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Bitterblue

by Cashore, Kristin

Book - 2012

Graceling and Fire are both wonderful books. Bitterblue, the companion and third book (timeline wise) is the best of the three, and that's saying somethin...Show more Graceling and Fire are both wonderful books. Bitterblue, the companion and third book (timeline wise) is the best of the three, and that's saying something. Funny, exciting, unique, while still feeling comfortable - like your favorite t-shirt. Cashore somehow makes your favorite t-shirt magical and exciting. Show less

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Emma

by Austen, Jane

Book - 1996

My favorite Jane Austen. Full of clever barbs, and a uniquely fallible heroine. My favorite Jane Austen. Full of clever barbs, and a uniquely fallible heroine. Show less

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Fortunately, the Milk

by Gaiman, Neil

Book - 2013

My husband and I read this out loud to each other during a car ride. Perfectly full of giggles, puns, in jokes and wonderful characters and surprises. My husband and I read this out loud to each other during a car ride. Perfectly full of giggles, puns, in jokes and wonderful characters and surprises. Show less

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I Capture the Castle

by Smith, Dodie

Book - 1998

A coming of age tale of a young woman and her crazy family. An amazing picture of the British landscape. Funny at times, sweet, poignant, bitter, and uplifting. A coming of age tale of a young woman and her crazy family. An amazing picture of the British landscape. Funny at times, sweet, poignant, bitter, and uplifting. Show less

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Leaves of Grass

by Whitman, Walt

Book - 2005

Some of my favorite poetry. Earthy, nonconformist, sexy, beautiful. Some of my favorite poetry. Earthy, nonconformist, sexy, beautiful. Show less

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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

by Cohn, Rachel

eBook - 2006

You just don't want to leave these two characters when the book ends ... both of them are so terribly real and so very likably quirky. You just don't want to leave these two characters when the book ends ... both of them are so terribly real and so very likably quirky. Show less

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The Big Sleep

by Chandler, Raymond

Book - 1992

Did you know you could get cooler just from listening to an audio book? Listening to this for an hour or so each morning before work is DEFINITELY making ...Show more Did you know you could get cooler just from listening to an audio book? Listening to this for an hour or so each morning before work is DEFINITELY making my days more interesting. “I don't mind your showing me your legs. They're very swell legs and it's a pleasure to make their acquaintance. I don't mind if you don't like my manners. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter nights.” Show less

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Dragonhaven

by McKinley, Robin

Book - 2007

This book is set in a world just like ours... except for one endangered species. Enchantingly written from the perspective of a charming stream-of-mostly-intelligible-consciousness-spouting teen boy. This book is set in a world just like ours... except for one endangered species. Enchantingly written from the perspective of a charming stream-of-mostly-intelligible-consciousness-spouting teen boy. Show less

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Eleanor & Park

by Rowell, Rainbow

Book - 2013

This. Book. Is. The. Best. Thing. This. Book. Is. The. Best. Thing. Show less

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Sappho, A Garland

The Poems and Fragments of Sappho

by Sappho

Book - 1993

Unbelievably beautiful and resonant, miles and centuries away. Unbelievably beautiful and resonant, miles and centuries away. Show less

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Woman on the Edge of Time

by Piercy, Marge

Book - 1976

I've thought about this book often since reading it the first time. I especially always think of Piercy's word "per" as a singular gender neutra...Show more I've thought about this book often since reading it the first time. I especially always think of Piercy's word "per" as a singular gender neutral third person pronoun whenever I hear myself awkwardly saying "he or she" or (shudder) "they" to mean the same thing. At the same time, this book makes me so sad. It also makes me want to be a better person. And it makes me wish we had more beauty in our lives, like the people of Mattapoiset do with their celebrations of death, holidays, the way they work, they way they play. Show less

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Villette

by Brontë, Charlotte

Book - 2008

Why on the good green earth does everyone read Jane Eyre, but not this amazing book? Why on the good green earth does everyone read Jane Eyre, but not this amazing book? Show less

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Spindle's End

by McKinley, Robin

Book - 2000

For as long as I can remember I've said Sleeping Beauty is my favorite fairy tale, and here's the reason why. I can't think of SB without thinking of this...Show more For as long as I can remember I've said Sleeping Beauty is my favorite fairy tale, and here's the reason why. I can't think of SB without thinking of this book, which is in fact my favorite book of all time. I've read this so many times and each time it's beautiful, magical, haunting, uplifting, and peaceful and romantic. The every-day realism McKinley mixes with magic is a combination that I love. The characters here (and what wonderful characters they are) are really the heart of the story, and the fact that magic is a part of their world is just a part of the book. The centrality of women and their bravery in almost all of McKinley's books is something I love, but this book especially takes the cake. Show less

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