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"I am not that far in, but I resonate with some of the reviews that have discussed the wordiness of the writing.
If amygdla is defined one more time in this book I am going to really start believing the author doesn't trust the reader to retain what has been written. Given the unnecessarily long drawn out explanations (which really is starting to feel like an effort to reach a word count) may be exactly the point." — Jan 10, 2026 09:15PM
"I am not that far in, but I resonate with some of the reviews that have discussed the wordiness of the writing.
If amygdla is defined one more time in this book I am going to really start believing the author doesn't trust the reader to retain what has been written. Given the unnecessarily long drawn out explanations (which really is starting to feel like an effort to reach a word count) may be exactly the point." — Jan 10, 2026 09:15PM
“He had taught her to love reading, one of the greatest gifts a parent could give a child, and in doing so, he had opened the world to her.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
“anyone who saw the magic in books had to be good.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
“There’s something almost miraculous about seeing a child’s eyes light up when you hand him a book that intrigues him. I’ve always thought that it’s those children—the ones who realize that books are magic—who will have the brightest lives.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
“parents make all sorts of errors, because our ability to raise our children is always colored by the lives we’ve lived before they came along.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
“But we aren’t defined by the names we carry or the religion we practice, or the nation whose flag flies over our heads. I know that now. We’re defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth.”
― The Book of Lost Names
― The Book of Lost Names
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