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Jennifer
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“According to the news, when you boiled water its concentration of radioactive particles increased. Starting tomorrow, I’d stop breastfeeding and give the baby formula made with tap water.”
― The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
― The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories
“The time I have now, and the ways I can use it, have become so limited. What I sought now was the gentle warmth that lay inside, beneath her defensive wall. And the rhythmic beat of the heart that lay pulsing beneath.”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“Thanks to these writers, women could still communicate beauty to Shinsuke. Without them, he might have discovered only “the female,” not “woman.”
― Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
― Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
“I didn’t find his explanation surprising, or odd, and just accepted it. Wearing a skirt every day must have fit his feelings best.”
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
― The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“Adults are forever raising the bar on clever children, precisely because they’re able to handle it. The children get overwhelmed by the tasks they are set and gradually lose the sort of openness and sense of accomplishment they naturally have. When they’re treated like that, children start to crawl inside a shell and keep everything inside. It takes a lot of time and effort to get them to open up again.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
Jennifer’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jennifer’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
953 books
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68 friends
301 books
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160 friends
4 books
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25 friends
0 books
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32 friends
178 books
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44 friends
36 books
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91 friends
1,812 books
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73 friends
75 books
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90 friends
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