Matthew Lloyd

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Matthew is Currently Reading

Matthew Lloyd is currently reading

Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

by Audre Lorde

bookshelves: anarchy-and-left-leaning-nonfiction, collections-non-fiction, ebook, non-fiction, purchased-2026, currently-reading

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Jun 04, 2026 03:30AM

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Euripides’ Greek Tragedies: A BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Women of Troy, Medea, Alcestis and more

by Euripides

bookshelves: ancient-literature-reading-list, collections-plays, herakles, published-2026, purchased-2026, reception-tragedy, translations-ancient-literature, collections-radio-plays, currently-reading

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Jun 01, 2026 04:34PM

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The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World

by David Graeber

bookshelves: anarchy-and-left-leaning-nonfiction, collections-non-fiction, ebook, non-fiction, published-2024, purchased-2026, currently-reading

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Matthew’s Notes & Highlights

Clarimonde by Théophile Gautier

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I waited so long for thee that I am dead;

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“Light is the left hand of darkness
and darkness the right hand of light.
Two are one, life and death, lying
together like lovers in kemmer,
like hands joined together,
like the end and the way.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

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“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

tags: bookshop, bookstore, discworld, read, reading

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“All TV is educational. The question is, ‘What are we teaching?”
― Paula M. Block, Star Trek: The Next Generation 365

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“you have to be careful with the stories you tell. And you have to watch out for the stories that you are told.”
― Thomas King, The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative

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“If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.”
― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!

tags: cynicism, humor, life

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