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"Not quite a 5-star read but I'm still really enjoying this book - it's been a surprising hit and I'm loving large chunks of it. A guy in boxer shorts and a talking cat! What more could you ask?" — Jul 14, 2026 06:46AM
"Not quite a 5-star read but I'm still really enjoying this book - it's been a surprising hit and I'm loving large chunks of it. A guy in boxer shorts and a talking cat! What more could you ask?" — Jul 14, 2026 06:46AM
Richard Alex Jenkins
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"Avoid the free Kindle version with a bird and feather on the cover, a supposedly new translation and awful in all respects." — Jun 03, 2026 12:59PM
"Avoid the free Kindle version with a bird and feather on the cover, a supposedly new translation and awful in all respects." — Jun 03, 2026 12:59PM
Kindred
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The expression in her eyes had gone from sadness – she seemed almost ready to cry – to anger. Quiet, almost frightening anger. Her husband dead, three children sold, the fourth defective, and her having to thank God for the defect.
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“To learn what we fear is to learn who we are. Horror defies our boundaries and illuminates our souls.”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
― Persuasion
― Persuasion
“Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others.”
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“Good music always defeats bad luck.”
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“I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”
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