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Eleanor Strain

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“It gives me the long-term perspective that I often lose, especially in exam season”: comfort reads for exam season

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 sub.editors 0 Comments Eleanor Strain

“We should not view books as tasks to be completed, but as forms of art like any other”. Eleanor Strain offers an insight into the power of re-reading in times of exam stress.

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