July 2012
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This was a post by Hanna, who needs to sleep now. She says goodnight.
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“Just because there’s an end doesn’t mean existance has meaning. An end point is...”
– Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
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“I think it’s a book about a haunted theme park and it stars a magical magic guy and he’s good and evil and he’s trying to get rid of the ghosts. And I think at the end, since it’s haunted by a ghost, he tried to make the park go on fire and it did.”
From: Judging a Book by Its Cover: A 6-year-old Guesses What Classic Novels Are All About
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This was a post by Hanna, whose happiness is caused by dumplings. She is currently reading this book.
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“You must write every single day of your life. You must lurk in libraries and...”
– Ray Bradbury
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squid-salad asked: I'm about to finish book 1 as well. I'm absolutely enthralled my Murakami's writing style. He's like a magician. He trains your mind to look at these certain points and then revels a little bit of the trick piece by piece. I have no idea where this is going and I love it. [Followed]
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1Q84 Progress Update:
I have finally finished Book 1 and although I felt terrible for putting it off for too long, it was a good thing that I took in only a few chapters at a time. The stories are really interesting and they are meant to be savored, not devoured. Stopping every once in a while gave me time to fully digest each chapter and doing so only made me want to learn more about what...
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“My older sister has entire kingdoms inside of her, and some of them are only...”
– Karen Russell, St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
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This was a post by Hanna, who is lingering on the memory of the Oreos she just devoured. She is about to go to a fancy cake and tea party with the bearded boy and the littlest sister on this impossibly hot Sunday afternoon. She is currently reading this magnificent book.
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“A good night sleep, or a ten minute bawl, or a pint of chocolate ice cream, or...”
– Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine
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This was a post by Hanna, who is surrounded by blankets, documents, and a sleeping bear. She is currently reading this book.
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“Once, in my father’s bookshop, I heard a regular customer say that few things...”
– Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Shadow of the Wind
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“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find...”
– Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak
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