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bookworm

noun as in booklover

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You could be assigned a slovenly party animal who makes your life miserable or a studious bookworm you don’t see all semester.

True crime podcast lovers, bookworms and mystery series fans will all find something of interest in “Listen for the Lie,” the latest hit book to get the TV treatment.

"I have always been a bookworm. I will read a bit of anything, but fantasy is my niche because it's escapist," she said.

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As a child, she was a "bookworm" who loved attending acting classes and workshops.

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Instead, the bookworm twins are forced to witness their father, Percy, further wither and drink himself away: He’s a former Parisian juggler in a wheelchair after being hit by a drunk driver.

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