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Lise Petrauskas
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“Easy reading is damn hard writing.”
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In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― As You Like It
― As You Like It
“It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour, are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
The Roundtable
— 52 members
— last activity 3 hours, 25 min ago
Welcome to the Roundtable Our passions include literary fiction, the classics, and serious non-fiction. In 2023 we are going in a more spontaneous di ...more
"Origin of Species" in Context
— 31 members
— last activity Jan 18, 2018 05:30PM
A choose-your-own adventure. Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species is one of those books that has truly changed the world, but it's just so darn ...more
Great African Reads
— 3726 members
— last activity 3 hours, 44 min ago
If you want to read Great African Reads - you've come to the right place! Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominat ...more
Books Almost Nobody Reads (But Should)
— 148 members
— last activity Jan 15, 2023 10:14AM
What oldish unread stuff should more people be reading? Do you love riveting out compelling stories from the back shelves of used bookstores? Are you ...more
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