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An amazing book! It was a quick read, and I could tell that a lot of consideration went into the layout. Although some of the text was small, it was still easy to read. I loved the variety of concepts presented, and the overall experience was really interesting.✨✨

Sometimes I long for empty space, but it is hard to find and even harder to maintain.

The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened.But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

What is 'Dickensian' today? Can Dickens' novels tell us about our world and not just a Victorian one?

Modern life is often rushed and hectic.
Even when reading novels for pleasure, we can feel pressured to get to the end as quickly as possible due to other daily commitments.

As infants, our brains are programmed to pick out patterns, structure and rules in the language we are exposed to. We pick up the complex grammatical rules of language in our early years. They then drift into the background as we become proficient talkers, readers and writers, allowing us to see through the complexities of grammar and sentence structure to the story itself.