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Reading for the 2nd time
read in November 2020
Irene said:
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I adored this book. Not only because of Kimmerer's beautiful writing, but because I learned so much about the usage of plants I didn't know very much about, and about Kimmerer's native heritage, which I found fascinating.I really like the parallels s ...more "
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season-summer,
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trope-isolation,
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The word banister filled me with an ache I could not name. I had never lived across two floors in London. Newel post, I thought, with longing, as they reached the bottom step.
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.”
― The Last Continent
― The Last Continent
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry.”
― Thief of Time
― Thief of Time
“I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.”
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“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Diggers
― Diggers
“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
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Irene’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Irene’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Travel, science-fiction-fantasy, german-literature, european-literature, scandinavian-literature, and cozy-mystery
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