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Rachel is Currently Reading

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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (The History of NYC Series)

by Edwin G. Burrows

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Chouette

by Claire Oshetsky (Goodreads Author)

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Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

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Gone mad is what they say, and sometimes Run mad, as if mad is a direction, like west; as if mad is a different house you could step into, or a separate country entirely. But when you go mad you don’t go any other place, you stay where you ...more

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Rachel’s Quotes

“I had never feared insomnia before--like prison, wouldn't it just give you more time to read?”
― Lorrie Moore

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“This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.”
― Marilynne Robinson, Gilead

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1503 — 13 members — last activity Jan 06, 2020 01:49PM
A book club for members of DC 37 Local 1503-The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A place to learn, grow, discuss, and interact with others.

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