8) "Sense and Sensibility" - Jane Austen. Do I even need to say that I really enjoyed it? I don't know if I'd have been able to keep up the momentum to read it all if I hadn't been sick this weekend, because it's ridiculously long, but yeah... Made me think that I need to keep my mouth more shut and my ears more open. The main char avoids manipulating, but she plays her cards so close to her chest that she's able to collect all the info and ride everything out. Social surfing.
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