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“To be an immigrant, good or bad, is about straddling two homes, whilst knowing you don't really belong to either.”
― The Good Immigrant
― The Good Immigrant
“Where I come from," said Archie, "a bloke likes to get to know a girl before he marries her."
"Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.”
― White Teeth
"Where you come from it is customary to boil vegetables until they fall apart. This does not mean," said Samad tersely, "that it is a good idea.”
― White Teeth
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
Contemporary British Literary Fiction
— 169 members
— last activity Oct 10, 2017 09:47AM
A place to discuss the likes of Salman Rushdie, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan and Zadie Smith. I'll post reviews of some books to get things started, and ...more
Caribbean Readers
— 637 members
— last activity Jan 03, 2026 04:27AM
This group is for readers who enjoy (or would like to learn more about) works by writers from the Caribbean and its diaspora... All languages welcome. ...more
Afro Book Club
— 806 members
— last activity Jun 21, 2025 12:29PM
An international reading club appreciating books by authors of African descent in the continent and in the diaspora.
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