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I've been reading more classics recently and I don't know what to read next. Any recs ???
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This has a very casual, fourth-wall-breaking tone, and that made me a little skeptical at first. (We all know how I feel about first-person narration.) But the author is using it to serve up a very complex and delicious main character, as well as tasty side characters. I got hooked faster than I thought I would. And the plot? Girl this is crazy but we ball
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I've been reading more classics recently and I don't know what to read next. Any recs ???
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
Shannon Chakraborty
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North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
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“‘I am sure I have never seen three such extraordinarily handsome and well turned-out-children!’
As you may know, complimentary remarks of this type are all too often made by well-meaning adults to children who are, to be frank, perfectly ordinary-looking. This practice of overstating the case is called hyperbole. Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called ‘stock market bubbles’. For safety sake, then, hyperbole should be used with restraint and only by those with the proper literary training.”
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As a lesbian, being able to imagine this lovely woman with a gorgeous half-Indian man rather than the usual Prince-Charles-lookalike-contest participant was such a treat for me 😌
This story was so sweet and I love that it didn't fall prey to the usual cliches for this genre and plot. Neither did it shy away from sensitive topics and issues from the time period. I was surprised to learn from the author's note how much was either inspired by or direct references to historical figures and events. We stan an author who does research for the love of the game.
And the YEARNING??? Delicious.
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The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1)
Mimi Matthews
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The Siren of Sussex (Belles of London, #1)
Mimi Matthews
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The Knight and the Butcherbird
Alix E. Harrow
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if rebecca yarros has no haters then i am dead… why would someone try and convince me this is as good as ACoTAR
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath