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The Stalker

by Paula Bomer (Goodreads Author)

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl

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The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1)

by R.J. Barker (Goodreads Author)

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Chris’s Quotes

“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

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“No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride...and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well...maybe chalk it up to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.”
― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

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“From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.”
― Franz Kafka, The Trial

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“When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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“When you die it's the same as if everybody else did too.”
― Cormac McCarthy, The Road

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NaNoWriMo — 805 members — last activity May 08, 2024 02:39AM
NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month. The month where you write 50,000 words in thirty days. A whole novel. The month were you put blood, sweat, te ...more

Harsh Realism — 218 members — last activity May 01, 2017 12:05PM
Literature that depicts the harsher side of life, but in a realistic manner.

Chaos Reading — 2792 members — last activity Feb 26, 2026 01:06PM
For people who read an eclectic mix of books. We like variety, new experiences and intelligent, thoughtful, funny conversation. We like our shelves bu ...more

On Reading Graphic Novels — 1824 members — last activity Jul 25, 2026 09:32AM
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