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I annotate my first reads very lightly. I annotate rereads heavily. The margin becomes a conversation.

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Why hasn't anyone mentioned mystery in this thread?

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I'm a beginner and this is incredibly helpful

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I listen at 1.8x and I can tell the difference at 2x. There's a threshold where you stop hearing emphasis.

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Susanna Clarke takes her time between books and the books are worth every year of the wait.

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Love the detail in this write-up

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The absence of chapters in certain novels is the same kind of argument as the absence of punctuation.

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Moist von Lipwig is a better creation than Sam Vimes and I will not be moved.

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Gaal Dornick's chapters in the first novel are the entry point and they never get enough attention.

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The best character developments happen to characters who are already interesting. The arc is discovery, not construction.

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Spirit Island on BGA is technically functional but loses so much of the physical engagement. Sometimes a physical game is better digital.

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Half Price Books is fine but it's not what I mean when I say used bookstore.

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I recommend The Vegetarian to exactly one kind of person: people who trust their own discomfort.

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