Simone and Her Books
books, reviews, and recommendations
Author: Simone
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When the world seems like it’s falling apart everywhere we turn, it’s always good to know that younger generations of people are gaining the same knowledge and understanding of the world. We may not be able to protect our young people from the prejudice and stereotypes and hate that surrounds them, but if we open…
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I promise you this is the last blog post that’s somehow related to Jenny Han’s book. I’ve been meaning to put this post together for a little while, but the list of books I’m about to shove into your faces is way longer than I thought. Who knew that so many books inspired me to…
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There are some wonderful books out that most of the reading world will love. It deserves all the stars and their only flaw being too beautiful. Most people read these books and most people give it four or five stars. It didn’t offend them. It was easy-to-read. It led to 80% of the audience to…
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After watching To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before for the second time, I started thinking back to my high school career and the boys I might have loved before. Then I remembered it. I actually have a story similar to what Lara Jean went through. It made me wonder, what would Lara Jean do?
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I don’t know how I came across this book, but being a mood reader my brain tells me when I’m ready to read a book. For some reason, I wanted to read this book so I borrowed it from the library. It immediately downloaded to my kindle and I couldn’t put it down until I…
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I just finished reading Jenny Han’s opinion piece in the NY Times about representation in films and what that opens up for people. You can read the article here. Of course, I thought on what that all meant. What does representation mean to me? With the release of Crazy Rich Asians and To All The…
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Happy Friday, folks! It’s T minus 7 days until I move from New Jersey to California. The road will be a long one and I’ll physically be homeless from then until we move into the new apartment. For now, we’re planning a road trip down to Florida, spending some time with our families, and just…
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I recently read this article on Electric Literature about making the time to read. To quote a quote, it said: As Molly Barton, one of the founders of Serial Box, told Vox: “I was aware that for many people, reading a book can feel rather slow and daunting compared to other media forms at this point.…
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When you’re a reader, you might be interested in certain things. For example, you might want to be able to track the number of books you read. You might want to time yourself on how long it takes you to read one book. You might want to be social and share your reads with someone.…
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So I decided I was only going to read the first three books from The Selection series. I heard that the rest aren’t so great and I also want to move on to other books in my TBR. Not a lot to report here, but I’ll share the details with you below.
Simone and Her Books 