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Elyse is Currently Reading

Elyse NG is currently reading

La fabuleuse expédition d'Astrale - L'île aux mille récifs

by Lily-Belle de Chollet

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Mar 05, 2025 09:04AM

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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

by Octavia E. Butler

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read in July 2020

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Elyse NG said: " Terrifying near future. A North America destroyed by capitalism, and the effects of climate change. Hopefully, reading this tale written more than 25 years ago can inspire some changes. "

Jul 13, 2020 10:51AM · see review

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Do Not Say We Have Nothing

by Madeleine Thien

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Sep 20, 2024 11:03AM

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

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Un bookclub bienveillant, sans pression pour se parler, se conseiller des lectures mais aussi pour se confier sans jugement.

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