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My Journey as a Reader Continues

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I decided to stop saying “hello, everyone,” as I understand absolutely no one reads this blog. Still, the narrator must introduce his voice in a text, so hello, and welcome to my blog. August was the first month where I did not make any updates to this blog since I created it. September was just about to become the second month, but I decided to step forward. My mom left Canada to continue her travels in Portugal at the end of September. Work has gone berserk over the past month, but I still was able to read a lot, even more, when I could finally step out for two weeks of vacation after 3+ years of constant work. Now, with all these readings that I have made, there’s just so much to talk about. I am at the prime of my experience as a reader so far in this lifetime. Above all, one thing that has been making a huge difference for me is getting soundtracks to match what I am reading. Since I started this journey of reading more and more, I have begun selecting ambiance tracks on youtube t

I read Identity by Milan Kundera & Choke by Chuck Palahniuk

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A brief introduction Hello everybody, and welcome back to my blog. As I mentioned in my last post, My Journey as a Reader , I have made reading daily a big deal, I can say it’s now my lifetime goal, and I'm here to share my readings with you. I have already told you guys my story, and I have always been someone who enjoys reading, doing it more or less often, but loving it regardless. One more thing to have in mind, I have always had many books at home, I liked them from a young age, and my mom has always made sure that I would have them available to read. During my time studying Literature at the university, my book collection grew even more. As I also mentioned in my previous post, back in 2019, when I moved from Brazil to Canada, I sold every book I had. I used the money to help with fees, and I immigrated to Canada " bookless ". I realized that having a massive number of books around the house was relatively inefficient; however, nobody told me what to do with the emo