Erin Bottger (Bouma)

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“The old rules no longer applied but new ones were not yet clearly defined, leaving those with authority or power to determine what was acceptable.”
― Kenneth Maher, Wind of Change: An American Journey in Post-Soviet Russia

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“Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself . . . You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.”
― Angela Carter

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“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe.”
― Kevin Ansbro

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“The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.”
― Jonathan Haidt, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion

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“Thought is an acid, eating us away. At first we imagine it will only eat into that which is rotten and sick and must be removed. But thought thinks otherwise. It eats blindly. It begins with the prey you most gladly throw to it - but don't imagine it will be content with that! It doesn't stop until it has gnawed away the last thing you hold dear.”
― Hjalmar Söderberg, Doctor Glas

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The Obscure Reading Group — 203 members — last activity Sep 20, 2024 04:19PM
July 2024 update: This group is going on hiatus due to low participation in recent discussions. Like a phoenix, however, it reserves the right to fly ...more

Discovering Russian Literature — 3061 members — last activity Sep 05, 2026 12:43PM
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more

On the Southern Literary Trail — 2244 members — last activity 6 hours, 15 min ago
Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more

The Eastern Bloc: A History — 82 members — last activity Jun 17, 2022 04:40AM
I like to read nonfiction history books about Eastern Europe and Russia from all different time periods. I would love to have interested people to dis ...more

Non Fiction Book Club — 5211 members — last activity 3 hours, 33 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

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