“The sense of tragedy - according to Aristotle - comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist's weak points but from his good qualities. Do you know what I'm getting at? People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues.
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[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.”
― Kafka on the Shore
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[But] we accept irony through a device called metaphor. And through that we grow and become deeper human beings.”
― Kafka on the Shore
The Cemetery of Lost Books
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YA Spanish Reads
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Grupo de habla hispana en el cual podrás encontrar gente que ame tanto la lectura como tú. Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus!
Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
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