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“I was able to correct the first half of Ulysses for the third edition and to read the first two volumes recommendés by Mr Schiff of A la Recherche des Ombrelles Perdues par Plusieurs Jeunes Filles en Fleurs du Côté de chez Swann et Gomorrhée et Co. par Marcelle Proyce et James Joust.”
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“The meat's so tough that it got up off the plate and beat the shit out of the coffee, which was too weak to defend itself.”
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“When a writer doesn't show his face, he becomes a local symptom of God's famous reluctance to appear."
We're all drawn to remoteness. A hard-to-reach place is necessarily beautiful. Beautiful and a little sacred, maybe. And a person who becomes inaccessible has a grace and wholeness the rest of us envy.”
― Mao II
We're all drawn to remoteness. A hard-to-reach place is necessarily beautiful. Beautiful and a little sacred, maybe. And a person who becomes inaccessible has a grace and wholeness the rest of us envy.”
― Mao II
William T Vollmann Central
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— last activity Apr 20, 2026 11:22AM
This corner of goodreads shall serve the needs of rainbow readers of Mr Vollmann's indulgent body of work. We welcome the veteran and the fresh flesh ...more
Dear John: From the Stacks of the late John Ditzler
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— last activity Feb 27, 2023 09:36AM
A little group to mourn the late John Ditzler through reading the books he loved, devoured, or hoped to get to. I think this Book Club can be akin to ...more
I.C.A.W. First Ward Bookclub (Internet church and whatnot)
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— last activity Jun 23, 2015 06:48PM
I.C.A.W. First Ward Bookclub (Internet church and whatnot) Books, discussions, and other reading materials catered toward harmonizing the collective ...more
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