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"The passionless and scratchy narration, makes this read even grimmer." — Jan 07, 2026 08:16AM
"The passionless and scratchy narration, makes this read even grimmer." — Jan 07, 2026 08:16AM
And although I wanted to avoid him on my return to my lodging I knew very well I had something to gain from a confrontation, should it happen.
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“But it’s there. Dread. Every day is an opportunity to fuck up. Every decision, every meeting, every report. There’s no success, only the temporary aversion of failure. Dread.”
― Assembly
― Assembly
“María was out of the blocks the moment she heard the doorbell jangle. She came rushing from the kitchen to greet her childhood friend with cilantro hugs and chipotle kisses.”
― In the Shadow of Time
― In the Shadow of Time
“Boris Johnson delivered an unexpectedly jaunty press conference in which he assured an anxious nation we would ‘turn the tide within the next twelve weeks’ and ‘send coronavirus packing in this country’, as though it were some unwanted door-to-door salesman.”
― Breathtaking
― Breathtaking
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.…”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“If you take a book with you on a journey," Mo had said when he put the first one in
her box, "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And
forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it.
It will all come into your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in
that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it
... yes, books are like flypaper—memories cling to the printed page better than
anything else”
― Inkheart
her box, "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And
forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it.
It will all come into your mind with the very first words: the sights you saw in
that place, what it smelled like, the ice cream you ate while you were reading it
... yes, books are like flypaper—memories cling to the printed page better than
anything else”
― Inkheart
Augustus -buddy read
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— last activity Apr 11, 2025 03:34PM
Buddy read of Augustus - John Williams
Beautiful People
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— last activity Oct 10, 2023 09:51AM
Let's fantasize about our youth and read contemporary novels! Make sure you add Beautiful People to your playlists first! This group was created spec ...more
Stoner - John Williams
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— last activity Apr 10, 2025 04:32AM
Buddy read with Antoinette, Diane and Mark
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