Welcome to Bookmarker!

This is a personal project by @dellsystem. I built this to help me retain information from the books I'm reading.

Source code on GitHub (MIT license).

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7 years, 5 months ago

It's a self-portrait

"He never could paint people," Sam whispers. "He always left them out. Painted everything empty. Even when he drew himself, he couldn't do features ..."

The figure turns and Thibault glimpses its faceless face. Empty. A faint graphite sweep where there should be eyes. Blank as an egg. A poor, co…

—p.162 The Last Days of New Paris The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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I saved Paris

I saved Paris, Thibault makes himself think. Destroyed a new utter demon. I saved th world. He feels flat. Outside, the sunlight hits them differently than it did within the old city.

Is this it? Are they done?

—p.159 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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bivouac

They bivouac in a preserved café.

—p.98 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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lowing

He can hear a cow lowing in the cellar.

—p.96 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
strange
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molder

Out again, over railways where rolling stock moldered.

—p.76 The Last Days of New Paris (1) by China Miéville
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