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when reality is more dystopian than fiction
what an overwrought title. i ought to change that.
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Rachel B Velebny
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some books I finished in limbo
time isn't real, but good books are
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physical books, moral failings, and High School Musical
a review of, and personal reaction to, Pretentiousness, Why it Matters
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which book to finish first?
shaming myself into finishing a bunch of books
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let’s judge a book by its cover
In Defence of the Act by Effie Black — a hot mushrooms style book review
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Poetry Pamphlet Appreciation Department
this post is about poetry and only slightly snarky about Taylor Swift
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Can a Shoe Ever Be Just a Shoe? Can I Ever Write a Review that is Just a Review?
a long-awaited (entirely by me) essay on High Heel, a book by Summer Brennan
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The Unbearable Biology of Being
or: Ottessa Bodies Moshfegh’s Body of Bodies Work
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Buffy, Brutus, Churchill, and Cicero Walk Into A Bar
and you'll never guess what happens next!
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Mrs Dalloway Said She Would Finish The Book No Matter What
I wish I hadn’t watched The Hours before reading Mrs Dalloway
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All I Want For Christmas Is Books, Baby
please read the title like Mariah Carey singing All I Want For Christmas Is You
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On Being Afraid of Fairies
and why the real world is much more terrifying
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