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“After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.”
― The Well of Lost Plots
― The Well of Lost Plots
“If it weren't for greed, intolerance, hate, passion and murder, you would have no works of art, no great buildings, no medical science, no Mozart, no Van Gogh, no Muppets and no Louis Armstrong.”
― The Big Over Easy
― The Big Over Easy
“Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world.”
― First Among Sequels
― First Among Sequels
“I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!”
― Lost in a Good Book
― Lost in a Good Book
“She wasn't the only one to be physically morphed by reader expectation. Miss Havisham was now elderly whether she liked it or not, and Sherlock Holmes wore a deerstalker and smoked a ridiculously large pipe. The problem wasn't just confined to the classics. Harry Potter was seriously pissed off that he'd have to spend the rest of life looking like Daniel Radcliffe.”
― One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
― One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
Sean’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Sean’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
588 books
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49 friends
3,591 books
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147 friends
540 books
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69 friends
225 books
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16 friends
536 books
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67 friends
1,248 books
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53 friends
2,409 books
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298 friends
111 books
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62 friends
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