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Christy Orcutt
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I wanted friends who talked about characters from books like they were real people, friends who would make up elaborate games with me because anything we imagined was better than something that already existed. I wanted friends who loved me
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“You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.”
― Anansi Boys
― Anansi Boys
“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
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“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn't a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that our words are too foolish or too honest, or too odd. So people live their song instead.”
― Anansi Boys
― Anansi Boys
“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
― Different Seasons
― Different Seasons
GGBC
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— last activity Feb 06, 2026 08:45AM
A book club for those people in and around the Quad-City area that enjoy reading books. After we read a group book, there will be discussion both onli ...more
Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon
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— last activity Mar 26, 2026 12:22PM
Our next readathon will be April 18-19, 2026. We'll start reading at 8am Eastern Time April 18th, and end at 8am April 19th.. ...more
Tome Topple Readathon
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— last activity Sep 10, 2023 03:39PM
The next round of the Tome Topple Readathon will take place from midnight in your time zone on February 7th to 11:59pm in your time zone on February 2 ...more
Stress Free Reading Challenges
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— last activity Feb 17, 2026 02:13PM
Love reading challenges, but hate all the stress of rules and deadlines? This is the place for you. Doesn't matter if you are a super speedy read ...more
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