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La Sombra del Viento
La Sombra del Viento | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazn de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. All encuentra La Sombra del Viento, un libro maldito que cambiar el rumbo de su vida y le arrastrar a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. Ambientada en la enigmtica Barcelona de principios del siglo XX, este misterio literario mezcla tcnicas de relato de intriga, de novela histrica y de comedia de costumbres, pero es, sobre todo, una tragedia histrica de amor cuyo eco se proyecta a travs del tiempo. Con gran fuerza narrativa, el autor entrelaza tramas y enigmas a modo de muecas rusas en un inolvidable relato sobre los secretos del corazn y el embrujo de los libros, manteniendo la intriga hasta la ltima pgina. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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CoffeeNBooks
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Eggs Classic👏🏻👏🏻 1w
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Karisimo
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#wickedwhispers #shadow
I bet I‘m not the only one to pick this book today!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Probably not! 1w
Eggs Loved this series❣️ 1w
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A short review

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#HauntedShelf Book Scavenger Hunt #Figure
One of my favorite books!
Team #DeadSerious @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 3w
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Eggs
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“Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don‘t stop at your station.” -Zafon
These 3 books were some of my favorites over the years…

#Lantern #WickedWhispers @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choices! 🏮 3w
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LeslieO
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Can I make it to 100 this year? That‘s the real challenge. #2024readingchallenge #readinggoals

TheSpineView Yes you can! 1mo
Hooked_on_books The math is in your favor to make that happen! 1mo
wanderinglynn Congrats! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 And yes, YOU CAN DO IT! 🙌🏻 1mo
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Ruthiella Nice work! 👍 1mo
BookmarkTavern Woohoo! Go for it! 🎉🎉🎉 1mo
Avanders You can do it!! 🦾🦾 (but it‘s also ok if you don‘t 😉🤗) (edited) 1mo
dabbe #yahooyou! Keep on going! 🚂🚂🚂 1mo
Meshell1313 Amazing! You can do it!! 🙌🎉 1mo
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LeslieO
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“I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time”

#FirstLineFridays

ShyBookOwl Cemetary of forgotten books?! I definitely want to know more! Great opener 1mo
LeslieO @ShyBookOwl It‘s so good! 1mo
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LeslieO
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I feel like I‘m on borrowed time! Still reading on my deck. We are having 2nd summer here in Buffalo. Temps in the 80s for a couple weeks and the awning is still up! Soaking it in while I can. Rereading this classic so I can continue the series. #stillsummerreading

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I loved the ending and the beginning, actually. It was a slow book and sometimes I wondered at the direction but it was always intriguing and beautifully written. I was very invested in all the characters and knowing their stories. There were mysteries upon mysteries. The author also took you to dark places, but the innocence of the main character grounded the narrative in hope. It had all the feels. Keep with it when it slows, it‘s worth it.

Nebklvr I love this book 2mo
Susanita To me it felt like peeling an onion. 2mo
SarahBookInterrupted @Susanita yes, piece by piece it revealed itself. Or another layer stripped away. 2mo
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Susanita
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Barcelona!
Maybe next year?
#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Love this author ✍🏻 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 4mo
Eggs Love Zafon! 4mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs This will be my first whenever I get around it 😅 4mo
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Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 🤗 4mo
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Eggs My choice too🥳😍😊 4mo
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Eggs
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“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”

Zafon‘s books are a treasure.

#Lamp

#CoverLove

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

ChaoticMissAdventures My absolute favorite book. 😍 4mo
Eggs @ChaoticMissAdventures 👌🏼🩷🙌🏻 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 4mo
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bcncookbookclub Lovely cover!😉 #spanishreading 4mo
Eggs @bcncookbookclub Agree- dreamy like the book 4mo
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TheBee Same! 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤎 4mo
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Ddzmini
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Ok how I read 5 books at one time or during a few days period…
1) Chase the Moon (kindle)
2) the shadow of the Wind (physical book)
3) The Minds Eye (physical book)
4) Deadhouse Gates (audiobook)
Yea I‘m never w/o a book 📚📖🤣🥰

MemoirsForMe I can relate! 😁📚 4mo
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Aimeesue
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#AudioCanning? Is that a thing?
At any rate, I got halfway through TSotW while putting up two boxes of apples. Chunky applesauce, cinnamon applesauce, apple slices in cinnamon-vanilla syrup, and apple rosemary jam.
Rereading this one for a book group, and I liked it a lot more this time around - the audio version, narrated by Jonathan Davis, is fabulous.

jlhammar Yum! And so pretty. 12mo
Aimeesue @jlhammar I feel kind of bad about having to store it all downstairs (in “The Larder” as my ridiculous family calls it) until it‘s needed. 😋 12mo
emz711 Oooo this is one of my favorite series and I never thought to do the audio for it. Is it good?! 12mo
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Aimeesue @emz711 The audio is great! Davis does a spectacular job with all the voices. The only drawback for some people may be the weird music that plays at the beginning of some - but not all- chapters. Doesn‘t bother me, but YMMV. 12mo
SamAnne I‘m an audio canner! 12mo
kspenmoll It looks so good I know it‘s so much work, so I am glad you can listen to a book. Why not? 12mo
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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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My all time favorite book. I just love it so much and the Cemetery of Forgotten Books is an amazing idea. The tradition is that when someone visits the cemetery for the first time, he or she must choose a book and adopt it, promising to always keep it alive. If you haven‘t read this, you need to!! #scarathlonphotochallenge #cemetery #blackcatcrew

BookwormAHN Added to my tbr 🐈‍⬛ 12mo
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TheBookgeekFrau Very cool cover! 13mo
Eggs I love Zafron 💗💗 13mo
CSeydel I enjoyed this book quite a bit! 13mo
perfectsinner I love this series so much. I was so heartbroken when he died. 13mo
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Smrloomis Love this book!!! 13mo
SamAnne Loved this and looking forward to reading the second book. 13mo
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vonnie862 Cute 13mo
Gissy Great photo!!! 😍👌 13mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#firstlineFriday #scarathlon #photochallenge #shadow

From one of my all time favorite books, that happens to have a wonderful fall vibe.

“I still remember the day my father took me to The Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time“

(Image taken from https://sincerelyjulieanna.com/)

SamAnne Love this book! Hope to read thee second one this fall. (edited) 13mo
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1/5⭐ The two women in the first 10% of the book only exist in relation to their desirability to men, including the main character's obsession with a woman a decade older than him (he starts out at 10 years old). It makes a point out of the woman making sure not to be alone in the same room as him. It's weird and icky along with the general grittiness that authors employ to make themselves seem edgy. I'm not interested. #buzzwordathon

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Daniel takes a book from the Cemetery of Lost Books and it changes the course of his life as he becomes dangerously fascinated by its author. Whilst I had to keep very focused to keep track of large cast of characters and the many threads of storylines, it certainly paid off as I became entirely immersed. There‘s a real mix of genres here; love story, thriller, mystery, a little fantasy, that makes it feel quite unique.

TrishB I remember loving this! Seems like a long time since I read it. 1y
JillR @trishb I think it came out 2004 or something like that. I‘d never heard of it, it was a random choice by my mum for my birthday, a good one as it turned out! 1y
squirrelbrain Still on my physical TBR shelf, waiting to be read! 1y
LeeRHarry One of my faves- read it sooo long ago. 1y
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Cfschiltz
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This book is so great 🫣😍😍

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Clare-Dragonfly
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My latest #littlefreelibrary find! This has been on my list for ages!

AlaMich I have three copies of this: a hardcover, a Drop Caps edition, and a Spanish edition on my Kindle. Unsurprisingly, I have not read any of them. 😂 (edited) 2y
Clare-Dragonfly @AlaMich Oh dear 😂 I only have multiple copies of one book… I think… but I haven‘t read it yet either! 2y
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SilversReviews
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Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#MARCHMAGIC
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks
@LitsyEvents
#LitsyEvents

Today‘s Prompt: BOOK OFTEN RECOMMENDED

One of my favorites: SHADOW OF THE WIND by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

What is YOUR book recommendation?

Coleen This is mine as well. 😊 2y
Eggs I agrée ? ???? 2y
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Alixcita
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Favorite ever

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Soul 🧡📚🖤 #InQuotes “🗣️💕”

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

SamAnne Oh, this novel! One of the best I read last year! 2y
Eggs Beautiful quote … sigh. Loved reading his novels last year💗 2y
Saknicole These editions 😍😍😍 omg. My favorite novel about books. It‘s stunning. 2y
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TheSpineView
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Eggs Perfection 🥰 2y
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Susanita
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The Strong Sense of Place podcast is back for a new season of exciting destinations!

In today‘s episode we travel to Spain. For anyone doing #ReadingTheAmericas2023 there will be later travel to Jamaica and Argentina. Previous seasons featured Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, and Peru. Plus other cool places!

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asterese
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The writing on this one. 🥺😍

Finally picked this book up from the TBR pile after 2 years. 👀

CSeydel Oh, I loved this one! 2y
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ChaoticMissAdventures
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#manicmonday @CBee @Librariana

📚 Shadow of the Wind
✍️ Jose Saramago
🍿Stardust
🎤 Sza (loving her new album)
🎶 Someone you loved (Lewis Capaldi)

Librariana I believe I have a book by Jose Saramago on my TBR! Are there any in particular you recommend? 2y
ChaoticMissAdventures @Librariana oh fun! Something to know about Saramago is that he disliked punctuation. Many do not like him because a sentence of his can be a page or 2 - which is how my brain works so I love it. My favorite is about Death who falls in love with a musician and stops working how how that affects the world. It is beautiful. 2y
ChaoticMissAdventures @Librariana his most known I think is Blindness which is a bit dark (the for assault, rape, violence) but is such an interesting societal study - what would happen during a pandemic of blindness. A pandemic book before our current pandemic was imagined. 2y
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SanjanaGhosh
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80:2022

emz711 Yesss! 2y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
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Today has been a good day. I found a new stylist I can trust with my wild curls. The salon just happened to be next to the cutest, tiniest used bookstore I‘ve ever seen so of course I had to check it out and buy the first 3 books in this haul. And of course I had to stop on my way home and buy 2 more books at my usual spot. It‘s been a bit of an expensive day, but I don‘t regret any part of it.

MoonWitch94 Where the Forest Meets the Stars is a really great one! (edited) 2y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 @MoonWitch94 I had never even heard of that one. The title just sounded intriguing. 2y
sarahbellum As a fellow curly haired person, finding a good stylist is a serious accomplishment! I‘m about to move and got my last cut with my trusted stylist tonight 😭. The hunt begins anew! 2y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419 @sarahbellum I had to go a little further from home than I usually would, but she was worth it. Plus, I never would have seen the tiny used bookstore if I hadn‘t gone to her. Win win! I wish you luck in finding another person you can trust with your tresses. 2y
sarahbellum @smalldogs_bigbooks2419 thank you! 🤗🤞 2y
SamAnne The Shadow of the Wind was one of my favorite reads of the year. Now I want to go to Barcelona. (edited) 2y
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KristiAhlers
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This was a book club pick for one of the many book clubs I belong to. This was the first time I‘ve read this author and it will not be the last. His writing style is beautifully lyrical and his characters are so well crafted. Can‘t wait to see how everyone feels about this one.

SamAnne Read it last month and was bowled over. One of my best reads in a long time and now plan to read all of his books! 2y
BookBr One of my all-time favs! 2y
KristiAhlers @SamAnne same! I‘ve got my copies ordered. I have a new favorite author. And I now want to return to Barcelona and see it through his eyes. 2y
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KristiAhlers @BookBr agreed. I love finding treasures like this in books. 2y
sprainedbrain This is one of my favorite books of all time. ❤️ 2y
KristiAhlers @sprainedbrain 💜 I love how we seem to like the same books! 2y
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SamAnne
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I always have way too many books going at once. I like to have a literary fiction, a genre fiction and a nonfiction going at the same time. Maybe throw in a graphic novel or poetry book. Also, I get distracted by the shiny new thing, the library hold that comes in that I know others are waiting for. My favorite read year is tagged, The Shadow of the Wind. Gothic novel set in Barcelona during 50s wartime, rise of fascism, love of books.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was my November #doublespin No. 9 pick. Excellent!!!! I had this on my shelf for like 6 years. So happy I finally picked it up. The writing is beautiful. The story is powerful and the reveals are so well placed. So many endearing characters. Can‘t praise this one enough!

Readergrrl One of my all time faves!!! 2y
SamAnne I read this last month and it may be my best read of the year. And the best gothic novel I've ever read. And it made me want to go to Barcelona! 2y
mollyrotondo @Readergrrl it‘s up there for me too! 2y
mollyrotondo @SamAnne I definitely want to use the walking tour map in the back of the book and journey through Barcelona! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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1. 25-30 years in the past. If more recent my personal recollections would overshadow the book & it wouldn‘t feel ‘historical‘ enough.

2. This was tough! I avoid creepy, spooky books because I‘m a scardycat. I‘m so glad October is over! 😂. I could find none of my favorites set in the fall, but I think the tagged book fits. It‘s a bit gothic, a bit spooky and the atmosphere feels Novemberish

@TheSpineView thanks for the tag!
#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView You're welcome!Thanks for playing! 2y
SamAnne I just finished Shadow of the Wind last night and loved loved loved it! 2y
Bluebird @SamAnne yay! It‘s a favorite of mine! It‘s so beautifully written! 2y
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SamAnne
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Wow. 5 star read. Barcelona, 1950s. Gothic meets historical fiction. Love letter to words, books and the power they hold. Story includes impacts of war and rise of fascism, its brutality towards writers, artists, queer, anyone supporting freedom of ideas and people. Young boy is allowed to choose one book out of a shop. He finds one written by a mysterious author. So many twists and turns I could not put the book down. One of my best 2022 reads.

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks This is my favorite book!! I love it so much and I‘m glad you did too! 2y
KristiAhlers Well this is me adding it to my book shopping list for today! 2y
SamAnne @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I want to read more by this author! 2y
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SamAnne @KristiAhlers hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I want to travel to Barcelona. 2y
CoverToCoverGirl Excellent review! 2y
sprainedbrain One of my very favorite books! ❤️ 2y
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Susanita
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Barcelona! (Someday…)

Ncostell I totally agree with you! I am now reading the second book in the series and still want to visit Barcelona as I haven‘t made it there since reading the first book. 2y
BookmarkTavern Barcelona is on my bucket list! Thank you for sharing! 2y
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claudiuo
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This was my October #BookSpin and I loved it! A new favorite for me, both the book and the author. Not sure why I waited for so long to read it, it had to be good with such a rec from Stephen King: “One gorgeous read.” The story and characters were great, writing was awesome and there is so much love of books from the very first chapter that it had to be a great read! A pick!

@TheAromaOfBooks

@PuddleJumper Also a #Roll100 pick from back in March

claudiuo I saved so many quotes from this book but one in particular caught my eye: “It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short.” 😃 2y
PuddleJumper Awesome! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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SamAnne This is my #doublespin. Just started today. Very intrigued! 2y
Librariana I've read this in English but purchased the Spanish edition and need to give that a go! 2y
claudiuo @Librariana The writing is so beautiful in English, I bet it is so much more in original. 2y
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I loved dialogies and characters were likable too. My favorit was Fermín, he was awesome!

This was perfect for the season: it rained often and it was so foggy all the time :D This wasn't easy book to read because this made me feel so sad: there were so many dying or being old.

I liked the story, this had a mystery that revealed itself slowly. This was interesting but at some point dragged a bit.

#SeriesRead2022 #192025 (2001) #19822022 (24/41)

Librarybelle Definitely sounds perfect for the season! 2y
TheSpineView Fantastic 2y
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PageShifter
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“Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don‘t stop at your station.”

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PageShifter
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“Life has enough torturers as it is, without you going around moonlighting as a Grand Inquisitor against yourself.”

TheSpineView Truth! 2y
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PageShifter
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“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s a lovely quote. ❤️ 2y
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