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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
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
“English did not just borrow words from other languages; it was stuffed to the brim with foreign influences, a Frankenstein vernacular. And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.”
― Babel
― Babel
Sharan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sharan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
258 books
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6 friends
2,054 books
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440 friends
986 books
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5,308 friends
1,264 books
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4,455 friends
28 books
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7 friends
152 books
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2 friends
1 book
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1 friend
890 books
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76 friends
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