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Imagine having a mother who worries that you read too much. The question is, what is it that's supposed to happen to people who read too much? How can you tell when someone's crossed the line.
Imagine having a mother who worries that you read too much. The question is, what is it that's supposed to happen to people who read too much? How can you tell when someone's crossed the line.
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- Helen Oyeyemi
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Helen Oyeyemi: documented birth year 1984; activity date not established. Wikidata Q460857, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q460857 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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