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Lauren’s favorite books

The Children of Men by P.D. James

The Oedipus Cycle by Sophocles

Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen

The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Eating Fire by Margaret Atwood

Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Thirst by Mary Oliver

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Crush by Richard Siken

Jane by Maggie Nelson

The Gold Cell by Sharon Olds

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Limping with God:...

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Limping with God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship

by Chad Bird (Goodreads Author)

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The Land and Its People

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The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World

by John Mark Comer (Goodreads Author)

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Lauren’s Notes & Highlights

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Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

Only the flesh knows horror; bones, once clean, might as well be fossils, pieces of wood, curiosities. It’s flesh that has been keeping me up at night.

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Art, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller

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