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but here I must quote Simon Ortiz, the Acoma Pueblo writer, who said, “Listen. If it’s fiction, then it better be true.”
“They'd all be buried together, and Haris imagined the seeds in the girl's pocket growing shoots that would swaddle them beneath the earth, the barley sprouting upward, an unexpected crop reaching toward the sun.”
― Dark at the Crossing
― Dark at the Crossing
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― In Country Sleep, and Other Poems
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
― In Country Sleep, and Other Poems
“They were all in their early thirties. An age at which it is sometimes hard to admit that what you are living is your life.”
― The Moons of Jupiter
― The Moons of Jupiter
“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.”
― Zorba the Greek
― Zorba the Greek
“For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back.”
― Counting by 7s
― Counting by 7s
Cover to Cover Challenge
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— last activity Oct 12, 2025 10:13PM
Interested in reading a certain number of books in 2025? You've come to the right group. Cover to Cover Challenge is all about choosing your reading t ...more
The Rory Gilmore Book Club
— 23414 members
— last activity Jan 22, 2026 03:27PM
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more
Rhythm of the Home
— 71 members
— last activity Aug 25, 2017 02:53PM
A space for readers of Rhythm of the Home magazine to share books related to Waldorf, Montessori, and family and seasonal rhythms.
Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
— 200 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2025 01:06PM
In this group, we will read and discuss Emily Wilson's new translation of Homer's The Odyssey, published in November 2017 by Norton. We also welcome d ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
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Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
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