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Love letters! that’s great idea. I first read My Dark Vanessa too a year ago and got curious with Lolita. And yes, I agree a break is needed from reading those two.

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Hi - I really love this. I'm nervous to post in depth reviews/analyses on here, so I think experiences are more accurate!!

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me too! I haven’t studied any literature courses too so idk what to say about books 🙃

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I'm here for the vibes too. I had the exact same feeling reading Lolita in my teens. I'm planning to reread it next month and can't wait to experience it all over again. I wonder if I'll be so easily tricked by our narrator again. It's the book that started my dive into Nabokov's writing and interest in Russian storytelling in general!

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and to think English wasn’t even Nabokov’s first language. I am also on a Russian lit journey too! I’m starting Anna Karenina this month.

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The Anthropocene Reviewed is on of my favourite non fic reads, purely because of how human it is. I've followed Hank and John Green since I was a young teen and while I think I've grown out of and from the YA fiction he's written, his non fiction work here and with Crash Course and on Vlogbrothers videos are magical.

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Tina, exactly! I feel the same! I DNFed Turtles All The Way Down because I realized I had outgrown YA. But I am still a great fan of crash course!

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I feel like a remember hearing that he's focusing on writing more non fic going forward, so I'm looking forward to whatever he churns out next! Crash Course is an absolute GEM of a human creation!

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oh that’s nice! Crash course is the OG. Also every time I finish a classic I always check if crash course has a video on it 😂

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