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Reading for the 2nd time
read in November 2015
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
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“And I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties there isn’t any privacy.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.”
― The Great Gatsby
― The Great Gatsby
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Jul 22, 2026 11:54PM
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
The Silver Petticoat Book Club
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— last activity Nov 05, 2025 06:59AM
Every season (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer), Amber and Autumn – twin sisters behind The Silver Petticoat Review and The Silver Petticoat Book Club - s ...more
The Official History Chicks Podcast Book Club
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The Official History Chicks Book Club is a place for everyone to gather together to discuss, debate and participate in a book club surrounding the rec ...more
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Maria’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,193 friends
617 books
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60 friends
283 books
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673 books
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527 books
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13 friends
95 books
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1,306 friends
411 books
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113 friends
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Art, Classics, Crime, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, and Travel
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