Enchanting Literary Insane

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Me getting depressed from boredom after exams and being depressed from studying are two PHASES .

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“who hurt you?” books, bro.

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Finding people who have the same reading taste as you is really difficult at times 😭😭😶

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This is easily my most favorite quote from love & gelato

"A day with Hadley was easily worth a lifetime in Italy"

Bro😭😭😭😭😭😭 HOWARD , the sweetest deserved a lifetime with Hadley . He really did . Periodt .

I even memorized these lines 😭.

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The Fountains of Silence

Ruta Septetys is well known for her historical fiction novels. She writes about stories untold in textbooks and does so in very amazing ways. I have been a fan of her for a long while and I am beyond excited to be reading The Fountains of Silence. This novel explores the time period in which facist General Francisco Franco is in power, mainly in Madrid 1957. We follow Daniel Matheson who came to Spain with his parents and has a passion for photography. He meets Ana, whose family bares scars and painful memories from the Spanish Civil War, and they begin to fall in love. Daniel begins to capture some unsettling things and he begins to have many questions. This novel explores identity and the power of silence. 

I deeply agree with Sepetys’ claim that historical fiction does sell and teachers are the best sellers of it. I am ashamed to be one of those people that deeply enjoys history yet history class was never my favorite because of the boring textbook. It isn’t as exciting to read dates and glance over big events. It is so much more personal to get deep and read about how people were affected. Yes historical fiction is fiction yet there is so much truth within it. It gets people to research and to think and connect with one another. Sepetys’ defense of this genre makes me enjoy her novels so much more. I know she put a lot of work and research into these stories which is why there is so much truth within. This article is absolutely outstanding and I think Sepetys’ is doing amazing work. 

“They shaved her head in prison. They branded her bare flesh with the yoke-and-arrow symbol of the Falange. They force-fed her castor oil so she would soil herself. They paraded her mother through the streets, human dignity excreting down her legs for all to see,” (pg 171).

Having read a few of Sepetys’ novels before, I know how much research and truth she puts into her novels. This quote I felt was deeply true because of how horrible it is. There is no sugar-coating it, this is what happened when people tried to rebel against the General. It was a horrible time to live and I believe that this really happened to people. 

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Just Finished: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

There is a tension that exists between history and memory, señor. Some of us are desperate to preserve and remember, while others are desperate to forget.

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“The worthy opponent is someone you respect, someone who has similar goals, and someone you must overcome.”

— Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence

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“The most dangerous adversary is the one you underestimate.”

— Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence

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“What good did anger and blame bring? It polluted him. It didn’t empower him. It didn’t bring him peace.”

— Ruta Sepetys, The Fountains of Silence

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the shoe’s always tell the story

the shoe poet is such an amazing heart wrenching character like wow. i don’t think i’ll ever be over him and all he did in that book. Just. What an amazing character.

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Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is the most underrated book ever and it is simply AMAZING. Check it out my dudes

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“I wept because i had no shoes, until i met a man who had no feet.”

— Ruta Sepetys, Salt to the Sea

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Oh to be wandering in this carriage .

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Appreciate little things in life . Like your name. How unique it is . How lovely it sounds . How it perfectly suits to your identity. How much you love it . How your sweet parents thought to call you what they call you . Your name.

Bonus : Get to know what your name means . Whom it's inspired by .

Getting to know such little details about oneself is fascinating

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Going to beaches with loved ones is really a form of therapy , isn't it ?

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Is it just me or somebody else who loves sea travel as in yachts and ships or even tiny boats ? That stuff is fascinating 🤩

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"So, what are your hobbies? "

* posting about the book I liked, reading book memes, keeping a track of my books, watching booktube, bookstagram, talking about books, scrolling down dark academia posts*

"I like to read"