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opalbluepenguin

opalbluepenguin

Joined March 2022

“why was the library so tall?” @platformbooknerd
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
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Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
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It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
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Solitaire | Alice Oseman
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Solitaire is an amazing book written by Alice Oseman and is a very close testament to how modern day teenagers feel. The slow build up to Tori‘s realization and constant backtracking is realistic. Maybe it‘s just me, but Tori Spring‘s pessimistic attitude is exactly what encompasses the thoughts before chaos. Altogether, Alice Oseman‘s phenomenal writing builds an intriguing plot line. This really speaks to me as someone who hates change.

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Solitaire | Alice Oseman

“Nothing‘s going to change until you decide you want it to change.”

What a wonderful book that tackles the pessimistic views of someone who refuses to acknowledge, change, and grow :)

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Solitaire | Alice Oseman

“Michael‘s okay. He‘s proven that. I don‘t understand why you can‘t accept things like this. If you can‘t accept things you don‘t understand, then you‘ll spend your life questioning everything. Then you‘ll have to live out your life in your own head.”

Alice Oseman‘s writing continues to make me more intrigued. What an amazing author :)

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Born a Crime | Trevor Noah
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God I love this book SO MUCH. The way he describes everything is so light which is shocking as the story he‘s writing is so significant. He handles each situation with humor, and it‘s an incredible read. Towards the end he describes the difficulties of dealing with an abusive alcoholic and my heart ached. I understand, not physical; but verbal and the fear he felt. The warning signs, the anger he felt as a child. The book is all so beautiful.

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Looking for Alaska | John Green
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Words can not describe the love and admiration I have for this book; however, I‘ll type out what I can describe.
Starting off strong, I love everything about Alaska and her journey. Her character being impulsive and erratic only brings more curiosity to the reader as to what truly did happen to Alaska, and it really helped me feel the urgency Colonel felt. This book is a MUST READ. It keeps you on your toes, and god is it beautifully written.

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Looking for Alaska | John Green
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“More than anything, I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can‘t do to deadness…”

I adore this quote, and I‘m only happy that John Green write it. Because of course, more than anything, we long for hope. Sometimes that hope can never do anything other than manifest, and it sucks even more when it does in fact, only manifest. I absolutely adore this book.

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It Ends With Us | Colleen Hoover

TW: suicide
“I‘m more focused on other people, and how they ultimately come to the decision to just end their own lives. Do they ever regret it?” Just started “It ends with Us,” and already it seems extremely interesting, I adore the writing and it already has me very emotionally hooked. Can‘t wait to read more!! :)

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Looking for Alaska | John Green

“I could try to pretend that I didn‘t care anymore, but it could never be true again.”

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“I suppose you can‘t hold on to old things just for the sake of holding on.”

platformbooknerd look at you!!! 2y
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