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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry

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At a refugee community in Onagawa, an old neighbor would appear in the living rooms of the temporary houses and sit down for a cup of tea with their startled occupants. No one had the heart to tell her that she was dead; the cushion on ...more

Cara’s Quotes

“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
― Voltaire

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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: inspirational

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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
― Socrates

tags: inspiration, truth, wisdom

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
― Robert Frost

tags: reading, writing

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Fans of Southern Literature — 543 members — last activity Aug 30, 2025 04:35AM
This is a group that discusses Southern authors and literature. We as a group have people who come together and talk about the great southern books we ...more

Irish Lit & Times — 348 members — last activity May 13, 2025 03:51AM
Celtic peoples and lovers of the Irish alike, gather to sing our songs of joyous melancholia! Come discuss anything related to any Irish author, and f ...more

Jane Austen — 5335 members — last activity Dec 20, 2025 04:06PM
Established July 2007. Readers of Jane, gather here to discuss anything from Frank Churchill's secrets to Lady Catherine's whims. What finally "persua ...more

CKBC — 61 members — last activity Oct 22, 2014 02:26PM
Even cults need bookclubs, right?

Our Shared Shelf — 223366 members — last activity Dec 16, 2025 12:22AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

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