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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Literature History: "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf was published on this day in 1925. 📚💙 #books📚

The original 1925 cover of the novel "Mrs. Dalloway," written by Virginia Woolf.

Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

A book I read this year: "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. One of the best I've read this year, in which Dickens manages to leave you feeling hope and despair. That's a heck of a literary feat (and a reflection of the French Revolution). Not exactly a "feel-good" romp, but a great book.

Cover of Charles Dickens' book "A Tale of Two Cities", a story set during the French Revolution.

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

A book I read this year: "The Grapes of Wrath" by Steinbeck. Easily one of the best for me this year. The ending had a bit of a "Oh, that's it?" feel at first, but it's settled into me since time has passed. I'd be curious to know how you all felt about the ending. #booksky📚💙 #books📚

Cover for John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of Shirley Jackson's horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of Stephen King's non-fiction book "On Writing."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 17/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of Ray Bradbury's book "Something Wicked This Way Comes"

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 16/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of the novel "The Exorcist," written by William Peter Blatty.

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 15/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 14/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of the book "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville.

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 13/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

The front cover of the book "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman.

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 12/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of the book "The Silence of the Lambs," written by Thomas Harris.

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 11/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of the Stephen King novel "Carrie."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 10/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of John Steakley's military sci fi novel "Armor."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 9/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of the book "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 8/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of Truman Capote's book "In Cold Blood."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 7/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Front cover of James Ellroy's crime/thriller novel "The Black Dahlia."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 6/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Breakfast of Champions."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Did you know that one of the main reasons Victor Hugo wrote "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was to save Paris' gothic architecture, which was being replaced with more modern styles? He considered the cathedral to be the main character of the story. #booksky📚💙 #books📚

A picture of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral taken in 2017, two years before the fire.

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 5/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 4/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

Cover of Mark Twain's novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20 #Books📚 #BookSky💙📚 #Book #BookChallenge

The cover of Hunter S. Thompson's book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream"

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Front cover of Ray Bradbury's book "The October Country."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20 #Books📚 #BookSky 💙📚 #Book#BookChallenge

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The word "monster" comes from the same Latin root as "monstrare" ("to show") and "monere" ("to warn"). Monsters in our stories are warnings about real-life dangers. #booksky📚💙 #books📚 #horror

An image of a manticore, which is a monster from classic Persian mythology. It has a tail covered in venomous spines or quills, the body of a lion, and a human head with three rows of teeth. The word "Manticore" comes from an Old Persian compound word that meant "man eater."

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Daniel Fox @daniel-fox.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The oldest printed (as opposed to handwritten) book that still exists is a copy of the Diamond Sutra. It was found in the Mogao Caves (China) by a Daoist monk in 1900. Its full title translates to "The Perfection-of-Wisdom-Text That Cuts Like A Thunderbolt." This copy is dated to 868 C.E. #booksky📚💙

The frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra, which would appear opposite the title page of the book. The book is a collection of Buddhist aphorisms. The frontispiece depicts a seated Buddha having a philosophical conversation with his elderly disciple, Subhūti.

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