Chris

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Chris is Currently Reading

Chris is currently reading

The Day of the Triffids

by John Wyndham

bookshelves: 2026, currently-reading

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— Mar 08, 2026 09:46AM

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Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

by Sudhir Hazareesingh

bookshelves: 2026, africa, history, currently-reading

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Feb 28, 2026 04:51AM

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A Song for Arbonne

by Guy Gavriel Kay (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: fantasy, currently-reading

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Chris’s Quotes

“The trouble you're expecting never happens; it's always something that sneaks up the other way.”
― George R. Stewart, Earth Abides

tags: expectations, trouble

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“Books. Cats. Life is Good.”
― Edward Gorey

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: books, mind

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“Only the mockingbird sings at the edge of the woods.”
― Walter Tevis

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“The essential quality of life is living' the essential quality of living is change; change is evolution; and we are part of it.”
― John Wyndham, The Chrysalids

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SF Masterworks Group — 166 members — last activity Oct 24, 2018 03:34PM
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