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Elle (ellexamines on TT & Substack) is currently reading

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

by Patrick Radden Keefe

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Elle (ellexamines on TT & Substack) said: "

It’s not the drugs that are bad; it’s the people who abuse them.

One of the stories from this book that I found the most terrifying and notable was the story of a secretary the author refers to as Martha West, who herself became addicted to oxy – ...more "

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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

by N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author)

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Elle (ellexamines on TT & Substack) said: " | releases: 26 Mar 2020 |
okay so. I love creepy city aesthetics, and this book is about a city with an actual living soul. which sounds so so amazing. I'm here for this!!!! ...more "

Aug 31, 2019 08:10AM · see review

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Authority: Essays

by Andrea Long Chu

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Elle (ellexamines on TT & Substack) said: " I recognize the irony of writing a book review of a book critic whose work is of such a high caliber, but I loved this book and wanted to mark my favorites.

Hanya’s Boys – This is one of my favorite essays of all time, and is I believe how I first ...more "

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Elle’s Notes & Highlights

Maurice

by E.M. Forster

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Elle’s Quotes

“Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?"
"Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?"
"Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

tags: humor, true-love

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“Conversation, like certain portions of the anatomy, always runs more smoothly when lubricated.”
― Doug Wright, Quills

tags: communication, conversation, diplomacy

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“He had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.”
― Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere

tags: crises

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“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

tags: love, romance

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