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I learned that being female is as prefab, thoughtless, soulless, and abjectly capitalist as a Big Mac. It’s not important that it’s real. It’s only important that it’s tasty.
“Poe isn’t for everyone. He’s too heady a draught for that. He may not be for you. But there are secrets to appreciating Poe, and I shall let you in on one of the most important ones: read him aloud”
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“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.”
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“Knowledge forbidden?
Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord
Envy them that? Can it be a sin to know?
Can it be death?”
― Paradise Lost
Suspicious, reasonless. Why should their Lord
Envy them that? Can it be a sin to know?
Can it be death?”
― Paradise Lost
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“My heart is a cathedral. Widows, ghosts and lovers sit and sing in the dark, arched marrow of me.”
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Tessa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tessa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,766 books
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115 friends
714 books
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4,999 friends
1,203 books
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1,129 friends
400 books
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53 friends
2,155 books
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888 friends
1,506 books
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238 friends
2,768 books
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223 friends
610 books
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242 friends
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