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Chain-Gang All-Stars

by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Goodreads Author)

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— Feb 18, 2026 09:54PM

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“Communism? Most people have no idea what it is. I do not exaggerate. Look around this restaurant, ask any of these fine citizens. 'Excuse me, sir, I've been thinking of an idea, a bunch of working people owning the means of their own production. What do you make of that?' You know, he might be all for it.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna

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“A novel! Why do you say this won't liberate anyone? Where does any man go to be free, whether he is poor or rich or even in prison? To Dostoyevsky! To Gogol!”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna

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“Our house is like an empty cigarette packet, lying around reminding you what's not in it.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna

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“Does a man become a revolutionary out of the belief he's entitled to joy rather than submission?”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna

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