Ashley
@smashreads.bsky.social
I run a family-centric enterprise devoted to furry companions. I love reading, dogs, wine, coffee, and a quiet night in.
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Ashley Basile's review of Convenience Store Woman
4/5: What I loved most about this book was how Murata managed to make this both quirky and funny - and deeply (secretly) unsettling. I had to sit with it and think about it before this started to cree...
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February 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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💙📚 #booksky #the52bookclub2025 My reads for the Lunar New Year Mini Challenge!
February 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
💙📚 #booksky #the52bookclub2025 My reads for the Lunar New Year Mini Challenge!
💙📚 #booksky
Ashley Basile's review of Men Who Hate Women
5/5: This was a chilling exploration of extreme misogyny in our society. While I have been aware of the unsettling views of these self-proclaimed incels - I was truly horrified at the depth of anger, ...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Ashley Basile's review of Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
5/5: This book remains just as relevant (if not more so) today, as when it was first published in 2015. Reading it now, a decade later, I couldn't help but reflect on how much has changed, and troubli...
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February 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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February 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Booked for Life (BFL) is your ultimate destination for literary adventures! Our mission is to create a welcoming, safe, and fun space where book lovers can share their passion, discover new favorites, and grow together. Let’s turn the page to new possibilities—one book at a time!
💙📚 #booksky
💙📚 #booksky
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Ashley Basile's review of Tender Is the Flesh
5/5: I can’t think of a book that has disturbed me more than this one. With every page, I found myself increasingly upset, frustrated, confused, and disgusted—yet simultaneously aware that this story,...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Ashley Basile's review of Strange Folk
3/5: I really wanted to love this book, but I ended up less than captivated. It wasn't bad. It was just ok. On the plus side, I loved the Appalachian setting. It was perfect for the story's tone and ...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Transgender rights are human rights!
A reminder that all people have the right to live free from discrimination.
A reminder that all people have the right to live free from discrimination.
January 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Transgender rights are human rights!
A reminder that all people have the right to live free from discrimination.
A reminder that all people have the right to live free from discrimination.
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Ashley Basile's review of Want
3/5: "Want" offers a collection of thoughts that feel simultaneously raw and introspective, but I found myself both enjoying and feeling disappointed by the way the book approached its themes. While I...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This was a fun read! 📚💙 #booksky
Ashley Basile's review of The Honeymoon
4/5: Oh wow! This book completely hooked me from start to finish! I had no problem following the two timelines—they were well-written, both flowing seamlessly without ever dragging. It was easy to sta...
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January 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This was a fun read! 📚💙 #booksky
“Many fill their lives with anything they can grasp, and their minds with anything they can think. They disconnect from others, from the world, from the cosmos. The things they grasp, ultimately, hold no meaning. I seek the darkness to strip away meaninglessness.”
Charlie N. Holmberg 📚💙 #booksky
Charlie N. Holmberg 📚💙 #booksky
January 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Many fill their lives with anything they can grasp, and their minds with anything they can think. They disconnect from others, from the world, from the cosmos. The things they grasp, ultimately, hold no meaning. I seek the darkness to strip away meaninglessness.”
Charlie N. Holmberg 📚💙 #booksky
Charlie N. Holmberg 📚💙 #booksky
I AM UNWELL. 📚💙 #booksky
Ashley Basile's review of I Who Have Never Known Men
5/5: I'm struggling to put any thoughts together on "I Who Have Never Known Men" by Jacqueline Harpman. It is simultaneously introspective and harsh, angry and sad, yet elegant in its execution. The...
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January 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I AM UNWELL. 📚💙 #booksky
#52bookclub2025 Prompt: Includes Latin American History 📚💙 #booksky ⭐⭐⭐
Ashley Basile's review of The Spanish Daughter
3/5: While this book presents an intriguing premise with Puri disguising herself as her husband to investigate his murder, the execution leaves much to be desired. The non-linear timeline proved chall...
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January 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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#52bookclub2025 Prompt: Told in Verse 💙📚
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Ashley Basile's review of The Poet X
5/5: This free-verse novel kicked off my 2025 52 Book Club reading challenge, fulfilling the "told in verse" prompt. Initially apprehensive about this unfamiliar genre, I approached it with a mix of c...
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January 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Just posing with the trash 🗑️, just kidding, we recycle around here.
January 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Just posing with the trash 🗑️, just kidding, we recycle around here.
