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“Pamplemousse, it was true, is a pretty great word, especially as a replacement for grapefruit, which, when you think about it, is sort of like saying “poodledog.”
― When in French: Love in a Second Language
― When in French: Love in a Second Language
“Everybody knows deep down that life is as much about the things that do not happen as the things that do and that’s not something that ought to be glossed over or denied because without frustration there would hardly be any need to daydream.”
― Pond
― Pond
“I drink to plough and fortify a one-track mind and suddenly, briefly, the blood surrenders, shuffles through the old channels, and there is no such thing as a false move.”
― Pond
― Pond
“Does anyone really think that French teenagers, per the academy’s diktat, are going to trade out sexting for sending textos pornographiques? It’s”
― When in French: Love in a Second Language
― When in French: Love in a Second Language
“On the plane I had read about a barber taken hostage in Paris, and felt a surge of darkly amused pride. “I’m going to be sixty-five the 22nd of December, I’m about to retire, I don’t want to die with a bullet to the head!” he’d told his captors, according to the news report. “Also, I would prefer that we didn’t tutoyer each other, given my age.” •”
― When in French: Love in a Second Language
― When in French: Love in a Second Language
Christopher’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Christopher’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
222 books
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223 friends
1,737 books
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46 friends
494 books
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235 friends
53 books
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88 friends
5,051 books
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154 friends
420 books
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9 friends
795 books
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71 friends
311 books
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13 friends
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Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Mystery, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Thriller, and Travel
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