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DianaD

I have VERY eclectic tastes in reading, music, and art. And I have never lost the ability to be AMAZED every day!!!

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British & Irish Classic Literature
Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
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Jane Eyre
The Dictionary of Lost Words
Badlands (Nora Kelly, #5)
The Villa
The Turn of the Key
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    Book Nostalgia ✨

    I was talking to my partner about what we used to read when we were younger and what books or series are super nostalgic to us and I was just wondering, what are some books like that for you? ☺️ Are there any books or series that are really nostalgic for you or maybe really shaped you in your younger years?

    For me I think it’s probably The Hunger Games (like probably 90% of my generation😅), I just reread them as an adult for the first time and it was soooo great. Really nostalgic, but also such a different experience to read them with a fully developed frontal lobe (I’m looking at you Gale 🤨) And also (!) the infamous Warriors series (or Warrior Cats as they are called in German), I was the biggest fan (borderline obsessed tbh), I’m pretty sure I’ll never read them again, but they are very dear to my heart ❤️

    But anyways, what are some of your nostalgic reads? I’m curious! 😇

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  • The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
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    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0

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  • The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
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    I was ready to give up on this a couple of times, but stuck it out. It was very drawn out in too many places and so many of the characters frustrated me. I guessed who had actually done the murder fairly early on, but did not guess why, so that revelation was interesting. This was first published in 1929 and has not aged well, and it's also Allingham's first novel, so I'll try a few more and see how her writing and plotting develops. Full review forthcoming.

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