Blog of Books

"Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be" Just a girl reading books + writing about them. Quotes, pictures, excerpts, + recommendations. [Inspired by the book My Life with Bob by Pamela Paul] Below are links to lists of books to read, separated by genre. Get reading friends! annasbookofbooks.tumblr.com/historicalfiction annasbookofbooks.tumblr.com/mystery annasbookofbooks.tumblr.com/motleycrew annasbookofbooks.tumblr.com/classics

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- “The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton

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The reality of love is better than its reputation.

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

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She drank from life as if it were champagne...

The Little Paris Bookshop

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Remain silent about the dead, and they'll never leave you in peace.

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I can only breathe if I read

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

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Books keep stupidity at bay. And vain hopes. And vain men. They undress you with love, strength, and knowledge. It's love from within.

The Little Paris Bookshop

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Books keep stupidity at bay.

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

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Surrender to the treasure of books instead of entering into pointless relationships with men, who neglect you anyway, or going on crazy diets because you're not thin enough for one man and not stupid enough for the next.

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

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"This big ol' world and we only get to go through it once. The saddest thing there is, if you ask me."

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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There was never enough of her. He could never love her the way he wanted to. Full. A full love that would scare her.

“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett

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This was his gift, a short memory.  A long memory could drive a man crazy.

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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The key to staying lost was to never love anything.

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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Love that doesn't include honesty doesn't deserve to be called love.

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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All men are created equal, unless we decide you are not a man.

“The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead

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And America, too, is a delusion, the grandest one of all.

“The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead

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When he grinned it was the moon shining down on her, a presence in the sky blessing her.

Mabel, in “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead

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“Choice is a rich person’s world...”

- “Lost Boy Found” by Kirsten Alexander