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Tracey is Currently Reading

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Convenience Store Woman

by Sayaka Murata

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Mar 01, 2026 01:31PM

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The Practice of the Presence of God: A Modern Translation

by Brother Lawrence

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Jan 10, 2026 01:18PM

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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

by James Clear (Goodreads Author)

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Apr 21, 2022 07:13AM

“I have human friends, obviously. But everything's easier with a cat. He wants a little fish soup in a saucer and the occasional scratch on the head. I want the illusion that an animal bred to trade affection for food can understand the inquietudes of my soul.”
― Anthony Marra, The Tsar of Love and Techno

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“I've never understood how so many barely literate people read the Bible so much. It's hard. In the same way it surprises me that uneducated seamstresses all over the world can figure out how to put in sleeves and zippers.”
― Lucia Berlin, A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

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“My love for my mother is like an axe. It cuts very deep.”
― Deborah Levy, Hot Milk

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“Every life has a moment like this, a trauma that breaks you into brand-new pieces. This was hers.”
― Nathan Hill, The Nix

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“Steak and chicken have too much baggage these days. Was it free-range? Antibiotic-free? Cruelty-free? Organic? Kosher? Did the farmer wear silken gloves to caress it to sleep every night while singing gentle lullabies? You can’t order a fucking hamburger anymore without embracing some kind of political platform.”
― Nathan Hill, The Nix

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