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Book of Sketches

by Jack Kerouac

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Steve Freyne said: " I thought I'd read everything by and about Kerouac, until my wife bought me this for Christmas. He is one of my all time favourites, but I'm really struggling with this. As others have said the packaging is a little "quirky" and certainly has "the lo ...more "

Jan 10, 2026 06:23AM · see review

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Circe

by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author)

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“Existence was not only absurd, it was plain hard work. Think of how many times you put on your underwear in a lifetime. It was appalling, it was disgusting, it was stupid.”
― Charles Bukowski, Pulp: Charles Bukowski's Final Hardboiled Noir Comedy – Lady Death, Aliens, and the Absurd

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“I think I am therefore I might be”
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"Dirty realism is a term coined by Bill Buford of Granta magazine to define a North American literary movement. Writers in this sub-category of realis ...more

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A group for lovers of books including lowlifes, drug users and alcoholics. Find recommendations and discuss favourite books/authors.