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There There

by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author)

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Wandering Stars

by Tommy Orange (Goodreads Author)

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After Annie

by Anna Quindlen

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“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: description, language, power-of-words, words

3995 likes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

135862 likes

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“Using words to talk of words is like using a pencil to draw a picture of itself, on itself. Impossible. Confusing. Frustrating ... but there are other ways to understanding.”
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

tags: description, language, words

616 likes

“You think you know how this story is going to end, but you don't.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

tags: first-lines, opening-lines

175 likes

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Katie’s Groups

The Rooster! — 307 members — last activity Feb 26, 2019 11:53PM
Tournament of books commentariat, all year long!

Tournament of Books — 2364 members — last activity 6 hours, 30 min ago
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

Jasper Fforde's Books: Thursday Next + Other Books — 397 members — last activity Mar 21, 2025 04:05AM
To Discuss the Delightful world of Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series, and his other books too.

Haruki Murakami Book Group — 5912 members — last activity Apr 18, 2026 12:56PM
Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolis ...more

Memoirs and Biographies We Love — 1370 members — last activity Feb 24, 2026 01:02PM
A place to share memoirs, biographies, autobiographies (and maybe even fiction-based-in-reality) that you have enjoyed!

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