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egyptjen

In Dec 2024, I got back into reading and now I’m hooked. "Mexican Gothic" got me back into reading and now reading is a daily practice of self care.

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Universe Quest: Lord of the Rings & Tolkien's Legendarium
Universe Quest: Maasverse
Level 5
My Taste
Project Hail Mary
To Kill a Mockingbird
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
The Nightingale
Sea of Tranquility
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Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
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Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)

Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)

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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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Daggermouth

Daggermouth

H.M. Wolfe

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  • There Is No Antimemetics Division
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    I am hooked.

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  • Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6)
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  • The Great Alone
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  • Vampires of El Norte
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    "'When you’re as old as me you’ll regret working the way you do,' Beto grumbled. The so-called old man—twenty-seven to Néstor’s twenty-two—smelled like his incurable tobacco habit. Mesquite wood smoke, cold night. A white curl of steam rose from the coffee as he offered the mug to Néstor. It was hot against his calluses."

    God I LOVE the descriptions in this book--they're such a sensory treat. You almost feel as if you can smell the smoke and horses and coffee right along with the characters.

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  • Alchemised
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  • The Great Alone
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    Am I missing something here? Everyone on booktok everyone said that they were sobbing in this book… is the emotional part coming later? Am I not connecting with the book the way one is supposed to or intended by the author?

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  • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
    I found a readers guide!! 0.0001%

    Hope this will be helpful for others, I found a reader's guide which "describes unfamiliar terms used by Good Stab, a fictional nineteenth-century Blackfeet man."

    [click for the guide here]

    (I know I needed this)

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    How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women

    How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women

    Zoe Venditozzi & Claire Mitchell

    Nothing brings people together like a common enemy, and witches were the greatest enemy of all. Scotland, 1563: Crops failed. People starved. And the Devil's influence was stronger than ever—at least, that's what everyone believed. If you were a woman living in Scotland during this turbulent time, there was a very good chance that you, or someone you knew, would be tried as a witch. During the chaos of the Reformation, violence against women was codified for the first time in the Witchcraft Act—a tool of theocratic control with one chilling to root out witches and rid the land of evil. What followed was a dark and misogynistic chapter in history that fanned the flames of witch hunts across the globe, including in the United States and beyond. In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches. With sharp wit and keen feminist insight, they reveal the inner workings of a patriarchal system designed to weaponize fear and oppress women. This captivating (and often infuriating) account, which weaves a rich tapestry of trial transcripts, witness accounts, and the documents that set the legal grounds for the witch hunts, exposes how this violent period of history mirrors today's struggles for justice and equality. How to Kill a Witch is a powerful, darkly humorous reminder of the dangers of superstition, bias, and ignorance, and a warning to never forget the past… while raising the question of whether it could ever happen again.

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