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He gave me a big bear hug. I know he meant it to be nice, but it felt embarrassing, like pity. I was so hungover and dizzy I could’ve cried in his arms or punched him in the face.
“The golden bowl is broken indeed, but it was golden...”
― Villa America
― Villa America
“In his forty-third year William Stoner learned what others, much younger, had learned before him: that the person one loves at first is not the person one loves at last, and that love is not an end but a process through which one person attempts to know another.”
― Stoner
― Stoner
“The world wasn't lined up the right way for you.”
― Straight White Male
― Straight White Male
“After a while, however, it had dawned on her that this was life, what was happening right now.”
― Villa America
― Villa America
“Quite a place to be, that. When there's no one to tell you not to have another drink.”
― Straight White Male
― Straight White Male
Madeleine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Madeleine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
241 books
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134 friends
414 books
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70 friends
908 books
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120 friends
355 books
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42 friends
269 books
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24 friends
219 books
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76 friends
171 books
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30 friends
4 books
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20 friends
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Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Sports, and Thriller
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