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Hooked on Books: An Oral History

Hello and welcome to my blog, Poor Unfortunate Stories! My name is Ursula, and I will be your captain on this voyage into reading. Today, however, I have some co-navigators—my arch-nemesis Terry and his grandkid LJ. Every week, we will … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton is so freaking good. It’s Daisy Jones & the Six dialed up to 11.  Now, I’ll admit that this book already has a lot of elements I like—oral history format, … Continue reading

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March 2019: How I Made it Through a Rollercoaster of Reading and Buying and Sickness

What I Read: King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Part of Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer edited by Antonino D’Ambrosio This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy … Continue reading

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