is how colonialism works. It convinces us that the fallout from resistance is entirely our fault, that the immoral choice is resistance itself rather than the circumstances that demanded it.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Never, Robin thought, would he understand these men, who talked of the world and its movements like a grand chess game, where countries and peoples were pieces to be moved and manipulated at will.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So then where does that leave us? How can we conclude, except by acknowledging that an act of translation is then necessarily always an act of betrayal?”
― Babel
― Babel
Stella’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Stella’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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239 friends
373 books
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20 friends
160 books
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19 friends
204 books
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6 friends
272 books
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4 friends
18 books
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1 friend
456 books
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29 friends
495 books
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17 friends
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