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I literally could not exist in a world without books. I crave the feel of the pages (anyone who knows me knows I LOVE textures) and the smell of an old book. Books transform me into fantasy and sometimes I need that :-)

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Mrs. Astarbi:                 Everyone who knows me knows I am OBSESSED w Gatsby. I read it EVERY summer and have several copies, including a rare edition! 

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Mrs. Astarbi:                 Everyone who knows me knows I am OBSESSED w Gatsby. I read it EVERY summer and have several copies, including a rare edition! 

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I taught Ethan Frome ONE TIME and I wanted Ethan, Zeena, and Mattie to all sled into a brick wall.

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I feel the same way. I know people like Kindles and ebooks. I have a kindle and do use ebooks, but nothing beats holding a book. I like annotating in the book and dating it to see how my mind and thoughts change with every reading of the book.

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I agree.  Being able to reach out and grab some literature is extremely fulfilling. 

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I agree.  Being able to reach out and grab some literature is extremely fulfilling. 

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Pearce

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by bell hooks

-Wes

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The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown :)

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If anyone has been on the room rater Twitter feed, you KNOW you need a good bookshelf with vertical and horizontal stacks. Books fill the room with not just the physical paper, but also as a representation of your "self", your personality and your mind.

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My favorite book is The Catcher in the Rye.

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I totally agree with you

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So many, loved My Brilliant Friend.

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I have several books. I do really like Wuthering Heights by Bronte if I have to pick my all time favorite. On a non academic level I like "There are Monsters at the End of This Book" I feel its really timeless and refelctive

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Yeah! And we could all feed our souls right about now :)

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Yes! I love curling up with a good book!

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Love Imperium by  ryszard kapuscinski and 'We wish to inform you that tomorrow will be killed with our families' by Phillip Gourevitch

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Pearce

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I used to think this was true, but now I have so many books on kindle and so much more space in my house :)

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As I Lay Dying - that is indeed how people should feel as they read the book.

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Tried to read Ulysses about 5 times. I guess I kind of hate the style..

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Pearce

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Reading allows me to escape.....

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Pride and Prejudice is one of them.

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Grapes of Wrath

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Too many to choose. The Harry Potter series is by far my favorite series.

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I feel the same way and I feel as though my soul grows as a read

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I feel the same way and I feel as though my soul grows as a read

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In our new virtual world, there is an infinite number of books on my phone - I'll get to reading right after I scroll social media for 4 hours.

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Macbeth

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I like the old man and the sea

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Favorite recent is Ordinary Grace. William Kent Krueger.
Cutting for Stone. Abraham Verghese.

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Song of Solomon and Autobiography of Malcolm X-Tash

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Song of Solomon and Autobiography of Malcolm X-Tash

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Got to see the poet do a reading of poems in this book at Brooklyn College in my senior year in high school and speak to him. It was a very awesome experience.

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#metoo

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It's why I literally work in a room full of books!

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It's why I literally work in a room full of books!

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This is How You Lose the Time War. It was awful. I have never hated a book more.

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I love Gatsby, too.

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I always feel terrible that kids don't love to read like I do---like we do.  They don't know what they are missing out on.

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A book to open the eyes WIDE
Challenges lots of thinking about "family"

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I can still say that my favorite book ever is Great Expectations.  It always  moves me.  Then I think of the movie.  And I think of Ethan Hawke.

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No matter how hard I try, I cannot get into The Crucible. I hated it.

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I like BIg Books and I cannot lie!