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Average rating: 4.22 · 58 ratings · 21 reviews · 3 distinct works

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Something to Do with Paying Attention

by David Foster Wallace

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The Story of the Stone - Five Volumes, Penguin Classics (The Story of the Stone, Volumes 1 to 5)

by Cao Xueqin

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Bittersweet and Magic: Short Stories

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Elissa Matthews said: " An eclectic collection of short stories:
Some stories are bittersweet.
Some stories are magical.
A Holocaust secret kept for decades.
A young teacher learns to be strong.
A werewolf. An elf. A genie. A marriage.
A Poppa God, a Momma God, a Baby God.
T ...more "

Sep 06, 2024 02:56PM · see review

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As the world is coming to an end, an older gay couple travels across the country to resolve issues with their son. Emotionally so strong, but a little bit repetitive, the interesting characters they meet are somewhat interchangeable. Klune has written ...more
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Please vote for our August Group read with a New Author (Debut) theme. The poll will close at midnight on July 23, the selection will be announced on July 24, and reading will start on August 15.

-- What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

10 votes 24.4%

-- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

6 votes 14.6%

-- Book of Addis: Cradled Embers by Brooke C. Obie

5 votes 12.2%

-- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

4 votes 9.8%

-- Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South by Talitha L Leflouria

4 votes 9.8%

-- Where the River Bends by Elissa P Matthews

4 votes 9.8%

-- A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

4 votes 9.8%

-- Taffy by Suzette D. Harrison

3 votes 7.3%

-- That Church Life by Teresa B. Howell

1 vote 2.4%

-- Rodeo by Jaketa a McClure

0 votes 0.0%

-- Daddy's Baby by Landis Lain

0 votes 0.0%

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