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My hatred looked like this: a fervor that would have rivaled a saint’s, an antipathy akin to worship. A reverence—a vengeful carnality that bordered on the sacred.
“Eleanor Faderman knew many books. But never before had she read a book that seemed to know her.”
― Plain Bad Heroines
― Plain Bad Heroines
“Like, even in fiction, friends to lovers? Never my thing. I'm more star-crossed tragedy, supernatural soul mates, enemies to lovers. Epic, you know?”
― The Final Gambit
― The Final Gambit
“You said she had a condition?” Terry looked questioningly at me.
“Ennui. It’s like boredom, except you think it makes you interesting.”
― By the Book
“Ennui. It’s like boredom, except you think it makes you interesting.”
― By the Book
“We all know how loving ends. But I want to fall in love with the world anyway, to let it crack me open. I want to feel what there is to feel while I am here.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“That version, as with so many of the stories we tell about our history, erased a woman- a plain, bad heroine- in favor of a less messy and more palatable yarn about two feuding brothers from New England.”
― Plain Bad Heroines
― Plain Bad Heroines
On Reading Graphic Novels
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Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brooklyn ...more
Crafty Book Club
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This is an online version to the bookclub we started with crafty night.
The Sarah Addison Allen Fan Group
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Where readers can discuss all things Sarah Addison Allen and receive exclusive sneak peeks from Sarah's enchanting novels. ...more
Banned Books
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To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.
Southern Lit Lovers
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**Southern Lit Lovers is no longer an active group and not accepting new members. Requests to join will be declined. (6/1/16)*** Please also note SLLs ...more
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