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Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark T. Sullivan

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“You never want to be the absolute leader in the game of life, the man out front, the one everyone sees and looks to,”

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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.”
― James Baldwin

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“You have to have dark in order to show light, just like in life.”
― Bob Ross

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“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything

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“Reading brings us unknown friends”
― Honore de Balzac

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“History is written by the victors.”
― Walter Benjamin

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Read Scotland — 283 members — last activity Oct 07, 2025 02:14PM
Welcome to Read Scotland where we share our love of Scottish literature! Explore books written by Scots, set in Scotland or about Scotland. Set a goal ...more

The American Novel Since 1945 — 313 members — last activity May 23, 2025 10:00AM
Yale posted a series of lectures entitled, "The American Novel Since 1945." This group will follow this lecture series. Your Host: Lisa of Troy (htt ...more

The FOMO Book Club — 46 members — last activity Mar 12, 2023 11:22PM
Welcome to the FOMO Book Club discussion group for those who are Discord-challenged or Discord-averse!

Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2022 — 58 members — last activity May 25, 2023 02:21PM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more

Historical Fiction Readathon — 64 members — last activity May 30, 2022 10:42PM
The Historical Fiction Readathon is here . . . This readathon is running from 1st to 31st May 2022. All you have to do to take part is read one work ...more

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