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Chiara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chiara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Chiara De Giorgi
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Welcome to The Spot Writers. The prompt forthis month is to continue with last month’s prompt (astory told through a camera, any type of camera in any circumstance). This nextstory will be what happens AFTER what is told through the camera.
This time, it’sCathy MacKenzie’s turn. Her writings have been published in almost 400 print andonline publications. Check out her website (www.writingwicket.wo
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Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)
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| The title suggested something fast-paced, adventurous, and fun. The blurb hinted at a time traveling story. Unfortunately, the book is rather boring, attempting humour and spice that don’t quite work. There is indeed time travel, and the idea itself ...more | |
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| A bit old-fashioned and quite focused on Christianity, but such an interesting concept for the XIX century! | |
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| The third installment of this series does not disappoint: the adventure and the intrigue continue and honestly I wasn’t sure whether Ali and Nahri would succeed in their plan until very near the end. I wished to see a conclusion that did not contempl ...more | |
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| Molto bello questo libro, con mille storie che si intrecciano attorno alla vita della protagonista e una voce misteriosa che lascia messaggi sibillini che solo chi legge riesce a capire. | |
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| An excellent second installment of this series, filled with magic, adventure, betrayal, political intrigue, and revenge. I also really appreciated the dynamics between the ruling class and the oppressed people, which so accurately reflect our contemp ...more | |
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| I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it’s very well written, and the characters—especially the female ones—are well-developed. At times, I struggled to feel “immersed” in the story, because the frequent symbolism invoked by the pro ...more | |
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| This was not an easy read. Although I’m not Black, I tried to identify with the narrator based on my experience as a woman. Things resonated a bit, but it’s still hard to grasp the fear and the unfairness of it all. Racism and the aggressive feelings ...more | |
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“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”
― Tuck Everlasting
― Tuck Everlasting
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
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“There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth.”
― Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
― Under My Skin: Volume One of My Autobiography, to 1949
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
― Their Eyes Were Watching God
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