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Have you bought any books recently? I haven't bought any books for a while but I got one book last month from a monthly subscription box. This picture is from a small shop in Berlin. I popped in while I was waiting for my bus to Poland.
#books#booklr#bookblogger#book photography#ya books#fantasy books#traveling reader#bookstore#foreign edition#amari#berlin bookstore#girls who read#middle grade#you've reached sam
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“Did you lose it?”
I clench his bookend. “No … I threw it out.”
“What do you mean?”
“I threw everything out,” I tell him. “All of your stuff. I couldn’t look at
it anymore. I was trying to forget you. I’m so sorry, Sam.”
Silence fills his room. I know he’s hurt by this, so I tell him, “I tried to
get them back. But it was too late. Everything was already gone. I know, I’m terrible. I’m sorry—”
“You’re not terrible,” Sam says. “Don’t say that. I’m not mad at you,
okay?”
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Shut the freaking front door 😭😭😭😭😭
#I shed a tear 🥲#Sam#Darling#You dont have to be so amazing#Whyyyyyyy#you've reached sam#i love him sm
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Day 21: JOMPBPC: Paranormal
This is such a beautiful book and I can't wait to read more books by Dustin Thao! 💜
#justonemorepage#jompbpc#paranormal#you've reached sam#dustin thao#beautiful book#beautiful cover#amazing author#pretty flowers#oleander#i love books
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And in my attempt to move on, I've been trying to erase him from my life like a terrible memory.
#You've reached sam#youve reached sam#books and reading#book quotes#books#books and writing#reading#quotes
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“There's some peace in being left alone.” —
— Julie clarke ||
Book: You've Reached Sam ||
Author: Dustin Thao ||
#you've reached sam#dustin thao#julie clarke#sam.txt#quotes#writeblr#booklr#books and reading#dark academia aesthetic#zoey#my writing
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the longing to have a love like in books increases with every book i read like a constant ache in my chest
#poets of tumblr#beige tones#light indie#light aesthetic#bookshelf#bookstagram#books and literature#books & libraries#you've reached sam
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#tumblr polls#my polls#polls#book#books#books & libraries#booklr#book fandom#book adaptation#you've reached sam#dustin thao#the guardian#nicholas sparks#six crimson cranes#elizabeth lim#the young samurai#chris bradford#daughter of a pirate#tricia levenseller#movies#movie poll#inkheart#corneila funke
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- Friday | 29.09.2023
- Reading: "You've reached Sam"
/Finally free from work to do some reading./
#you've reached sam#reading#bookstagram#booktok#dark academia#light academia#coffee and books#mine#autumn#fall#library#red nails#nail art
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Lucas (from American roommate experiment) and Sam (from you've reached sam) are legit variants of Ravi Singh, literally no one can disagree.
#a good girls guide to murder#agggtm#pipravi#ravi singh#pip fitz amobi#american roomate experiment#you've reached sam
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“Letting go isn't about forgetting. It's balancing moving forward with life, and looking back from time to time, remembering the people in it.”
— You've Reached Sam, Dustin Thao
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did i know 'you've reached Sam' was a veryyyyyy sad book? yes
was reading 'you've reached Sam' to feel something and to get out of this disgusting fuck ass bitch reading slump a bad idea? probably
am i going to stop reading it? absolutely not
even though i havent even finished chapter one and am already being overwhelmed by sad emotions, i will try my best to read it trough
this girl will soldier on 🫡
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work mode!
📖: you've reached sam by dustin thao
#reading#you've reached sam#current read#bookstagram#book tumblr#dark acadamia aesthetic#bookish#books & libraries#book#books and reading#dark academia#book recommendations#aesthetic#pinterest#pinterest board
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I can’t tell if he’s looking for something. Or if he likes that feeling of being inside a bookstore. Or if he came to see me.
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Top 10 Reads of 2022
The Last Cuentista-2021 Donna Barba Higuera (a meteor is on a crash course with the Earth and a small group has been selected to start over on a new planet, but first they must be placed in hibernation. Decades later a young girl awakens from her hibernation only to realize that things have gone horribly wrong)
Girl In The Blue Coat-2016 Monica Hesse (1943 in Nazi occupied Netherlands a young woman works in the black market and one of her customers have come to her with a strange request. She has been hiding a Jewish girl in her house and the girl has disappeared without a trace.)
The Diamond Eye-2022 Kate Quinn (based on the true story of the best female sharpshooter in the Soviet Union during World War II. However, more then the enemy is gunning for her. Including some who should be her friend.)
The Fervor-2022 Alma Katsu (in the Japanese internment camps an illness is spreading. It's called hatred and its spreading quickly. What will happen when the illness escapes the confinement of the camp and spread thought out the world?)
Anatomy-2022 Dana Schwartz (in Scotland during the 19th century a young woman doesn't want to marry and raise a family. She wants to be a surgeon and instead of accepting her initial rejection she sneaks into an operating theater and meets her fate. Sequel expected February, 2023)
The Memory Police-1994 Yoko Ogawa (on an unnamed island things are vanishing. Things the memory police no longer deem important. Things like ribbons, perfume, and birds. In an act of defiance the unnamed narrator hides her editor under her house in hopes of finding salvation.)
You've Reached Sam-2021 Dustin Thao (after an argument with her boyfriend a girl learns that he has been hit by a car and killed. Believing that she played a part in his death she is unable to move on, but hopes to hear his voice one last time.)
The Last Grand Duchess-2022 Bryn Turnbull (told by Olga Romanov the eldest daughter of the last Tsar of Russia. Olga watches the fall of her family and prays that someone will come and help them.)
Girl A-2021 Abigail Dean (after her family home is raided by the police a woman comes to terms with the truth. She was raised in a cult and must rely on herself to keep from crumbling.)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo-2017 Taylor Jenkins Reid (set in the glamor of old Hollywood Evelyn Hugo dreams of stardom. Instead she finds herself married to one man after the other while her real love is just out of reach.)
Honorable Mentions
Princess Knight the Complete Series-1963-1966 Osamu Tezuka
Skin of the Sea-2021 Natasha Bowen
A Certain Hunger-2021 Chelsea G. Summers
Hani and Ishu's Guide To Fake Dating-2021 Adiba Jaigidar
The Pink Triangle-1986 Richard Plant
#top 10 reads of 2022#the last cuentista#girl in the blue coat#the diamond eye#the fervor#anatomy#the memory police#you've reached sam#the last grand duchess#girl a#the seven husbands of evelyn hugo#princess knight#skin of the sea#a certain hunger#hani and ishu's guide to fake dating#the pink triangle
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3 Book reviews from someone with no credentials other than the ability to read
I have been reading a lot again lately and this year I finished 3 books so far! So I wanna do a little review of the books because I think it’s fun and I really missed reading! Let me know if you’ve read these, what your thoughts were or if you have a recommendation for me!
Might contain spoilers
You’ve Reached Sam - Dustin Thao
It had been a minute since I had read a book with romance adjacent plot, I had recently watched a lot of tragic love stories in films and wanted to read something with a bit of a tragic air to it. Sam and Julie’s story is definitely tragic however I should have maybe skipped this one. The book is a Young Adult story about healing and moving on and that’s how it’s written. Young Adult is an amazing genre and considering I hadn’t been reading for a while, I thought diving in with YA book would be good for me and I thought wrong. It’s not that the story isn’t written well, it’s more that I found myself feeling slightly too old for it. I also found myself getting incredibly frustrated with the main character and some of her choices, while still understanding her loss.
This being said, the ending was a great sense of closure for the book and main character Julie. It also had me bawling my eyes out as I’m an emotional wreck in general.
2.5/5 Good read, just simply not for me!
My Grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry - Fredrik Backman
The connection between grandmother and granddaughter is something beautiful, as someone who has grown up with my grandparents surrounding me this book definitely hit me where it hurts. Elsa and her grandmother’s relationship was absolutely beautiful, even after the passing of her grandmother. I liked that Elsa didn’t regard her grandmother as a saint, learning about her wrong doings in the past and holding her accountable. There’s a beautiful sense of forgiving in this book, the residents of the apartment building all being connected to the grandmother in one way or another. Elsa’s grandmother created an entire world to make Elsa happy and it’s simply stunning. There’s a hint of found family trope in this book as well and that is simply my favorite trope ever. However, the wurse’s death had me sobbing because in my head it looked like my dog.
4.8/5 as no book is perfect but this one nearly is
Pachinko - Minjin Lee
Now this book is another one that hits me in an emotional way. I have a Korean grandmother and know that she lived through many things in her life, she doesn’t like to talk about it and I don’t pry. This book gave me some insight however. I loved that you travel through this family nearly generation by generation, starting with Yangjin moving to Sunja, then to her sons Noa and Mozasu and then to her grandson Solomon. It’s a tragic story, Sunja’s life having never been quite easy. The first 2 parts of this books touched me the most, Isak and Hansu’s characters being so different yet both oddly appealing. I love that Sunja grew to love Isak as he was truly her savior. While sometimes not much happened within the chapters, I found I couldn’t put the book down as I needed to know what would happen.
It made me feel sad to see the shame people had simply being Korean yet also not being able to detest the Japanese as a lot of them grew up among them despite the things the country had done. It was interesting to see and shed a personal light onto the entire situation through the eyes of one family experiencing life this way. At many times through out this book I wanted to extend my arms and give Sunja a hug. Especially at the end, as she visits Isak’s grave to speak with him and burrying Noa’s picture next to him so that she has a sense of closure knowing her son is with him.
4.5/5 The last part of the book didn’t keep my attention as well as the other parts. But the last chapter made my chest hurt, feeling sad that I wouldn’t get to see anything else from this family that I had been following for 500+ pages. I simply wept at the last page.
If you have read any of these, let me know if you shared some thoughts! I know this is a kpop writing blog but reading has been bringing me peace and I wanted to share it with you all! Might do this more often after I finished another 3 books.
#you've reached sam#dustin thao#my grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry#fredrik backman#pachinko#minjin lee#book review
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Poem: IF I DIE TOMORROW
TW: Mentions of Death, grief, sadness.
This was inspired by Dustin Thao's "You've Reached Sam", a book I haven't completed yet but I'm sure it is going to destroy me.
What if I die tomorrow
Will you cry for me?
or will you
be angry at the universe
for taking away something you loved
will you come to see me one last time?
will you say the things left unsaid
cursing the limited time we had
because I'll never get to hear them
will you tell my mom I love her
will you be there by her side
because I won't be by yours
will you ever call up my phone
hoping i'd answer with a
"gurl, spill" because I knew you so well.
will this be a plot of a sad novel?
Several texts left unread,
making you wish I wasn't dead.
that little gasp you'd make before saying my name,
because
oh lord, it's not the same.
will you miss me?
or will you miss what I was to you?
before I go, I just want you to know,
that I will always love you
If the universe can hear me
nothing can set us apart,
I'll always be by you, dead or not
Will you cherish my memories
or will you try to forget about me
will you throw away my things,
or will you look for my traces in them
will you look for me in the crowd,
feel the ache in your heart because
you'd already seen the last of me
and there's not gonna be anymore of it.
Don't be afraid,
I'll be here, waiting for you
be it fifty years or eighty-five,
because I meant it when I said, "this is for life"
and I'd promised I'll always be there, right here, by your side.
#poem#poet#poems#poetsoftumblr#poemsoftumblr#oc#original#you've reached sam#dustin thao#poetry#sad#grief#death#explore#I'm alright#reblog#literature
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