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“But only this-that people who are utterly ignorant will believe anything-which you certainly knew before.”
― Herland
― Herland
“Don't let this anger ruin your life any more than it already has. If you want to every achieve happiness, don't dwell on the past. Instead, start living. What is the point of obsessing that has already happened, and that you cannot change? Live! And be merry.”
― The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood
― The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood
“I was madly in love with not so much what was there as with what I supposed to be there.”
― Herland
― Herland
“She wanted to keep the news to herself for now. Once she'd told someone else, it would all become so final, and then all hope of recovery would be lost. She vowed to herself that she would tell someone the moment she felt she could not longer bear it alone.”
― The Angel Maker
― The Angel Maker
“I told her we will not become the birds or the bees. We will become Hmong, and we will build a strong home that we will never leave and can always return to. We will not be lost and looking our whole lives through.”
― The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
― The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
Around the World
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— last activity Jan 18, 2026 08:07AM
Each year we look at our to-be-read shelves and choose which countries of the world we want to travel through. Some of our members map their journeys ...more
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
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— last activity Oct 30, 2025 05:18PM
I thought this would be a good place to collect recommendations for books from various countries. I don't have a formal goal to read a book from each ...more
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The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. This month we have our group read and ...more
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