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I loved this book, devoured it. This was a book Tok recommendation that didn’t disappoint. The fractured family dynamics, even in the midst of war were deeply resonant for me personally. The plot is the lead here, as are the characters which keeps yo ...more "
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I learned so much of American history that has been buried and forgotten in this compelling masterpiece. Wilkerson breathes life and humanity into individual qualitative narratives, uncovering the humanity in our shared history. This should be requir
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think this is the ongoing problem with Baltimore—no matter how many times the city presents itself as something new, there’s always a counternarrative and a chorus of voices that say, “Nah, hon, I knew you when.” As if a city can’t be more
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“Anticipating problems and figuring out how to solve them is actually the opposite of worrying: it’s productive.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“No" is a complete sentence.”
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“If you start thinking that only your biggest and shiniest moments count, you’re setting yourself up to feel like a failure most of the time.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“It’s not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed.”
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
― An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
“There is something powerful in the whispering of obscenities, about those in power. There's something delightful about it, something naughty, secretive, forbidden, thrilling. It's like a spell, of sorts. It deflates them, reduces them to the common denominator where they can be dealt with.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
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Celeste’s 2025 Year in Books
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