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Reading for the 13th time
read in January 2016
Heaven forbid that I should be thought to advocate falsehood in children; but an untruth is more pardonable in them than in their parents. Lady Lufton's tarradiddle was of a nature that is usually considered excusable—at least with grown
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Mary Ronan Drew liked this
“We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore.”
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“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
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“What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren’t long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“My library was -- all libraries are -- a place of ultimate refuge, a wild and sacred space where meanings are manageable precisely because they aren't binding; and where illusion is comfortingly real.”
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“Whoever enforces equality itself brings inequality.”
― MORALITY An Individual Dilemma
― MORALITY An Individual Dilemma
Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Victorians!
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Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more
The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910
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This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on ...more
Brain Pain
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NOTE: This group is intermittently active, but you are welcome to revive past discussions if you're currently reading any of those books. We read ch ...more
Shakespeare Fans
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Anyone who likes Shakespeare and wants to discuss anything about his plays can join!
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