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SarahPolaris

SarahPolaris

Joined January 2017

Cats, Coffee and a Good Book || PhD research student by trade 📚
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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood
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“Snowman Wakes Before Dawn” by Jason Courtney (on DeviantArt) https://jason-courtney.deviantart.com
Incredible art for an truly incredible story.

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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood

“If at first you don‘t succeed, read the instructions,” he said.
“Meaning?”
“The proper study of Mankind is Man.”
“Meaning?”
“You‘ve got to work with what‘s on the table.”

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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood

“All it takes,” said Crake, “is the elimination of one generation. One generation of anything. Beetles, trees, microbes, scientists, speakers of French, whatever. Break the link in time between one generation and the next, and it‘s game over forever.”

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Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood

“...human beings hope they can stick their soul into someone else, some new version of themselves, and live on forever”
“As a species we‘re doomed by hope, then?”
“You could call it hope. That, or desperation.”
“But we are doomed without hope, as well,” said Jimmy.
“Only as individuals,” said Crake cheerfully.

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The Austere Academy | Lemony Snicket
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I‘m so stoked for the new Unfortunate Events season!! Growing up, the Austere Academy was my absolute favourite - probably because it reminded me of my old school a bit 😂 #tvseries #adaptation

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Hamlet | William Shakespeare
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I‘m ashamed to admit that my knowledge (or ignorance...) of Shakespeare‘s Hamlet stems almost entirely from The Simpson‘s adaptation 😂 I‘m looking forward to finally reading it for myself 👍 #currentlyreading

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The Remains of the Day | Kazuo Ishiguro
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I was lucky enough to meet Kazuo Ishiguro yesterday at UEAs first Literary Festival event of the season! He kindly signed my beautiful Folio Society edition of The Remains of the Day, which is now pride of place on my bookshelf.
(Side note, I managed to play it cool in front of him, but had a mini break down afterwards 😭) #kazuoishiguro

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The Power | Naomi Alderman

"These things are happening all at once. These things are one thing. They are the inevitable result of all that went before. The power seeks its outlet. These things have happened before; they will happen again. These things are always happening." Not the most widely cited quote from Alderman's 'The Power', but it's one that struck me the most...pun intended ? I'm finding it toughie to review though. I would love to hear people's thoughts?

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"It's about progress, not perfection" - Hannah Hart

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"Even if you don't believe in the paranormal, ghost stories and legends of haunted places are a vital, dynamic means of confronting the past and those who have gone before us." #ghostland #currentlyreading

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Farenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury, Cid Knipel
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Epigraph taken from Fahrenheit 451 #Fahrenheit451 #currentlyreading

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay 😊👍🏻. 8y
SarahPolaris @MrBook thank you! I'm looking forward to this adventure 😊 8y
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