Paul Ataua
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Kate Atkinson
“although it was easier to believe in the devil than it was in God. The devil was everywhere, whereas God was, clearly, nowhere to be found.”
Kate Atkinson, Death at the Sign of the Rook

Milan Kundera
“In the realm of totalitarian kitsch, all answers are given in advance and preclude any questions. It follows, then, that the true opponent of totalitarian kitsch is the person who asks questions. A question is like a knife that slices through the stage backdrop and gives us a look at what lies hidden behind it.”
Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

“Eve wondered what mental illness tasted like to a serpent. Probably depended on the illness, she rationalized. Deep trauma would naturally be raw, pus, and ooze. Something like schizophrenia would be rancid on the outside, frozen and cold at its core. But Eve's mania, her continued depression, her anxiety, she felt would be dry and burnt, as if stuck in a deep freeze too long. Frosty and unsatisfying to the animal devouring it.”
Elizabeth Bedlam, Hello, Old Friend

Kevin Kwan
“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever.”
Kevin Kwan, Lies and Weddings

Paul Auster
“The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence.”
Paul Auster

1281183 The Brown County Reading Society — 10 members — last activity Mar 30, 2026 10:05AM
*must already know a member to request membership* The BCRS hosts: The Long Books Challenge, a yearly 2-to-3 month challenge starting in October to ...more
1182832 The Da Vinci Code Readalong #DaVinciCodeReadalong — 239 members — last activity Dec 07, 2022 11:54AM
This March, I will be hosting a readalong of Dan Brown's classic The Da Vinci Code. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a b ...more
1132602 Marx's Capital Volumes I, II, III (Study Group - 2020 and beyond) — 366 members — last activity Jan 06, 2026 05:51AM
We see symptoms of crises all around us, from the immediate "public health" pandemic of COVID19 to repeated "financial" crises to escalating "environm ...more
1254079 What next, now notifications are reduced, DMs abolished, so GR is dying? — 308 members — last activity 45 minutes ago
On 20 Sept 2024, GR removed the option for email notifications, without telling users (unless they looked at the "help" page). In-app/web notification ...more
51224 Kindle Book Club Forum — 1267 members — last activity Apr 21, 2026 08:03PM
Welcome to the Kindle Book Club Forum. You don’t need a Kindle to join us, nor do you need a degree in literary criticism! All you need is love for bo ...more
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