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Weird fiction wasn’t as glamorous as Hollywood, but people did read it, and the committee couldn’t stand by while night-gaunts and such like tickled America’s youth pink.
“Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.”
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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“Lost in a book is a great place to be found.”
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“Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle science fiction.”
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“In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of literature. And so it goes.”
― Hyperion
― Hyperion
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The Great Gormenghast Read
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This group is for those who wish to participate in a planned read of the original Gormenghast novels as penned by Mervyn Peake before his death. The ...more
The New Weird
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I am not starting this group because I feel I know a lot about the New Weird. Quite the contrary. I'm starting the group because I don't know much, bu ...more
Haruki Murakami's "1Q84"
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This group is designed to help readers share pleasure, pain, questions, answers, views, reviews and comments about "1Q84". ...more
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