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In many books, the hero is only as interesting as their antagonist. We love villains who are complicated and allow you to understand their view from time to time. Thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for another great Top Ten Tuesday!
It was surprisingly difficult to put this list together. Thanks to That Artsy Reader Girl for another great TTT.
“Curse this world for what it does to the mothers, for what it does to the daughters. Curse it for making us strong through loss and pain, our hearts torn from our chests again and again. Curse it for forcing us to endure,” Sabaa Tahir
“This hair of yours,” she said. “I suspect you don’t care to hear anyone’s opinion—but may I tell you my opinion? “ “Um, sure?” said Val. “It is sublime,” said Ripper. “You must not alter it until you’ve infuriated as many imbeciles as you can.”
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday by That Artsy Reader Girl was an easy one for us—we have a tendency to put ourselves through extremely long and dense tomes, and we love them.
“If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in her box, "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it," Cornelia Funke.
“Visually and audibly, the world of today was designed to distract. Before you could give a name to your own feelings, there was something telling you what to think and want.” - Courtney Maum
We had a lot of overlap in books this past September, and both of us bit off a bit more than we could chew. But all in all, it was still a great month of reading!
“All you can do, Rosemary–all any of us can do–is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.” ~ Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“I am old, but the word to me means familiar, comfortable. Accustomed after long and venerable use. Not dilapidated and useless.” ~ Sherwood Smith, Treason’s Shore
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