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Rec'd on 📚 A BOOK YOU’D RESISTED READING DESPITE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD WHEN YOU READ IT

Try A HARDY, JUDE THE OBSCURE AND maugham, Of Human Bondage Double Feature?

I read them back to back recently and had a blast.
Confession: I spitefully put off reading On The Road for years.

@Mister

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@mouse

I once bought On Human Bondage, saw how thick is was, and donated it 😬 maybe I should try again

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@mouse

@MOUSE it’s insane how much the length of a book is a barrier to me considering how much I read. like it’s the same amount of reading if it’s three books or one??

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@Mister

Too long huh? Well, there goes my ~The Complete Miss Marple~ rec

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@Mister

@MOUSE I used to have the same issue. Reading Dos Passos' U.S.A. trilogy as seperate books, instead of the thicc tiny print compendium I initially picked up, definitely made a difference for me

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@melomaniacvirgo

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quick books, big payoff

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