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Joined May 2016

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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
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Parable of the Sower | Octavia E. Butler

I'm finally reading Parable of the Sower and I had no idea the diary entries start in July 2024. It's an odd feeling to pick a book and see it starts around the day you started reading it 😅

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Is anyone watching percy jackson? I love it so far and I think it's a great adaptation. I'm also rereading the book along with the series :) I'm so glad this time the adaptation is what the author envisioned.

BookmarkTavern I‘m really enjoying it! The cast is perfect, and I adored the design for Camp Halfblood. 💖💖 11mo
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Beautiful Creatures | Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl
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I guess I'll enjoy a book while I wait for the power to come back. Don't mind the messy candles :P

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Today I donated most of my books. I only kept a few that are special to me or that I know I will reread in the future. I prefer e-books now and I didn't want my books to take up so much space.

Hopefully other people will get to enjoy reading them 😊

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Great addition to the series ❤️❤️❤️ The journal provides a lot of backstory as well as entries that complement some of the episodes in the tv series. The illustrations are great!
Hopefully journals 1 and 2 will be released some day.

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By reworking society to make it more flexible and accommodating of difference, we can improve the mental and physical health of all people. In this way, unmasking is a political goal. It requires we place value on all human life, no matter a person‘s abilities or needs, and view society as a social system that exists to care for all people—not an apparatus to make everyone as productive as possible.

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I'm Glad My Mom Died | Jennette McCurdy

I don‘t like knowing people in the context of things. Oh, that‘s the person I work out with. That‘s the person I‘m in a book club with. That‘s the person I did that show with. Because once the context ends, so does the friendship.
I yearn to know the people I love deeply and intimately—without context, without boxes—and I yearn for them to know me that way, too.

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Sometimes a book is better the second time you read it.

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*Not really book related but kind of*
After many months of looking into the possibility that I might be autistic, my suspicion was confirmed! This was one of the books that helped. Now I'm trying not to have an existential crisis lol
In case anyone is curious here's some information about how autism might present differently in women and girls.
https://autismsa.org.au/autism-diagnosis/autism-symptoms/signs-of-autism-in-girl...

Blueberry Thank you. Your post led me to another list on Goodreads of similar books which I have tbr'd some. My therapist wants me to be tested. 2y
pilardib @Blueberry I also liked the tagged book. You can also find talks on youtube by both Sarah Hendrickx and Jennifer Cook and many others. If you want a recommendation for other books or anything else you can ask me :) 2y
Blueberry Thanks 😀 2y
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Alice in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll
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Yesterday I visited this exhibition about Alice in Wonderland :D

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I found this old book that my art teacher (from almost 20 years ago!!) wrote and illustrated about Brazilian folklore. I loved learning about these creatures as a child and didn't care how scary or deadly they were 😅

RaeLovesToRead Wow! That would have scared me to death as a kid, haha 😅😆 2y
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I love the scenes with Snape and Lockhart 😂

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I don't like podcasts, but I enjoyed this one! Each episode is a discussion of a chapter from the Harry Potter books. I missed sooo many things! 🤯 It's time for a reread!

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I have finally finished reading my last book for 2021 🥳

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So far I'm really enjoying this collection of short stories. I was expecting a completely different kind of "horror" but I'm pleasantly surprised!

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I thought I would love this book but I didn't. So it goes.

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The last two months I didn't read anything ~at all~ mostly because I was fostering these two puppies for an NGO. Now they are both grown up and adopted 😊
I finally finished what I thought was the last book in the series. Honestly, I didn't love it. The first two books are waaay better. I also don't like it when too many new characters/places are added so close to the end.

Should I read Map of Days?

AmyG Omg they are so cute. Thank you for fostering…what a wonderful thing. 3y
Megabooks So cute! 3y
pilardib It was a lot of work but I loved having them 😍 3y
batsy ❤️❤️ 3y
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It had become one of the defining truths of my life that, no matter how I
tried to keep them flattened, two-dimensional, jailed in paper and ink, there would
always be stories that refused to stay bound inside books.

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It's been a while since I last read book 2, but I'm definitely going to finish this series

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*not book related sorry*
Today I lost my dog. I'll miss her so much ❤ RIP

AmyG I am so very sorry for your loss. 3y
DaveGreen7777 Oh, no, I‘m so sorry! 😢 3y
DGRachel I‘m so sorry. I know how much that hurts. Sending hugs. 3y
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Megabooks I am so very sorry. 💜 3y
Tamra Oh, so hard. Take care. 💜 3y
Librarybelle So sorry for your loss 3y
Jas16 I am so sorry 3y
Twocougs Sending love. So sorry fir your loss.😢 3y
JessClark78 So sorry for your loss. 💔❤️ 3y
batsy I am so sorry 😞 3y
Reggie I am so sorry. 3y
BookishMarginalia Big hug 💜💜💜 3y
pilardib Thank you everyone for the kind messages. I was lucky to have her in my life for almost 18 years ❤ 3y
Bookgirl So sorry for your loss 3y
RaeLovesToRead So sorry to hear this 😢 3y
Texreader I‘m so sad for you. Lots of hugs. 3y
Chelsea.Poole So sorry 💔 3y
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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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At least I finished it.

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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman

I really want to like this book but so far it's 😪😫😒😧

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas
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I'm actually proud of myself for reading this book :P It took me nine months!
It's easy to see why this book is so popular.

SamAnne One of these days! 4y
MemoirsForMe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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The Count of Monte-Cristo | Alexandre Dumas

Less than 100 pages left 🔥🔥🔥

Megabooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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Great documentary and the author of this book is featured!

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This short book is exactly what I needed after finishing a 13-books series.

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No, not all questions are answered. I understand the author wanted to make a point that the end of the book is not the end of the story but I also understand why so many people felt frustrated. I personally liked the Netflix adaptation better because I felt all of the changes to the story only favored its progression.

pilardib I read some reviews that correctly pointed out some continuity errors. Why make us doubt if the Baudelaires survived or not if there are many mentions throughout the book that they would still be traumatized by Olaf many and many years later?? 4y
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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas
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I made it to the last part 🎉🎉🎉

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas
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This book is teaching me the art of patience. Feels like I'm getting closer to the end but there are still soooo many pages left 😫

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People aren‘t either wicked or noble. They‘re like chef‘s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas
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Interesting and intense chapter. I was eagerly waiting for this encounter. That's all I can say without spoiling the story.

monkeygirlsmama I used to have a copy of this but I never felt inspired to pick it up. Pretty sure I got rid of it when I moved back in 2014. 4y
pilardib @monkeygirlsmama I'm only reading this classic because I found out the tv show Revenge is based on it 😛 4y
monkeygirlsmama @pilardib Really? Huh, I had no idea! I haven't watch that one yet, but I have heard of it and thought it looked good. Maybe I'll end up reading this book after all one of these days. haha 4y
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Slippery Slope | Lemony Snicket
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I was disappointed with the slow and boring start, but this ended up being one of the best in the series. I love that we learn more about VFD, but also end up with even more questions.

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I wouldn't be so sure.

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas
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One of the only good things that happened this year was having more time to read, mainly because I was tired of staring at my phone/computer screen all day. My reading breaks were essential for helping me make it through each day.
Let's hope that 2021 will be a better year! It can't get any worse, right? :P

PurpleyPumpkin Well done!🎉 4y
pilardib @PurpleyPumpkin I'm already thinking of all the books I'll read next year 🎉🎉🎉 4y
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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas
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I give up on finishing this book before the year ends. It doesn't look like much, but I still have 500 pages left. Still, this was a great year for reading 😊

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Journalist Sara Stopazzolli tells the story of women in abusive relationships that ended up in them killing their partners. She also dives into the legal aspects of how the law can protect women and how it fails to do so at times. At the end of the book there is a much needed reflection of what will take to change this reality.

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My sister let me try her new kindle and I loved it! ❤

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas
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I finished part 3. I don't have much to say other than I'm glad I finally took the time to read this classic. It makes the perfect reading for being stuck at home. Only parts four and five left! That's like five hundred pages 🙌

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Honestly, I think the series should have started with this book. The ones before are just as good, but I think it took too long to introduce some key characters/information/VFD. Maybe in the end everything will connect and I just wasn't able to pick on some things. I don't know.

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Inktober | Gary Deslauriers
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The last of #inktober
26 - Atelophobia - fear of imperfection
29 - Mandala
And a bonus halloween ghost because I didn't draw anything for the other prompts. This was fun! Happy Halloween!

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I'm not done reading but I already think this is the best book in the series so far. The story really picks up and the introduction of new characters really helped.

Darthdad I loved this series. Might need to reread at some point 4y
pilardib @Darthdad I'm reading the series for the first time but I watched the Netflix show already so I know the plot. If you havent yet, watch the Netflix adaptation! In a lot of ways it's better than the books. 4y
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Inktober | Gary Deslauriers
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#inktober Days
20 - seraphim - angel with six wings
22 - illusion
23 - cryptozoic - living in dark places such as holes/caves
24 - rúnda - secret, mysterious, magical
25 - chevelure - haziness surrounding comet or star

Megabooks Fantastic! 4y
tournevis Love chevelure! 4y
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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas
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I would have never thought a book could keep my interest after so many pages. I also regret not taking any notes on the characters and places. The story moves around a lot.

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Inktober | Gary Deslauriers
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#obscuretober #inktober
Days
15 - nighted
16 - caim
18 - dreamkatcher

tournevis Love nighted! 4y
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La Sombra del Viento | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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“Well, this is a story about books.
About books?
About accursed books, about a man who wrote them, about a character who broke out of the pages of a novel so that he could burn it, about a betrayal and a lost friendship. It's a story of love, of hatred, and of the dreams that live in the shadow of the wind.“

I'm glad I gave this book a second chance. However, I have to say I was extremely disappointed with ALL of the females characters.

ferskner They are all so bad! 4y
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La Sombra del Viento | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Most of us have the good or bad fortune of seeing our lives fall apart so slowly we barely notice.

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The Count of Monte Cristo | Alexandre Dumas
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I'm done reading Part 2! I liked Part 1 better and reading about Edmond's time in prison. However, it was fun to read about the Carnival in Italy and the ending of Part 2 really made up for the really boring middle.

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Inktober | Gary Deslauriers
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Days #inktober
8 - Nīpan
9 - Monophobia
11 - Ephialtes
No need to say I had trouble coming up with ideas that that these are completely open to interpretation 😅
And may I add it feels so good to pick an old hobby after sooo long??

tournevis These are very nice. I love Nipann 4y
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"They had each other. To have each other in the midst of their unfortunate lives felt like having a sailboat in the middle of a hurricane, and to the Baudelaires orphans this felt very fortunate indeed".

My favorite so far!

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Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun | Cornelia Funke, Guillermo Del Toro
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Quick drawing for today's #inktober prompt: Labyrinth.
I totally cheated yesterday because I couldn't come up with an idea 😜 Today I went with my obvious choice: The Pan's Labyrinth. One of my favorite movies and favorite bookworm characters!
I hope I can keep up with the prompts and keep them book related.