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Eggs
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“This is what one thirsts for, I realize, after the smallness of the day, of work, of details, of intimacy - even of communication, one thirsts for the magnitude and universality of a night full of stars, pouring into one like a fresh tide.”

#Gift #25Alive

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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MemoirsForMe
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Pickpick

This book title lured me in 8 years ago when it first came out & I finally read it.😅 It‘s slow in parts, but filled with many laughs about our most beloved (and also meh) books. And who doesn‘t love a Gen X librarian with a wicked sense of humor. Extra bonus: much fodder on celebrity memoirs and of course Ray Bradbury‘s dystopian classic.🔥
Trivia Question: How do you pronounce the title: Four-Five-One or Four-Fifty-One? See below👇🏻

MemoirsForMe Trivia Answer: Most people prefer “Four-Fifty-One” since it refers to the temperature…at which paper burns. However, when author Annie and her book team researched the way Ray Bradbury pronounced “451” in his many interviews…they found that Ray used both versions! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 13h
BkClubCare I say “four fifty one”; never thought about it! 11h
TheBookHippie I met her at an author talk she is a hoot! 11h
MemoirsForMe @BkClubCare I‘ve always been curious. I‘m in the four-five-one camp and not sure why. 🤔 9h
MemoirsForMe @TheBookHippie How cool! That must have been fun! 9h
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youneverarrived
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Essay collections can be hit or miss but every one of these had something special/different to tell. The one about the narcissistic dad and her mother was very impactful. I loved listening to it all - lots of different perspectives and feelings on that mother-child relationship. I‘ll be listening to some of them again.

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AllDebooks
Moments of Being | Virginia Woolf
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#VirginiaBloomsberries

I hear you, Virginia.

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Amiable
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Amen.

TheBookHippie This exactly. 2d
ChaoticMissAdventures He is such a great tweeter! 💯 Get back into the book. 2d
Tamra 👏🏾 2d
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wanderinglynn So true. 2d
Cuilin 💯 absolutely 2d
Aims42 👍👍👍👍👍👍 2d
kspenmoll Yes!!!!! 2d
Deblovestoread Definitely this!! 2d
AnnCrystal
😂😉👍📚💝💝💝.
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sarahbarnes 💯 2d
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lil1inblue
The Green Crow | Sean O'Casey
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Today's #25alive prompt, #laughter, is the perfect excuse to use my favorite picture of me and my paternal grandfather. He always made me laugh. ❤️
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AmyG What a joyful photo. ❤️ 2d
Jas16 I love this ❤️ 2d
Mollyanna That‘s a wonderful photo! 💕 2d
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kspenmoll 🥰🥰 2d
Eggs How beautiful 💙🩵💜 1d
bthegood 💕 💕 1d
lil1inblue @AmyG It always makes me smile. 😍 1d
lil1inblue @Mollyanna I think it's just fantastic. My uncle took it. I think he's got an excellent knack for photography, but he always downplays it. 1d
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dabbe
Family Christmas | Caroline Kennedy
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Julsmarshall Oof. I applaud her standing up for what is true and right. (edited) 2d
ncsufoxes I hope they listen to her. As a mom of an Autistic child this man needs to stay far away from DHHS. I fear what his views (& possible actions) will do to the Autistic community. As well as countless other families & individuals that utilize services that fall under DHHS. 2d
AnnCrystal Thanks for sharing this 🧐🙏🇺🇸💝. 2d
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Amiable It‘s horrifying that it‘s even gotten this far. The man is a complete train wreck. 2d
dabbe @Julsmarshall Amen! 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @ncsufoxes So do I! #fingerscrossed 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @AnnCrystal 🩵🩶🩵 2d
dabbe @Amiable Must be the worm in his so-called brain. 😳 2d
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shortsarahrose
Adding Machine | William S Burroughs
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The free book table at my work has returned! 😆 I‘m sure some English instructor just cleared out their office, but I found a couple gems #BookHaul

AnnCrystal 😎📚💝. 2d
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Addison_Reads
The Message | Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Ta-Nehisi Coates has such a beautiful way with words. Getting lost in his view of the world opens my mind and my heart and gives me hope, which is something that is hard to find in our current world.

I will definitely be purchasing myself a copy of this one so that I can revisit it.

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