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Stacey Venter
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As babies we are trapped in a strange, alien world, unable to see properly, and in a constant state of surprise at our bodies, alarmed by hunger and wind and bowel movements, overwhelmed by our feelings. We are quite literally under attack.
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“There’s something horribly unfair about dying in the middle of a good story, before you have a chance to see how it all comes out. Of course, I suppose everyone always dies in the middle of a good story, in a sense. Your own story. Or the story of your children. Or your grandchildren.”
― The Fireman
― The Fireman
“...writers are like sponges, and I fear spending too much time wringing for that last drop and not enough time absorbing all the experiences that made me want to express something in the first place.”
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“People only make sense from the inside, Foss has found. And that’s if you’re lucky.”
― The Boy on the Bridge
― The Boy on the Bridge
“She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness. The iron door settled shut behind them, the weight”
― NOS4R2
― NOS4R2
“You know how when a woman gets angry, really angry, she can reach way back into herself and find rage enough to blow any man to pieces”
― Ghost Story
― Ghost Story
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Stacey’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Stacey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,010 books
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57 friends
169 books
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250 friends
1,170 books
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433 friends
625 books
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424 friends
393 books
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35 friends
2,865 books
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147 friends
380 books
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87 friends
354 books
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22 friends
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