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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)

by Agatha Christie

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Jan 26, 2026 07:36PM

After all, in the brain there aren’t any words, feelings, the recollection of a person is an image written in the language of nucleic acids on megamolecular asynchronous crystals. So it took what was most clearly etched in us, most locked ...more

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“But in a solitary life, there are rare moments when another soul dips near yours, as stars once a year brush the earth. Such a constellation was he to me.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

tags: circe, constellations, daedalus, greek-mythology, love, stars

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Grant's View Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club — 6 members — last activity Feb 13, 2017 12:59PM
We're a St. Louis-area book club that convenes on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm to discuss science fiction and fantasy. Meetings are at ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223080 members — last activity Jan 26, 2026 06:48AM
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

Vaginal Fantasy Book Club — 16257 members — last activity 2 hours, 35 min ago
Forum for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club hosted by Felicia Day, Veronica Belmont, Kiala Kazebee and Bonnie Burton. From January 2012 to April 2018, the ...more

Gay Science Fiction — 1939 members — last activity Dec 17, 2025 09:49AM
Hi. I decided since it was so hard to find other gay themed science fiction books I'd make this group. Please post M/M only themed books, though M/M/F ...more