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the facility's director, Kim Charon,
The director of the old folks' home is named Charon, the ferryman of Hades. Not gonna pull the wool over MY eyes.
“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
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“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
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“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― Conversations with William Styron
― Conversations with William Styron
“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
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“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.”
― The Last Continent
― The Last Continent
Horror Aficionados
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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
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Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
Addicted to YA
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“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put bac ...more
NaNoWriMo 2022
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— last activity Nov 04, 2022 04:23AM
The Goal: 50,000 words, written or typed, in a novel format, created within the month of November. The Start Date: November 1st, 12:00AM The Deadline: ...more
The book you like most
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This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more
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