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“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.”
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“To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.”
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“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
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Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers
— 26887 members
— last activity 3 hours, 12 min ago
Welcome! Join us for our monthly group reads. We read Crime stories, Mysteries, & Thrillers. ...more
The Plantagenets
— 379 members
— last activity Dec 01, 2025 10:47PM
This is a group for those who enjoy reading nonfiction and fiction about one of England's most fascinating dynasties. Discuss the Plantagenet kings, t ...more
The Reading For Pleasure Book Club
— 3868 members
— last activity 15 hours, 10 min ago
This is a book club where we will share our current reads in ebooks, regular books, audiobooks, graphic novels and more. This is where we can all shar ...more
Into the Forest
— 2151 members
— last activity 2 hours, 7 min ago
A group to discuss the fairy and folk tales, world mythologies, mythic fiction, magical realism fiction, and monsters. Of course, we also discuss rete ...more
The History Book Club
— 26323 members
— last activity Jul 19, 2026 08:31AM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more
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