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April 3, 2021
Welcome to 6 Degrees of Separation. Six degrees of separation is the idea that we are only six connections away from an introduction to anyone else in the world. The term ‘six degrees of separation’ was originally inspired by Hungarian writer and poet Frigyes Karinthy, who coined the phrase in his 1929 short story ‘Chains‘. […]
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March 10, 2021
Six degrees of separation is the idea that we are only six connections away from an introduction to anyone else in the world. Apparently the theory is almost correct (the answer is 6.6 degrees of separation according to one article). Now, there is also a bookish version of 6 Degrees. Originally created by authors Annabel […]
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December 7, 2020
6 Degrees of Separation: From Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret to The Muddleheaded Wombat
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Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, which is usually on the first Saturday of the month—except when I completely forget about it! And this was one month I didn’t want to skip because the starting book is one that meant a great deal to me when I was a young teenager: Are You there […]
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November 7, 2020
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, my monthly bit of bookish fun, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us a starting book and we link it to six other titles in any way our mind decides to make connections. This month, we’re actually beginning with a wild card, meaning we begin where we ended in […]
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August 1, 2020
Welcome to this month’s Six Degrees of Separation. For anyone interested in history, the term ‘six degrees of separation’ was originally inspired by Hungarian writer and poet Frigyes Karinthy, who coined the phrase in his 1929 short story ‘Chains‘. It’s the idea that everyone in the world is separated from everyone else by just six connections. […]
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June 9, 2020
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides the name of a book, and we link it to six others in whichever stream-of-consciousness way our brain happens to work. It’s easy and it’s fun, so join in! This month, we’re starting with Normal People by Sally Rooney. I read Normal People […]
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