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Rebecca By: Daphne du Maurier
A classic that has been on my TBR for way too long … First published in 1938, this classic gothic novel is such a compelling read that it won the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century. A classic Gothic mystery that everyone should be reading. This book is extra interesting because of when…
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader By: C.S. Lewis
King Caspian sets out on a voyage, on the first ship Narnia has seen in a long while to find seven lords. A new adventure in a new location. I had it as a goal to try to read all the books in the series Chronicles of Narnia. I’m here to say, I’m putting that…
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The Reptile Room By: Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire children get another lovely chance of being adopted by an actual nice person that is also actually interesting! What luck! But as we know, luck doesn’t find the Baudelaire children often … or ever. So don’t get your hopes up for a happily ever after. I am loving working my way through this…
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Favorite Moments From The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath really touched me. Here are some of my favorite moments … “Even the apostles were tentmakers,” she’d say. “They had to live, just the way we do.” I thought this an odd attitude for a doctor to have and perhaps he should study to be a psychiatrist instead ……
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The Bell Jar By: Sylvia Plath
A book about Esther and her struggles with mental illness and the pressures of growing up. Sometimes a book comes to you at the perfect time in life. For me, that is this book. I do think I would have liked it if I read it earlier in life, but it might have hit me…
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James By: Percival Everett
A retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told through the eyes of James. When Jim finds out he is going to be sold, he tries to hide out until the heat dies down. Instead, he finds himself on a whole new adventure. This book is action packed as, we start from a place we…
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