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“Presumably older women shouldn't drink, she thought, or women of a certain age. But what might that age be?”
― A Few Green Leaves
― A Few Green Leaves
“Every love story was - at the last - a story of death; this was what the poets insisted. Why should it be any less true the other way about?”
― Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six
― Books of Blood, Volumes Four to Six
“Nobody is really so orderly, so perfect. To have a house like that says more about what's wrong with you than any decrepit dump. Those people with perfect houses are simply obsessed with death. A house that is so well maintained, furnished with good-looking furniture of high quality, decorated tastefully, everything in its place, becomes a living tomb. People truly engaged in life have messy houses.”
― Eileen
― Eileen
“A grown woman is like a coyote—she can get by on very little. Men are more like house cats. Leave them alone for too long and they'll die of sadness. Over the years I've grown to love men for this weakness.”
― Eileen
― Eileen
“Yes, so she knows her failings. Heather was a librarian,' he added, as if this might explain the failings.”
― A Few Green Leaves
― A Few Green Leaves
Gothic Literature
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Discussing the darker aspects of 18th - 21st century literature. If you cannot find a topic you are interested in feel free to create a new thread for ...more
Reading Proust's In Search of Lost Time in 2014
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— last activity Mar 09, 2019 04:37PM
A reading group for Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time". This group reading adventure will begin on January 1, 2014 and go on through December ...more
Brain Pain
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NOTE: This group is intermittently active, but you are welcome to revive past discussions if you're currently reading any of those books. We read ch ...more
2016: A Dance to the Music of Time
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— last activity Nov 14, 2019 07:37PM
2016 reading group for the 12 book series by Anthony Powell, A Dance to the Music of Time. One book per month.
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