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Elyse is Currently Reading

Elyse NG is currently reading

La fabuleuse expédition d'Astrale - L'île aux mille récifs

by Lily-Belle de Chollet

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Mar 05, 2025 09:04AM

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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

by Octavia E. Butler

bookshelves: read-women-2019, owned, fantasy-sci-fi, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

read in July 2020

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Elyse NG said: " Terrifying near future. A North America destroyed by capitalism, and the effects of climate change. Hopefully, reading this tale written more than 25 years ago can inspire some changes. "

Jul 13, 2020 10:51AM · see review

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Do Not Say We Have Nothing

by Madeleine Thien

bookshelves: owned, currently-reading

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Sep 20, 2024 11:03AM

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Elyse’s Quotes

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

tags: books, library

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“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

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Our Shared Shelf — 222885 members — last activity 5 hours, 36 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Francophonie — 7284 members — last activity Sep 09, 2026 01:08PM
Rassemblons les lecteurs francophones Que vous soyez de France, de Belgique, de Suisse, du Québec, ou de tout autre pays francophone, ou bien si vous ...more

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 27047 members — last activity 8 hours, 36 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Audacious (Unofficial) Book Club — 33 members — last activity Jan 04, 2021 08:29AM
Roxane Gay is starting a newsletter that will feature emerging writers and a book club. It's called The Audacity and can be found at audacity.substack ...more

Le club lumière-moustache — 29 members — last activity Jan 13, 2022 06:51PM
Un bookclub bienveillant, sans pression pour se parler, se conseiller des lectures mais aussi pour se confier sans jugement.

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