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Rebecca! What a pleasant surprise to see this in my inbox today. You are so generous and kind. Thank you for the wonderful review and support. WOW— I can't thank you enough.

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Wow, how interesting to hear a different kind of “voice” from you Rebecca. I actually had to go to the top and reassure myself that it was you! I liked this somewhat unconventional book review.

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Mar 21, 2023Liked by Rebecca Holden

I'll take inspiration wherever I can find it! Thanks, Rebecca.

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I’ve been following the Boston Marathon my whole life, and had never heard of the scream tunnel before. But I know about Aunt Phoebe. Don’t we all have one? Or more? “Thank you for noticing” is an elegant dismissal!

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Mar 21, 2023Liked by Rebecca Holden

I'm so inspired by this post! To run Boston is such an amazing accomplishment. I'm a New Yorker, but the Boston marathon is *the* marathon to run if you're a serious runner. I'll definitely never qualify, but I'm so impressed that Julie did!

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What a great review, Rebecca. As someone who considers it an achievement to run for a bus I was inspired to subscribe to Julie's newsletter. The book sounds great. I look forward to reading more of your book reviews -- you have no excuse now!

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Such a lovely review. I hope you'll do more of these in the future :-)

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Oh this is the book you mentioned to me a while ago! Yes?

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Nice to see an unexpected newsletter from you. And a great book review.

I applaud anyone who can run a marathon. It always looks grueling. I've watched many on tv.

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If I hadn’t just received Julie’s book this very day, I would have ordered it from the sheer energy and inspiration of your review, Rebecca. Nicely done.

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Mar 24, 2023Liked by Rebecca Holden

I loved this review, Rebecca! I'm not a runner, but I have subscribed to Julie's newsletter and will buy the book based on what you've shared here. Plus, I'm pretty into impossible projects right now, so this is right up my alley! Thanks for sharing! 💖

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