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The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin

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I was wrong to tell you that this is a story about the failures of love. No, it is about real love, true love. Imperfect, wretched, weak love. No fairy tales, no poetry. It is about the negotiations we undertake with ourselves in the name ...more

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“If you took the city of Tokyo and turned it upside down and shook it you would be amazed at the animals that fall out: badgers, wolves, boa constrictors, crocodiles, ostriches, baboons, capybaras, wild boars, leopards, manatees, ruminants, in untold numbers. There is no doubt in my mind that that feral giraffes and feral hippos have been living in Tokyo for generations without seeing a soul.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26887 members — last activity 1 hour, 58 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

The Reading Challenge Group — 3202 members — last activity Feb 17, 2026 04:21PM
Track your progress on the annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and encourage each other to meet reading goals. **Get started here** **Join our monthly ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 31013 members — last activity 1 hour, 59 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

Tome Topple Readathon — 2989 members — last activity Sep 10, 2023 03:39PM
The next round of the Tome Topple Readathon will take place from midnight in your time zone on February 7th to 11:59pm in your time zone on February 2 ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 85712 members — last activity Feb 17, 2026 08:08PM
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

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