I had the sudden urge to reread this. First read it when I was a preteen. It certainly isn't the masterpiece I thought it was at that time, but it actually exceeded my low adult expectations, unlike most of the other books I loved during that era and have chosen to reread.
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Yearly reading goals are set! I honestly hope I read a lot less this year so that I can distribute my time a little more evenly across my other hobbies.

Some honorable mentions (that on another day could easily be swapped into the top 4 list, depending on my mood).

I read 101 books this year! It was tough to narrow this down, but here's my top 4 of 2024!
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Before this year ends, please give me some book suggestions for the upcoming year!
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Lisa Jewell has done it again. Nothing gets me out of a reading slump quite like her books. I just can't get enough. They are full of tension, hard to put down, and keep me guessing on every page. Absolutely chefs kiss 🤌
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Got the ARC of this just in time for the holidays. It feels like an early Christmas present!

Had to take a break from The Bell Jar because I started to feel the big ol' depression. Picked this up at the library, along with it's counterpart, Sybil Exposed.
I was born too late for the peak in interest of this story, but it's been an interesting read so far!
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Currently reading: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. My lovely friend from the UK was able to get me this beautiful illustrated edition.

I really want to boot up my Tamagotchi and play again, but then I remember I have a job, a toddler, and am a full time student. I think about that beeping - those cries for attention, and know I would not be able to fulfill the little guy's hopes + dreams. So he sadly stays in a drawer.
#tamagotchi

The experiment lasted but a day (but I swear I'll get back to it! maybe...) because I did indeed read Girl, Interrupted. But if you read a book in one sitting, does it count as reading two books at once? Maybe not!
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This was a strange one. It came across as a very withheld, defensive memoir.

Last year I made a tree ornament that was a jar filled with all the books I had read that year (49 books total). But considering it was already a large and heavy ornament, and the fact that I've read nearly 100 books this year, I don't think I'll be doing it again. Was a cute idea though!
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Book mail from today!
Should I (already) break my read-one-book-at-a-time experience to read Girl, Interrupted? I'm so tempted...
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My toddler loved Halloween. So much so that he is now obsessed - asks for candy multiple times a day, only wants to be read Halloween books, and goes around saying "Happy Halloween" to everyone he can.

So, Merry Halloween season everyone!
#parenting

I have always been the kind of person that is reading anywhere from 2-5 books at a time, so I'm going to try a little experiment for the remainder of this year: 1 book at a time! Wish my ADHD brain luck!

I'll continue with this and then circle back to finish Character Limit.
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Perhaps one of the most complex and intellectually written memoirs I've ever read. At times I wondered if it was too much, maybe self indulgent in its prose - but as the book will tell you, women have been accused of being such for centuries. It is just the right amount.
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One of my (ironically) current reads.