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The Subjugation of Selfhood in Literary Fiction
Why are we obsessed with suffering?
Jan 15 • Marcus
Books That Feel Like A Haunting
It’s been said before, and I’ll say it again — a good book should feel like a haunting.
Jan 13 • Marcus
Ranking Everything I Read in 2025
I wrote about 105 books, so you better read this xoxo
Jan 4 • Marcus
On Love, Loss, and Liminality
Emerging from Chrysalis
Dec 18, 2025 • Marcus
Contemplating Contempt: An Essay
The Blurring Lines of Self-Respect and Erasure
Dec 16, 2025 • Marcus
The Topography of Loss
A Lengthy Perspective on a Transparent Heartbreak
Dec 11, 2025 • Marcus
My Three Year Relationship Ended with a Text Message
Coping with grief through literature
Dec 5, 2025 • Marcus
Moving on from Bookstagram: A Farewell
The next chapter of Lit_Laugh_Luv
Nov 28, 2025 • Marcus
My Top Ten Reads of 2024*
*No, that's not a typo. I promise.
Nov 27, 2025 • Marcus
I Read Five 2026 Releases Early
And I have thoughts I'd like to share...
Oct 29, 2025 • Marcus
The Great Bookshelf Reset of 2025
Musings on consumerism, organization, and unhauling books.
Oct 20, 2025 • Marcus
The Ultimate Reader’s Cheat Sheet
Becoming the best bookworm you can be!
Oct 7, 2025 • Marcus
2025 Quarter 3: Reads & Reflections
My thoughts on 36 recent reads!
Oct 2, 2025 • Marcus
Nine Books I'm Defending Now & Forever
The story of a 29 year-old kid versus the literary world
Sep 10, 2025 • Marcus
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Your Friendly Obsession
Your Friendly Obsession
Marco Marquez
cool gal writing
cool gal writing
jocelyn
emmareadstoomuch
emmareadstoomuch
emma
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Shelf By Shelf
Hunter Mclendon
Soft surface to cry on
Soft surface to cry on
Silvia Almeida

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