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kelly_virginia
Librarian Early Bird
Currently reading (1)
The Brothers Karamazov (Bicentennial Edition): A Novel in Four Parts With Epilogue by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Mainly reads fiction books that are reflective, emotional, and dark.

Typically chooses medium-paced books that are <300 pages long.

Read recently
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release by Philippe Margotin

To-Read Pile
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A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Challenges

2025 Reading Goal

30 books

3% (1 book)

2025 Pages Goal

20,000 pages

4% (1 book), 729 pages

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