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Reading for the 2nd time
“She was the amoureuse of all the novels, the heroine of all the plays, the vague “she” of all the poetry books.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“I am constantly trying to communicate something incommunicable, to explain something inexplicable, to tell about something I only feel in my bones and which can only be experienced in those bones. Basically it is nothing other than this fear we have so often talked about, but fear spread to everything, fear of the greatest as of the smallest, fear, paralyzing fear of pronouncing a word, although this fear may not only be fear but also a longing for something greater than all that is fearful.”
― Letters to Milena
― Letters to Milena
“How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense",”
― Metamorphosis
― Metamorphosis
“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”
― The Metamorphosis
― The Metamorphosis
“Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.”
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Japanese Literature
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A group for people who enjoy literature written by Japanese authors, the arts, culture, and history of Japan. September 2026: The Waiting Years by E ...more
Art Lovers
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To reciprocate the appreciation of different artists and discuss their lives and works.
¡ POETRY !
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No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read ...more
Antastesia's bookclub!
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Welcome to 'my' little bookclub! Which I'd rather call our bookclub ! Why? Because I am very very interested in your suggestions, your opinions, your ...more
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