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bethniamh

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  • A Little Life
    bethniamh
    Aug 23, 2025
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

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  • A Little Life
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    surely that didn’t just happen??

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    so that’s where the title comes from ā˜¹ļø

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    work is rough at the moment so I needed a non-fiction motivational audio boost 🄲

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    The Let Them Theory

    The Let Them Theory

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  • A Little Life
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    my own experience of turning 30 (earlier this summer) was much like Jude’s: I really wasn’t too bothered or apprehensive. My boyfriend is still in his late 20s and is more like the rest of the group in this book; there has been a lot of reflection and rumination on where he feels he should be by that milestone.

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  • What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
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    "Being born is probably the most difficult thing we ever have to do. I am convinced that everything else that comes afterward is nowhere near as hard. If you can survive the ordeal of being born, you can get through anything." In the third story, the librarian says this. I'm afraid I don't get it. Is there a deeper meaning to this? Or does she mean that literally? I would love to hear if anyone has any reflections on this.

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    finally going to read this book - I remember it coming out back in 2015 and deciding then that it would be too much misery for me, but here I am 10 years later!! let’s see if I make it through šŸ™ƒ

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    "Being born is probably the most difficult thing we ever have to do. I am convinced that everything else that comes afterward is nowhere near as hard. If you can survive the ordeal of being born, you can get through anything." In the third story, the librarian says this. I'm afraid I don't get it. Is there a deeper meaning to this? Or does she mean that literally? I would love to hear if anyone has any reflections on this.

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    librarian slander from JB (ā€œspinster librariansā€)

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