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Gustave Flaubert
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
Gustave Flaubert

G.K. Chesterton
“Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.”
G.K. Chesterton

Groucho Marx
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
Groucho Marx

Mark Twain
“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.”
Mark Twain

Mark Twain
“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
Mark Twain

58421 2026 Reading Challenge — 35031 members — last activity 32 minutes ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more
12544 The Life of a Book Addict — 12135 members — last activity Feb 06, 2026 02:23PM
We now read at "On the Same Page." ...more
853 Constant Reader — 5995 members — last activity 7 hours, 49 min ago
A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more
2802 Amazon Kindle — 11707 members — last activity 10 hours, 19 min ago
For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.
59349 Reading the Classics — 4045 members — last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
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