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Paul is Currently Reading

Paul Spence is currently reading

Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers

by Tom Wolfe

bookshelves: currently-reading, essays, nonfiction, journalism, history, humour

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Jan 29, 2026 05:27AM

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Parallel Lives

by Olivier Schrauwen

bookshelves: currently-reading, comics, graphic-novel, science-fiction

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Jan 28, 2026 03:28AM

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The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

bookshelves: currently-reading, literary-fiction, mystery

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Jan 22, 2026 11:00AM

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Paul’s Quotes

“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”
― Hunter S. Thompson

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“Love truth, but pardon error.”
― Voltaire

tags: truth

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“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”
― Charles Bukowski, Barfly

tags: humour, misanthropy, paraphrased

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“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: faith

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“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”
― Malcolm X

tags: education, future

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Do you like to read comics like Fairy Tail? One Piece? The Black Butler? Bleach? Or any other manga out there. If so, this is the group for you. In th ...more

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Welcome to Sci Fi Aficionados. We love all things science fiction, with an emphasis on the classics of the genre. Members are welcome to discuss all t ...more

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If you like space opera: an epic scale adventure through the galaxy with military battles, interplanetary politics, realistic interpersonal relationsh ...more

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Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more

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