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you might've read my favorite book but i read it better

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this is your reminder to write in your books! highlight the things you think are cool! put sticky notes and tabs in there! books are meant to be enjoyed, and if writing in it makes you happy, do it!! It doesn't matter if you think your annotations aren't smart enough. Write whatever you want! it doesn't have to be all "aesthetic" like the booktok girls. use 100 yellow post-its. use the neon highlighters. use pens or pencils or markers or draw pictures or anything you can think of! Stop being afraid of ruining your books and use them how you want.

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ive developed a new studying technique called not doing it

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was thinking about getting an eReader- would love to read more books but lack of physical space + the library not always having the book I want + portability + reading at night + etc. makes me feel like I should invest in an eReader tablet. Dunno if im going to be reading academic papers on it though but would be nice. Kindle seems a bit restricted. Has anyone tried Kobo? does anyone have anything to recommend?? help pls (<- person who used to read a lot when they were younger)

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Anybody else love to read so much but have horrible reading comprehension? Like if the author doesn’t clearly state what’s going on without any weird metaphors I just genuinely can’t keep up. It feels like I’m just floating around confused trying to grasp the rare words in the paragraphs that actually mean anything to me. Trying to filter out the descriptions and cool stuff and just figure out which character is where. :/ kind of sucks when I get a new book I’m excited about but it’s too above my reading level

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I find it very funny when people think that dystopian fiction is a warning for imaginary future issues that could arise and not a commentary on the very real very current failings of governments and society as a whole. And obviously it’s exaggerated because it’s fiction but the point is to sensationalize the absolutely insane things that are actually happening and typically get dismissed because of privilege or a desire to ignore/an inability to comprehend the true state of the world. This is particularly true for those of us that are disadvantaged in some way.

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this is your sign to start reading the introductions and prefaces at the beginnings of classic books because it’s LIFE CHANGING! it can change your whole perspective on a book. It gives you so much context and great topics to consider while reading, and actually helped my reading comprehension. Also gives you so many ideas if you're planning on doing a literary analysis!!

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currently reading frankenstein. after Victor fell ill and Henry 'nursed him back to health' you're telling me they did NOTHING within those many months they were alone? together?

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i love reading outside

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Props to Stoker for letting us know off the bat just how autistic Jonathan is

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when the academic article is so good it has you giggling and kicking your feet

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you want to be romantically attracted to someone? the thing that killed romeo and juliet?

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I think I should be able to hate romance a little; as a treat.

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Running around the moors in this lace nightgown is not enough, I need to transform into a horrible beast and scale the walls of this fucked up old manor.

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it's actually really embarrassing how you're trying to flee my haunted castle right now

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Dr. Seward is left handed in my mind and NOTHING, not even Bram Stoker himself rising from the grave and telling me he’s not, can convince me otherwise.