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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

“... 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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“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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Love of Reading — 82 members — last activity 11 minutes 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 — 12384 members — last activity 1 hour, 29 min 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 — 656 members — last activity Sep 11, 2026 07:45AM
“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 13 hours, 58 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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