MY IDEALIZED READER SELF // My intellectual ideal self VS. my basic actual self @marianamasbooks

Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 53 minutes ago

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PEOPLE/THINGS MENTIONED:
Gigi's original video: youtu.be/AcAmwNC5R1U

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BOOKS MENTIONED
Xanto: Novelucha Libre, José Luis Zárate
Vertical Motion, Can Xue
Beowulf

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ME, ELSEWHERE:
Twitter: @MarianaMasBooks
The Storygraph: @marianamasbooks

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