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“Sin, he reflected, is not what it is usually thought to be; it is not to steal and tell lies. Sin is for one man to walk brutally over the life of another and to be quite oblivious of the wounds he has left behind.”
― Silence
― Silence
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality.”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
“The last best hope of life is that at some point during living it, all that you did wrong will suddenly teach you to do right.”
― The Last Talk with Lola Faye
― The Last Talk with Lola Faye
“So many books, so little time.”
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“A realist writer might break his protagonist's leg, or kill his fiancee; but a science fiction writer will immolate whole planets, and whilst doing so he will be more concerned with the placement of commas than the screams of the dying.”
― Yellow Blue Tibia
― Yellow Blue Tibia
Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy
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A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more
21st Century Literature
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We read literary fiction from 2000 to present, with the intent of finding those literary gems of timeless and enduring quality. We're less focused o ...more
The Novella Club
— 962 members
— last activity May 21, 2026 06:16PM
A book group devoted to reading and discussing novellas (one a month). Definition of NOVELLA 1) a story with a compact and pointed plot 2) a work of ...more
Horror Aficionados
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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
Speculative Short Fiction Deserves Love
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— last activity Dec 09, 2018 07:47AM
A group for discussion and recommendation of SF & fantasy short stories, novelettes, novellas, collections, and anthologies. Anyone can join! Anyone ...more
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Art, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Mystery, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Young-adult, and poetry
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