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Jake Hamstra
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“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
― If We Were Villains
― If We Were Villains
“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Tante Isabelle says it’s better to be bold than meek. She says if you jump off a cliff at least you’ll fly before you fall.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“Love. It was the beginning and end of everything, the foundation and the ceiling and the air in between.”
― The Nightingale
― The Nightingale
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― Babel
― Babel
Jake’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Jake’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
150 books
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4 friends
361 books
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39 friends
761 books
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14 friends
487 books
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32 friends
138 books
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6 friends
125 books
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6 friends
40 books
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9 friends
31 books
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3 friends
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