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“Serious literature does not exist to make life easy but to complicate it.”
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“Poetry relates to reality like a finished manuscript to a rough draft.”
― A Kindred Orphanhood: Selected Poems of Sergey Gandlevsky
― A Kindred Orphanhood: Selected Poems of Sergey Gandlevsky
Completists' Club
— 545 members
— last activity Mar 25, 2026 12:59PM
A group for those attempting to complete, or who have completed, the canons of their favourite writers. Share your canon-wide knowledge and opinion wi ...more
/lit/ (2025 revival edition)
— 1280 members
— last activity Apr 22, 2026 06:06PM
No fun allowed. Reading top 100 books from the /lit/ chart.
The Nobel Prize in Literature
— 406 members
— last activity Jun 23, 2024 04:33AM
Ah, the Nobel Prize! The decision of a jury of aristocratic Swedes who, since 1901, have awarded the prize to seven of their countrymen and one of the ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
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— last activity 19 hours, 0 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
Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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— last activity 1 hour, 35 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more
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