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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.”
― Anne Carson (Translator), Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides

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Discworld — 1418 members — last activity Apr 24, 2025 01:20AM
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Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library — 3684 members — last activity Sep 12, 2026 08:56AM
Add your science-fiction or fantasy books to the list, but make sure it's not already there. . .no need for duplicate entries. ...more

The John Fante Reader — 24 members — last activity Apr 05, 2012 08:26AM
This group is for all people who love John Fante and his alter ego Arturo Bandini. I mean, If you're not going to join this group, I'm really really c ...more

Books on the Nightstand — 6114 members — last activity 1 hour, 40 min ago
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.

The Year of Reading Proust — 1639 members — last activity Mar 29, 2025 09:41AM
2013 was the year for reading—or re-reading—Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu or In Search of Lost Time for many of us. However, these th ...more

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