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Franky is Currently Reading

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The Light of Day

by Eric Ambler

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2026-reading-challenge, crime, mystery, thriller, kindle, espionage

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Ringworld (Ringworld #1)

by Larry Niven

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025-reading-challenge, classics, aliens, adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, science-fiction-fantasy, 2026-reading-challenge

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Alaska

by James A. Michener

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025-reading-challenge, classics, adventure, historical-fiction, history, alaska, man-vs-nature, travel, 2026-reading-challenge

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Franky’s Quotes

“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: books, children

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“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
― Steve Martin

tags: humor, obvious, simile

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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