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be studying a new class of equation, or the grammar of a foreign language, or the operation of an engine; in each case, everything fits together, all the elements cooperate beautifully. In each case, I don’t have to consciously memorize
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“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“It’s a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality traits selected from an endless Automat of characters.”
― Gone Girl
― Gone Girl
“But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.”
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
― The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“Dame señor la fuerza de las olas del mar, que hacen de cada retroceso un nuevo punto de partida”
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“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”
― Cat's Eye
― Cat's Eye
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Roberto Bolaño
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Grupo para hablar sobre el escritor y poeta chileno, autor de más de una veintena de libros, entre los cuales destacan sus novelas Los detectives salv ...more
The Rory Gilmore Book Club
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Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more
Literary Fiction by People of Color
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This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
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