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“For if the modern mind is whimsical and discursive, the classical mind is narrow, unhesitating, relentless. It is not a quality of intelligence that one encounters frequently these days. But though I can digress with the best of them, I am nothing in my soul if not obsessive.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“One thing I'm sure Colborne will never understand is that I need language to live, like food—lexemes and morphemes and morsels of meaning nourish me with the knowledge that, yes, there is a word for this. Someone else has felt it before.”
― If We Were Villains
― If We Were Villains
“I leave behind a wake of splintered wood and broken buildings and scared, know-nothing boys.”
― The Last True Poets of the Sea
― The Last True Poets of the Sea
Martina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Martina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,087 books
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874 friends
708 books
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5,001 friends
1,236 books
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1,092 friends
584 books
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347 friends
209 books
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38 friends
92 books
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3,702 friends
2,222 books
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1,226 friends
69,012 books
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4,982 friends
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