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Dear Reader

 

Whoever you are, hello.

Whether by accident or intent you've found my reading log, Book-Addled Brain. Over the years I have accumulated books faster than I could read them, and my beloved bookshelves are now quite full. I recently started a Big Read through my stash to decide what to keep what what to donate. This is my space to chronicle what I read and what I think about it. Also to post the occasional Literary Snark. You can be my Dear Reader and we'll pretend this is one long bookish chat in some timeless tea parlor where rain is always tapping on the windows, fire is always crackling in the hearth, steam is always curling from the kettle, and the scones are always magically calorie-free.

Of course, there's also the chance that I'm only talking to myself, which is fine. I am delighted to be my own Dear Reader. Myself and I are known to make merry conversation (though it is admittedly tricky managing two tea cups).

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