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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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Andrea’s Notes & Highlights

In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck

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Because the background for this fifth published novel was a strike of migrant pickers in California’s apple orchards, it was assumed to be one of the “proletarian” novels of the period supporting radical causes if not actually promoting the ...more

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Andrea’s Quotes

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
― Laurence J. Peter

tags: misattributed-einstein

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“I thought of that while riding my bicycle.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

tags: books, library

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“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

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Andrea’s Groups

Reading the Chunksters — 401 members — last activity Jul 06, 2024 09:13AM
This is a group for anyone who wants to read the Chunksters (the BIG books like Anna Karenina, War & Peace, Les Miserables, Don Quixote, Infinite Jest ...more

The Book Vipers — 1554 members — last activity Jun 02, 2022 02:33AM
A friendly, informal and established group with a diverse range of members. We read the classics, contemporary fiction and non-fiction. Come and join ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 43067 members — last activity 2 hours, 37 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 — 3797 members — last activity Jul 22, 2026 08:59PM
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

Classics and the Western Canon — 4972 members — last activity 12 hours, 45 min ago
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

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