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“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
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“Don't say it was delightful; make us say delightful when we've read the description. You see, all those words (horrifying, wonderful, hideous, exquisite) are only like saying to your readers Please will you do the job for me.”
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“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
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“There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it.”
― The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader”
― The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader”
“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
Kerryn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kerryn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4 books
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9 friends
35 books
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3 friends
46 books
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224 friends
1,642 books
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2 friends
257 books
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3 friends
64 books
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26 friends
2,213 books
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5,035 friends
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