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Sewing… Paper? // Wreck This Journal 5
Follow me as I adventure through my copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. I haven’t done one of these in quite some time (since March!!) but since it’s summer I finally have time to get crafting again! This page has such an interesting, fun prompt that I knew I had to do it ASAP. Fortunately… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE
Author: Stieg Larsson Number of Pages: 724 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: May 9th, 2006 “Mikael Blomkvist, crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE SUN ALSO RISES
Author: Ernest Hemingway Number of Pages: 251 Publisher: Scribner Release Date: 1926 “A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway’s most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of… Continue reading
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Book Review: JURASSIC PARK
Author: Michael Crichton Number of Pages: 399 Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: November 1990 “A billionaire has created a technique to clone dinosaurs. From the DNA that his crack team of scientists extract, he is able to grow the dinosaurs in his laboratories and lock them away on an island behind electric fences, creating a sort of theme park.… Continue reading
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April Favorites: Walk the Moon, Eddie Redmayne, and More!
These flowers are just beginning to bloom in my garden, and it’s such a relief to finally see some life after a horribly relentless winter. It’s not quite as warm as I’d like it to be now that April has come and gone (to be honest, it’s still pretty chilly!) but at least we’re moving… Continue reading
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QUOTE: Robert Louis Stevenson
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson As the weather gets warmer and summer edges ever nearer, I feel an overwhelming urge to move. This could mean going for a walk or simply sitting outside to do homework… Continue reading
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I’m a WHEATIE! (My Final College Decision)
Last Friday (April 10th) I attended the Welcome to Wheaton Day for accepted students at Wheaton College in Norton, MA. I had visited the campus many times before this, but this time was a particularly special visit because I’ll be attending Wheaton College in the fall! The great experience I had at the Welcome to Wheaton… Continue reading
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Book Review: A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC
Author: V.E. Schwab Number of Pages: 400 Publisher: Tor Books Release Date: February 24, 2015 “Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. Grey London is dirty, boring, lacks magic, ruled by mad King George. Red London is where life and magic are revered, and the Maresh Dynasty presides over a flourishing… Continue reading
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QUOTE: Herbert Mason
“He looked at the walls, Awed at the heights His people had achieved And for a moment — just a moment — All that lay behind him Passed from view.” ~ Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative by Herbert Mason Herbert Mason’s writing in his interpretation of The Epic of Gilgamesh is simultaneously simple and striking. I love this quote because… Continue reading
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Exciting Announcement!
In a spontaneous turn of events, I have recently decided to self-host my blog! I will be launching the new site within a day or two, so if you notice any changes that is why. My blog will still be located at the same web address (www.nutfreenerd.com) but I’m not exactly sure if followers will… Continue reading
About ME //
i’m holly — former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.
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