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I was trying to get away from the received idea that women always write about ‘experience’ – the compass of what they know – while men write wide and bold – the big canvas, the experiment with form.
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“I keep turning over new leaves, and spoiling them, as I used to spoil my copybooks; and I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. (Jo March)”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“If complete and utter chaos was lightning, then he'd be the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armour and shouting 'All gods are bastards!”
― The Color of Magic
― The Color of Magic
“She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”
― Work: A Story of Experience
― Work: A Story of Experience
“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
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Jo’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jo’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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199 books
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531 books
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579 books
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1,291 books
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492 books
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