“the pleasure of being touched by great art’.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“Most people go through their whole lives, without ever really feeling that close with anyone.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
“There were things he wanted to say, grieving things, consoling things, things like that.”
― What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
― What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
“In the depths of the black and unwelcoming ocean, as with everywhere else lately, I find nothing.”
― When You Bleed to Death
― When You Bleed to Death
“Marianne had the sense that her real life was happening somewhere very far away, happening without her, and she didn't know if she would ever find out where it was or become part of it.”
― Normal People
― Normal People
Barbara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Barbara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Art, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Poetry, Suspense, Thriller, Young-adult, and dark-academia
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