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Derek

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Derek’s favorites shelf

1984 by George Orwell

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Master & Commander by Patrick O'Brian

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

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Derek’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (37)
currently-reading‎ (0)

read‎ (81)
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favorites‎ (9)

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Derek’s Quotes

Jules Renard

“The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse.”
― Jules Renard, The Journal of Jules Renard

tags: free

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Derek’s 2025 Year in Books

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Derek’s Friends (68)

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Kelley

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adames

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Richard Cardenas

191 books | 38 friends

Kyle Hall

Kyle Hall

110 books | 139 friends

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People Derek is Following

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Listopia Votes

Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian

The Best Omnibuses and Box Sets

673 books — 1,510 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

Los Angeles (fiction and nonfiction)

347 books — 301 voters

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Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, and Politics

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