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“Reading changes your life. Reading unlocks worlds unknown or forgotten, taking travelers around the world and through time. Reading helps you escape the confines of school and pursue your own education. Through characters – the saints and the sinners, real or imagined – reading shows you how to be a better human being.”
― The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
― The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
Drop Everything And Read
— 4393 members
— last activity Apr 26, 2026 02:00PM
“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, n ...more
Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends
— 7157 members
— last activity 17 hours, 36 min ago
This group warmly accepts newcomers. Whereas mystery and thriller is the focus, we also love a great read, regardless of genre. Originally formed from ...more
The Reading For Pleasure Book Club
— 3840 members
— last activity 20 hours, 1 min ago
This is a book club where we will share our current reads in ebooks, regular books, audiobooks, graphic novels and more. This is where we can all shar ...more
The Mind Readers
— 4 members
— last activity Dec 11, 2019 11:43AM
The book group is about crime all the time. Whether it be true crime or fiction, we will read most of it (there's no way we can read every single book ...more
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