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Substantial counterpart to "Charlie Wilson's War." The war parts are good but the parts about sitting around waiting for terrorist attacks are kind of boring.
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“To love people as they are is impossible. And yet one must. And therefore do good to them, clenching your feelings, holding your nose, and shutting your eyes (this last is necessary). Endure evil from them, not getting angry with them if possible, ‘remembering that you, too, are a human being’.”
― The Adolescent
― The Adolescent
Dostoevsky: Demons
— 62 members
— last activity Nov 18, 2021 06:34PM
Chapter-by-chapter discussions of "Demons" (aka "The Possessed" or "The Devils") by Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...more
Discovering Russian Literature
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— last activity Oct 20, 2025 06:59AM
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more
##books
— 95 members
— last activity Oct 24, 2016 10:54AM
We are a book club based on the IRC server Freenode, now moving to Libera.chat. We’re the members of a channel called ##books. One day we decided that ...more
The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Group
— 644 members
— last activity Aug 20, 2024 03:59PM
We are dedicated to discussing books by one of the greatest Russian writers ever. But 2014 will be focused on conducting a joint reading of 'The Broth ...more
Film Meets Literature
— 99 members
— last activity Jan 28, 2019 04:16PM
FML is for anyone who loves quality books and films. We will be reading a book and watching a film each month. We love films that reimagine literature ...more
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