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Mariska is Currently Reading

Mariska is currently reading

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City, #2)

by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

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Jul 13, 2026 10:40PM

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Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World

by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)

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"Bluh, dit is vooral een hoop gezeur, ik ben nog aan het overwegen of ik het ga dnf'en, want veel reviews zijn positief maar ik erger me enorm aan zijn privilege. De auteur mag een jaar in Rome wonen om te schrijven, hij krijgt er voor betaald en al zijn onkosten worden volgens mij vergoed, zelfs zijn vrouw en kinderen mogen mee. Dat is de droom, toch? Maar ondertussen loopt hij vooral te zeuren..." — Jul 10, 2026 12:17PM

Jul 10, 2026 12:17PM

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De wraak van de furie (Mus en kapitein Kwaadbaard #4)

by Kevin Hassing

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Mariska’s Quotes

“The fact of the matter is bad things happen to good people. They do. All the time. But it’s our choice whether we wallow in them for the rest of our lives, or whether we accept the invitation.

I furrow my brow, confused. “The invitation?”

“Yes, to begin life’s grand second act. You see, that’s what your mother learned. Once she stopped looking back, she could finally move forward.”
― Sarah Jio, With Love from London

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“Often he would play his saddest tunes on the beach and pretend that the sea stopped its roaring to listen to them.”
― Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera

tags: music, sad, sea, violin

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“Vertalingen zijn onmisbaar. Door vertaalde literatuur wordt onze verbeelding geprikkeld en gevoed”
― Nadia Wassef, Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller

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“Books numbed the pain. Inside their grand adventures I could walk alongside a myriad of characters with lives as complicated as mine”
― Sarah Jio, With Love from London

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“What makes books more special than, say, a move, is that you can hold them. When your own world feels bleak, a book is a portal to anywhere. You can hide within the pages, linger there for comfort or protection. The best part? Whether you’re seven or sixty-seven, a favorite books is like an old friend, waiting for you with open arms, and right now, that’s what The Last Winter is for me.”
― Sarah Jio, With Love from London

tags: books, comfort, reading

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