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This was an interesting read. It left far more questions than it answered, but it made you ruminate while reading and I really enjoyed the prose. I was not satisfied with the ending, however that paralleled with the ending the main character made in her manuscript, and owned that. 3.5 but I’ll round up to a 4 for the old man ❤️.

“Men who start by burning books end by burning other men.”

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Calendars 🥺

“My memories don’t feel as though they’ve been pulled up by the root. Even if they fade, something remains. Like tiny seeds they might germinate again if the rain falls. And even if a memory disappears completely, the heart retains something. A slight tremor or pain, some bit of joy, a tear.”

Rose petals on the river would be the most beautiful and heartbreaking things to see.

“The room had changed completely. The traces of my father‘s presence, which I had done my best to preserve, vanished, replaced by an emptiness that would not be filled. I stood in the middle of that emptiness, feeling myself on the verge of being drawn into its terrible depth.”

Omg how much time are we going to spend on Trip 🫠

“We went with him only later, invisibly, with the ghosts of our questions.”

“We realized the version of the world they rendered for us was not the world they really believed in, and the for all their caretaking and bitching about crabgrass they didn’t give a damn about the lawns.”

I’ll miss Dog 😭❤️

👀 very curious about this one. I saw the movie years ago and vaguely remember thinking, “Huh, I bet it makes more sense in the book.” So here we are. Onward!

I don’t know if I’m going to make it. Currently draaaagggginnnggg.🫠

Blue sky through green trees and hammock dwelling whilst listening to a third story of anti-necromancers and magic narrated by Tim Curry. This is therapy. Onward!

I really missed Sabriel, but I do like Lirael so much and honestly prefer the Disreputable Dog to Mogget. Thanks for the ride Nix! Onward to Abhorsen—the last audio I will listen to in the series because honestly? If it’s not Tim Curry narrating is it even in the series anymore?

I forgot how much I dislike Sam. Shame, because I love Lirael ☺️ Tim Curry is amazing as always.

I found out Tim Curry narrates all three audiobooks and immediately bought them. Listened to this in one day. On to Lirael!

Finished Call of the Wild. I didn't realize how much longer White Fang is. There are some heartbreaking things to the Yukon and that way of life. Especially lived by those who can't tell their stories. By Buck.

Not my favorite of the series, 3.5 but I will round up to 4!

I would stop more often with quotes from this book. But it seems that every other paragraph there is just such a lovely description or turn of phrase. The subject matter is harsh, and often bloody and unfair, but real. Yukon. Wild.

I have three books from Jack London I wish to read. These are two. I got the copy in Skagway, Alaska as well! Onward!

It’s weird listening to this on audio when I’ve read it so many times, but it’s better than I thought it would be. Onward!

Finishing the series.

Listened on audio this time around. Holds up I love this series.

Had this as a freebie on audible. I have read this series half a dozen times through the years. It cemented my love of reading when I was in middle school. No reading challenge, just good storytelling. Listing to the whole quartet for nostalgia. Alanna holds up, even after two decades. Current authors and screenwriters need to remember what real “girl power” is. Look right here. She EARNS her shield in every way.

Had to give this one a break. It is good but it is Bleak 💀

“She was too old to be safe, but too young to know why.”