The Language of The Road
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The Language of The Road

Cormac McCarthy's The Road is definitely an experience. Unique in both story and style, The Road holds your attention from start to finish with its haunting scenery, suspense, and human relationships—to others as well as God—after the apocalypse.

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Review: The Little Village of Book Lovers
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Review: The Little Village of Book Lovers

Emotions, states of being, and other non-tangible entities are hard to relate to as the reader, so I can't imagine it's easy to get into their heads and hearts as a writer. Beyond that epiphany, however, I did enjoy this trip back into some part of the Little Paris Bookshop world.

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5 Reasons To Shop Bookshop.org
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5 Reasons To Shop Bookshop.org

The problem is, Amazon is just so convenient! Especially when it comes to books. But we’re in a new age, a golden age of online shopping that uses our free market system to give readers an alternative. Welcome Bookshop.org!

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Review: A Gentleman in Moscow
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Review: A Gentleman in Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow was such an oddly inspirational book, so I had to write a little review to celebrate the adaptation release!

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“The Dressmaker” by Rosalie Ham
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“The Dressmaker” by Rosalie Ham

Set in Dungatar, Australia, Rosalie Ham’s honest portrait of the hypocrisy and lies amongst the people of the tiny town can be jarring at times, but also incredibly entertaining.

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The New & Ruined Persuasion
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The New & Ruined Persuasion

Anne is amazing, we should all be striving to be Anne – just not the one from the 2022 adaptation of Persuasion. I don’t know who she is.

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50 Bookish Questions
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50 Bookish Questions

These 50 bookish questions will hopefully give you a little peak into my reading habits and the books I love!

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The Art of Buying Books on Amazon.com
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The Art of Buying Books on Amazon.com

What is a girl to do when she sees a book that she’s dying to read? Not to be cheap but…when it’s more than $15, a girl tries to find a way to save a buck. It was in the name of this cause that it dawned on me: buy the book used on Amazon.

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10 Fun Things You Can Buy at Bookshop.org
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10 Fun Things You Can Buy at Bookshop.org

Bookshop.org is so much more than novels. Positioning themselves as the Amazon alternative, Bookshop boasts a whole host of fun things that you can buy right on their site along with your latest reads.

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4 Books and Their Song Soulmates
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4 Books and Their Song Soulmates

Books and music just go together. Like peanut butter and jelly. And as I hunt down songs to perfectly match the book I’m reading I’ve compile a list for us all to enjoy!

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