“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”
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“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it. Those who do not do it, think of it as a cousin of stamp collecting, a sister of the trophy cabinet, bastard of a sound bank account and a weak mind.”
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Shanique’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shanique’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
African American, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, and Young-adult
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