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“Vicinity to the sea is desirable, because it is easier to do nothing by the sea than anywhere else, and because bathing and basking on the shore cannot be considered an employment but only an apotheosis of loafing.”
― The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
― The Collected Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
“Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale.”
― The Last Unicorn
― The Last Unicorn
“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.”
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“And perhaps there is a limit to the grieving that the human heart can do. As when one adds salt to a tumbler of water, there comes a point where simply no more will be absorbed.”
― The Little Stranger
― The Little Stranger
“I gave the prescribed Metropolitan Police "first greeting".
"Oi!" I said "What do you think you're doing?”
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"Oi!" I said "What do you think you're doing?”
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English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers
— 2090 members
— last activity 17 hours, 48 min ago
A place to discuss Scandi Crime novels, which includes novels from: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark. Whether it's Smilia from Peter Hoeg's S ...more
A Good Thriller
— 21635 members
— last activity 4 hours, 28 min ago
Action packed gripping, exciting and tense thrillers, mysteries, that's what we like reading. So many great authors out there to read. Let's share our ...more
Suomalainen lukupiiri
— 1277 members
— last activity Jan 03, 2026 04:47AM
Finnish Book Club Now also for international readers! Discussions about Finnish literature in English Lukupiiri, jossa luetaan kotimaisiakin kirjoja. ...more
What's the Name of That Book???
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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Fiction from Finland
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— last activity Sep 07, 2015 07:48AM
Book club reading Finnish fiction translated into English. Created to encourage more people to read Finnish fiction, and get more contemporary Finnish ...more
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