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My dad didn’t know about my mom’s affair, but he did notice when my mom brought the feminist novel The Women’s Room back from the library. He immediately went to the bookstore and bought himself a hard copy so he could read it in tandem
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“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“A man's presence suggests what he is capable of doing to you or for you. By contrast, a woman's presence . . . defines what can and cannot be done to her.”
― Ways of Seeing
― Ways of Seeing
“Let's set the existence-of-God issue aside for a later volume, and just stipulate that in some way, self-replicating organisms came into existence on this planet and immediately began trying to get rid of each other, either by spamming their environments with rough copies of themselves, or by more direct means which hardly need to be belabored. Most of them failed, and their genetic legacy was erased from the universe forever, but a few found some way to survive and to propagate.”
― Cryptonomicon
― Cryptonomicon
“Go then, there are other worlds than these.”
― The Gunslinger
― The Gunslinger
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
The Ink to Film Book Club
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A group where people can chat about books that have been made or are being made into films/TV. Discussions of past, future, or potential adaptations w ...more
Baby Nation
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A place for Baby Bees to make recs, share reviews and discuss all things literature.
What's the Name of That Book???
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Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Beta Reader Group
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A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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