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The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies after Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell

by Toril Moi

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Rabelais and His World, a new translation

by Mikhail Bakhtin

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Miss MacIntosh, My Darling — 75 members — last activity May 14, 2026 08:27AM
We shall provide a platform for a group reading of Marguerite Young's mammoth novel, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling. There is no schedule. Read as you wil ...more

Seoul Readers — 176 members — last activity Dec 26, 2023 10:06PM
This is for folks in Seoul, South Korea who like to read! Please add books to the list. They don't have to be about Korea! ...more

2013: Year of William Gaddis — 3 members — last activity Feb 22, 2017 02:51PM
Let's plan to tackle who Mr. Franzen describes as "Mr. Difficult" (although he clearly is influenced by him). JR, The Recognitions, A Frolic of His Ow ...more