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“Do I have to talk to insane people?"
"You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory.”
― The Woman Who Died a Lot
"You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory.”
― The Woman Who Died a Lot
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.”
― Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
― Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones
Young Adult Fiction for Adults
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Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more
The Big Read
— 93 members
— last activity Nov 06, 2013 12:53PM
In 2003, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC for all of you uncouth Yanks, of whom I am one) conducted a massive survey asking one question: Wha ...more
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
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Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
BBC's Top 100- Race to the Finish
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— last activity Oct 13, 2011 08:02PM
This is a long term race to see who can read all of BBC's Top 100 first. I consider myself to be at a significant disadvantage because I am only a qua ...more
The Modern Library 100 Best Novels Challenge
— 392 members
— last activity May 06, 2021 11:01AM
If you are working at reading your way through the Modern Library's Top 100 novels, join us! We will read one-two books per month together (depending ...more
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