{"id":3978,"date":"2025-01-12T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3978"},"modified":"2025-01-12T11:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T11:06:05","slug":"intermezzo-sally-rooneys-best-novel-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3978","title":{"rendered":"Intermezzo: Sally Rooney&#8217;s Best Novel Yet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PXL_20250112_103717899-1.jpg?w=678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3981\" style=\"width:412px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Hi Readers! <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Here\u2019s the first book review of 2025!<\/mark><\/strong> I have read Sally Rooney\u2019s books before, and have never liked them. I thought <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Normal People<\/strong><\/mark> was far too removed from reality and also quite pretentious. I DNFed both <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Conversations with Friends and Beautiful World, Where Are You?<\/mark><\/strong> because the story didn\u2019t grip me within the first 100 pages or so. After these three disappointments, I had decided not to read Rooney\u2019s books again. But, I couldn\u2019t resist Intermezzo. I saw so many people claiming it to be Rooney\u2019s best novel yet. Those who hadn\u2019t liked her other books were raving about this. So, I picked it up and really liked it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~DESCRIPTION~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Intermezzo is the story of brothers, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Ivan and Peter<\/mark><\/strong>, who are trying their best to live their lives after the death of their father. Ivan finds himself attracted to a woman more than half his age. Peter finds himself in a love triangle where he is in love with two women. We also see how strained the relationships are between the brothers, with their mother and with their father. We see how already strained relations become more complex while grieving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3980\" data-id=\"3980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153620_170.jpg?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153620_170.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153620_170.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153620_170.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3979\" data-id=\"3979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153513_447.jpg?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153513_447.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153513_447.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153513_447.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~THOUGHTS~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">What does it mean to be happy? Fulfilled? If I had to pick my answer based on Intermezzo, I would say it simply means being able to share your thoughts with your loved ones time and again. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Stream of consciousness writing can either make you dizzy or leave you amazed. With Intermezzo, I was amazed. <\/mark><\/strong>There were several instances where page after page description is singularly just the thoughts that are happening inside one character\u2019s head. Once it\u2019s just <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">ordinary day to day living<\/mark><\/strong>. Other times we can feel him falling into a <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">downward spiral of depression and hitting rock bottom<\/mark><\/strong>. Another when he is <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">thinking about his childhood<\/mark><\/strong>. And, really, many others. The stream of consciousness writing was so fresh and unreal at the same time, because I could relate to the 100 kmph speed of thoughts running in my brain. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What didn\u2019t strike a chord with the previous Sally Rooney books for me, worked like a charm in this one.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We see how we unconsciously want others to suffer just because we are suffering. We don\u2019t want to be alone in pain. We want it shared so we can be in pain together with someone. That\u2019s what Peter does time and again with the two women who adore him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We see how a person\u2019s body language completely changes depending on the topic. Like, it\u2019s confident with an upright posture while talking about certainty or things and people we love. But, when we are talking about an uncomfortable past, or people from childhood who bullied us, we remember that version of ourselves and in a way become that version in that moment, making ourselves smaller. The thoughtful, calm and emotionally intelligent Ivan becomes defensive, incoherent and angry while talking about Peter when they were kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We see how we are always ready to put ourselves down. We have the wondrous ability of empathy, and yet we only use it in selfish or self-deprecating ways. The amazing and self-made Maragret thinks what Ivan\u2019s brother will think of her dating someone so much younger. She thinks how disappointed, suspicious and dismissive he would be. That becomes such a unilateral worldview. Even when we are being empathetic, we are still thinking of ourselves from our view. Why are we so defensive and yet so pessimistic in our vision at times?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">There isn\u2019t a strong plot to the book. There is no structure to the story or the punctuation. But, these things are never found in Sally Rooney\u2019s books, so you can\u2019t expect them.<\/mark><\/strong> <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What you can expect is the nature of human behaviour molding, evolving, growing, diminishing, flourishing in all its glory. <\/mark><\/strong>Intermezzo is masterful in its writing, though provoking in its approach of emotions and goes beyond the standard structure of a novel. It makes you think too much, feel all the way more and also wants you to evolve in your own maturity. I haven\u2019t read anything quite like this book, which though unsettling, stays that way in the best and worst ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3983\" data-id=\"3983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153528_104.jpg?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153528_104.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153528_104.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153528_104.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3982\" data-id=\"3982\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153550_571.jpg?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153550_571.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153550_571.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153550_571.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~TO READ OR NOT TO READ~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This part gets tricky, because even though I liked the book, I am not sure whether to recommend it or not. If you have loved Sally Rooney\u2019s books, then you will definitely love this. If you like reading structured books with plot-based story, then you shouldn\u2019t read it. If you cannot stand improper dialogues without any punctuation, then you should stay away from this book, because it takes some time getting used to what\u2019s in the head and what\u2019s actually spoken out loud. If you like novels where there is ambiguity, then you might like this one. If you prefer quiet books focusing on slow paced character focus, then you should read this book. Most importantly, I think you need to be in the correct head space when you read Intermezzo. Don\u2019t read because everyone\u2019s reading it. Definitely don\u2019t read when you are trying to get out of a reading slump. It\u2019s not a beach read or an airport read, because you have to give it your entire attention. So, if you pass these challenges and read 100 odd pages, you will get to the charm that book has in way of complications. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I have rated Intermezzo by Sally Rooney at 4\/5 stars!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3984\" data-id=\"3984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153502_528.jpg?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153502_528.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153502_528.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153502_528.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3985\" data-id=\"3985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153602_663.jpg?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153602_663.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153602_663.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_20250112_153602_663.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sign.jpg?resize=200%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3295\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Readers! Here\u2019s the first book review of 2025! I have read Sally Rooney\u2019s books before, and have never liked them. I thought Normal People was far too removed from reality and also quite pretentious. I DNFed both Conversations with Friends and Beautiful World, Where Are You? because the story didn\u2019t grip me within the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-review","category-books","category-book-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PXL_20250112_103717899-2-1.jpg?fit=2500%2C2500&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3999,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=3999","url_meta":{"origin":3978,"position":0},"title":"January 2025 Recap!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"February 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers! We are finally at the end of January. It seemed like a forever month, in amazing ways though. I lived SO MUCH, and that\u2019s not an exaggeration. A homebody going out every weekend is no joke. But I went out on my terms, doing things that I love,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Life!&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Life!","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=6"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SI_20250201_142026.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SI_20250201_142026.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SI_20250201_142026.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SI_20250201_142026.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SI_20250201_142026.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4646,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4646","url_meta":{"origin":3978,"position":1},"title":"Top 8 Posts of 2025 \u2013 Year in Review (Part 3)","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"December 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers! Welcome to Part 3 of Year in Review series: Top 10 Posts of 2025. This post is possible only because of ALL OF YOU. Because of a slow reading year, it was a slow writing year too. I shared 37 posts this year. The total viewership reached more\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book review&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book review","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SI_20251221_173635.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SI_20251221_173635.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SI_20251221_173635.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SI_20251221_173635.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SI_20251221_173635.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":100,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=100","url_meta":{"origin":3978,"position":2},"title":"October Reads!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"October 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers! October has been the most productive month in terms of reading. I read SEVEN BOOKS THIS MONTH, which is quite an accomplishment, I\u2019d say. Of these 7, I truly liked reading 4 books! It is quite a mix of genres, but as you all know, I read as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book review&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book review","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f9Xwq-GNFlQ\/WbPJ8d7pX9I\/AAAAAAAAduA\/Y6ZKOhC9a0g-jWdJSnuOqOaV6fE84DG8gCPcBGAYYCw\/s320\/mindscapereviews.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2046,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=2046","url_meta":{"origin":3978,"position":3},"title":"Books Read in April 2022!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"April 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers! Another end of another month calls for another roundup post! I managed to read EIGHT BOOKS across 2785 PAGES! Luckily, this month I loved most of the books I read, which is 5 out of 8! Also, 5 out of 8 were digital. 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