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You read Jane Eyre last year! 🥹 Was it your first time? I picked it up again last year, too, and am reading a few pages here and there. I read it in high school and have vivid images of me walking home from school, deep into that book. I loved how much it drew me in even though I don't remember exactly what it was; I'm not sure it matters; I know I loved it.

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It was my second time, my first was about a decade ago as an English major. I immediately loved it and still do. 🧡

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Have you seen the threads about Jane possibly being autistic? Curious what you think! That’s actually one of the reasons I picked it up again - to see for myself.

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Yes! I think that may be why I relate to her so much. Especially after rereading, I feel like she's very autistic coded (though of course Brontë wouldn't have had words for that) and I really loved being able to read it through that lens this time around.

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Congrats on the expansion of your family :) - looking forward to the pics. Thanks, as always, for curating your picks. I'm reading Patty Krawec's book right now...so glad to have her lessons in real American history.

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Isn't it beautiful? It's on my list to purchase a physical copy so I can read it again. I'm just starting to feel brave enough to try out annotation, and I have a whole list of books I'm planning to go through again eventually, and this is definitely one of them.

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Yes, it is beautiful…and I so appreciate her tone of unapologetic truth telling. I’m thinking of choosing it for a book club meeting I’m hosting a few months from now.

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That's a great choice for a book club!

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I love this. You feel like a kindred spirit. I’m so glad I found your Substack. I’ve been on a TJ Klune kick lately and loving it. With nonfiction added in too of course.

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Thank you so much! 🧡 I definitely have to read more of Klune's work! I'll be reading the sequel to the House in the Cerulean Sea soon, and I'm really looking forward to it.

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The House on the Cerulean Sea is still my favorite book of his. The sequel is great too though.

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