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“Scars are just another kind of memory.”
― The Light Between Oceans
― The Light Between Oceans
“Truth is a strange companion. It devastates one moment and enthralls the next. But it never deceives. And because of that, in the end, it comforts.”
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
“Fear is worse than pain, I think. Pain is centralized, identifiable, and wanes as you wait. Fear is a heaviness you can’t wriggle out from under. You must simply find the will to stand with it and start walking. Fear does not start to fade until you take the step that you think you can’t.”
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
― Secrets of a Charmed Life
“The truly frightening flaw in humanity is our capacity for cruelty - we all have it.”
― Dark Places
― Dark Places
“A child weaned on poison considers harm a comfort.”
― Sharp Objects
― Sharp Objects
Divine Comedy + Decameron
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— last activity Nov 07, 2020 01:07PM
This group is for those interested in reading either or both Dante's Divine Comedy or Boccaccio's Decameron in 2014. Each read will be non-concurrent ...more
Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction
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— last activity Apr 09, 2026 02:36PM
The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
Historical Fictionistas
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Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
Constant Reader
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A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more
Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction
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— last activity May 23, 2014 06:09AM
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Carmen’s 2025 Year in Books
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