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the colosseum is beautiful

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Rome, Italy

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My Roman Empire

As my semester in Rome is nearing its end, I find myself often coming back to my favorite spot in Rome - the Roman Forum at night!

Rome has a way of making time feel finite and infinite at the same time. Instead of dreaming of going to Rome and seeing sights like the Colosseum or the Trevi Fountain in postcards and movies, they are now a part of my memories.

The Forum is even more beautiful at night. The flickering lights and the slightly haunting, but calm atmosphere. It's a kind of quiet that I have grown to love.

This is the first post of my travel blog, and while I am leaving Rome in a month, there will be more to come!

Grazie Roma!

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MELISSA’S 225 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME ranked by my followers 208. eric taylor and tami taylor - friday night lights “I love you. I respect you. I am proud of you. I am in love with you completely.”

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MELISSA’S 225 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME ranked by my followers 200. matt saracen and julie taylor - friday night lights “I’ll always love you no matter what happens.”

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Get off of me! No.

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06/28/21 - instagram, goodreads

📕 NEW AUDIOBOOK REVIEW 📕

For Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King, narrated by Frances Sternhagen

📕 BLURB 📕⁠⁠

Suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, Dolores tells police the story of her life, harkening back to her marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband 30 years earlier.

📕 MY TAKE 📕⁠⁠⁠⁠

This novel is unconventional. It's told from the perspective of Dolores, completely out of order. There are no additional POVs, or all-knowing descriptions and chapter breaks. I've seen a couple of reviews where people mentioned that because of all this, it felt like the story dragged on and it wasn't for them.

Listen to the audiobook!! I used to avoid them because I'd fall asleep to them sometimes, but I'm a fan now.

I think King wanted the book to feel like a live confession and this is where the audiobook succeeds. It's like hearing a snippet from a true-crime doc or evidence in an ongoing court case. I felt like I was an officer in the room with her, trying to figure out if she's telling the truth. I felt like I was on a jury deciding whether or not to convict her. It impacted my experience with this book and I can't recommend it enough to everyone!

I also love how King was able to capture the mind of a tired but resilient middle-aged woman. Dolores was so fleshed out, and her humor, bitterness, and bravery made me cycle through all kinds of emotions. She might be my fave female character to come out of a King novel so far!

I don't hear about this book enough, and I think it should be considered one of King's best! It's great for people who aren't into supernatural horror, and instead want a thriller mixed with family drama. Fair warning, it does heavily discuss domestic violence, alcoholism, and sexual abuse.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

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A Happy (late) Mothers Day to this amazing momma ☺️

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Misery (1990) // Dolores (1995)

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Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small one. From the big ones you get novels— misery by stephen king.

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Watched “Misery” for the first time today and turns out it’s a pretty damn good movie

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Forget… that there are places in this world that aren’t made out of stone.

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Game of Thrones (2011-2019)