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"I'm not sure what it is that makes me persevere with this series, but I know for sure it's not second person narration 🤨" — Aug 25, 2022 04:04PM
"I'm not sure what it is that makes me persevere with this series, but I know for sure it's not second person narration 🤨" — Aug 25, 2022 04:04PM
“Books are not about passing time. They're about other lives. Other worlds. Far from wanting time to pass, one just wishes one had more of it. If one wanted to pass the time one could go to New Zealand.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.”
― The Uses of Literature
― The Uses of Literature
“Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.”
― Alarms and Discursions
― Alarms and Discursions
Science and Inquiry
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— last activity Dec 23, 2025 03:55PM
This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more
The Lucid Garden
— 352 members
— last activity Jul 14, 2019 05:57AM
For fans of the slightly off-kilter, more in depth variety of fantasy/sci-fi/comics...though by no means limited to specifically those genres. If you ...more
London Queer Books Group
— 16 members
— last activity Nov 17, 2014 01:05AM
Have a look here for current events: https://www.meetup.com/London-Queer-Books-Group/ This is a book club that focuses on queer literature, from the ...more
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