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"The Chinese edition cover is great: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/c..." — Feb 28, 2026 09:14AM
"The Chinese edition cover is great: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/c..." — Feb 28, 2026 09:14AM
“Last year nothing happened
The year before nothing happened
And the year before that nothing
happened.”
― The Setting Sun
The year before nothing happened
And the year before that nothing
happened.”
― The Setting Sun
“He and the girl had almost nothing to say to each other. One thing he did say was, 'I ain't got any tattoo on my back.'
'What you got on it?' the girl said.
'My shirt,' Parker said. 'Haw.'
'Haw, haw,' the girl said politely.”
― The Complete Stories
'What you got on it?' the girl said.
'My shirt,' Parker said. 'Haw.'
'Haw, haw,' the girl said politely.”
― The Complete Stories
“We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation. ”
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“Why does tragedy exist? Because you are full of rage. Why are you full of rage? Because you are full of grief.”
― Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
― Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides
Miévillians
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Club Miéville à la Goodreads. This is a club for people interested in discussing anything regarding the writer China Miéville; - his work, both fictio ...more
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On Paths Unknown
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"On paths unknown, we tread with wonder. Through a glass darkly, to brave new worlds and beyond we go." We seek to explore and do critical reading fro ...more
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