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“If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.”
― Demian
― Demian
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
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SpecFic Buddy Reads
— 107 members
— last activity 20 minutes ago
We want to read fun stuff as a group and do lots of buddy reads on the side. And we like to chat a bit, too. Friends don't let friends read alone:) ...more
The Roundtable
— 55 members
— last activity 19 hours, 1 min ago
Welcome to the Roundtable Our passions include literary fiction, the classics, and serious non-fiction. In 2024 we are reading the Palliser novels b ...more
Around the World in 80 Books
— 28448 members
— last activity 6 hours, 35 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
Newest Literary Fiction
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Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more
FABClub (Female Authors Book Club)
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— last activity Feb 12, 2023 08:13PM
We read books written by female authors and then we talk about them. All gender identities are welcome to become members of this group. All book selec ...more
Viv’s 2023 Year in Books
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