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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

by Gabor Maté

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Heated Rivalry (Game Changers, #2)

by Rachel Reid

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Joyce’s Quotes

“The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.”
― Vaclav Havel

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“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

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Love of Reading — 83 members — last activity 1 hour, 24 min ago
This is a book club for women who love to read and enjoy discussing books. Love of Reading is a place where you can relax and make yourself at home. W ...more

Joyce's Reading Log — 2 members — last activity May 09, 2022 09:18PM
Just a private group for myself to organize all I have read and have to read.

Bookworm Bitches — 12391 members — last activity 59 minutes ago
Real Bitches Read Books! Welcome to your new reading sanctuary. No gatekeeping, no snobbery—just unhinged book chatter, endless TBR piles, and reader ...more

Pardon my Books — 664 members — last activity 11 hours, 13 min ago
“Let’s be reasonable and add an eighth day to the week that is devoted exclusively to reading” ― Lena Dunham Welcome to Pardon my Books, a book club ...more

*1001 Five Star Books* — 229 members — last activity 10 hours, 24 min ago
We need your help to put together a list of 1001 Five Star Books. Before requesting to join, we kindly ask that you take a moment and read our rule ...more

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