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The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

i saw myself sitting in the crotch of this fig-tree, starving to death, just because i couldn’t make up my mind which of the figs i would choose. i wanted each and every one of them, but choosing one meant losing all the rest, and, as i sat there, unable to decide, the figs began to wrinkle and go black, and, one by one, they plopped to the ground at my feet.
Coleção Saberes--100 minutos para entender Freud by Astral Cultural

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informative

3.75

super digestible, obviously not in depth analysis due to length but important knowledge. i wanna read all the other ones now, easy to get through in one sitting
The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real by Margery Williams Bianco

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inspiring
children’s books have more valuable lessons than any self help book i have ever read. beautiful and profound in its simplicity 
A Natureza da Mordida by Carla Madeira

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emotional reflective

5.0

no one does it like carla madeira. sobre a tristeza de quem soube não estar.
Tudo é Rio by Carla Madeira

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

minha introdução à carla madeira. nunca mais me despeço.
Slouching Toward Nirvana: New Poems by Charles Bukowski

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emotional reflective

4.25

my 10th bukowski🫶 part two and three were absolutely incredible, but the first part was a bit of a drag. the former’s poems on the mundane, women, and everyday life became some all time favorites.