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In White Noise, Don DeLillo’s anxiety-ridden narrator Jack Gladney is tormented by the concept of masculinity and how he measures up: ‘What could be more useless than a man who couldn’t fix a dripping faucet – fundamentally useless, dead to
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“At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.”
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“There are few things more discomfiting than a spontaneous outburst of genuine decency from someone you’re determined to dislike for no good reason.”
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“nothing grieves more deeply or pathetically than one half of a great love that isn’t meant to be.”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
“Was she naked?" Lasher said.
"To the waist," Cotsakis said.
"From which direction?" Lasher said.”
― White Noise
"To the waist," Cotsakis said.
"From which direction?" Lasher said.”
― White Noise
“Love is a one-way street. Love, like respect isn't something you get; it's something you give”
― Shantaram
― Shantaram
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Jelke’s 2025 Year in Books
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