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Martyr!

by Kaveh Akbar

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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The Complete Stories

by Clarice Lispector

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Beth’s Quotes

“Insanity is contagious.”
― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

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“To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: death, dumbledore, harry, inspirational, philosophers-stone, ron, sorcerers-stone

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“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”
― Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

tags: books, censorship

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“Next to music, beer was best.”
― Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

tags: drinking, music

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“Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world's original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: humor, seriousness

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The Next Best Book Club — 25901 members — last activity Jan 02, 2026 02:07PM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

The Seasonal Reading Challenge — 9086 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
Do you want to broaden your reading horizons and discover new books, authors and genres? Do you love reading challenges? Do you live for competition? ...more

Literary Lushes — 10 members — last activity Apr 14, 2020 03:59PM
Literary Lushes is a book club for ladies in Louisville, Kentucky who love to read a variety of literature and enjoy drinking the occasional beverage.

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26830 members — last activity 16 minutes ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

The Bowie Book Club — 446 members — last activity Sep 14, 2025 02:24PM
This book club was created in honor of the extraordinary artist and avid reader David Bowie. May all fans rejoice in some of the literary works that h ...more

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