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“There was very little about her face and figure that was in any way
remarkable, but it was the sort of face which, when animated by
conversation or laughter, is completely transformed. She had a lovely
disposition, a quick mind and a fondness for the comical. She was
always very ready to smile and, since a smile is the most becoming
ornament that any lady can wear, she had been known upon occasion to
outshine women who were acknowledged beauties in three countries.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
remarkable, but it was the sort of face which, when animated by
conversation or laughter, is completely transformed. She had a lovely
disposition, a quick mind and a fondness for the comical. She was
always very ready to smile and, since a smile is the most becoming
ornament that any lady can wear, she had been known upon occasion to
outshine women who were acknowledged beauties in three countries.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
“So many books, so little time.”
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― P.S. I Love You
― P.S. I Love You
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“For, though the room was silent, the silence of half a hundred cats is a peculiar thing, like fifty individual silences all piled one on top of another.”
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
― Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
The Clockwork Salon
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The Davenport sisters (of The Clockwork Cabaret) welcomes you to our Steampunk Bookclub. Here we will discuss the many pieces of literature that inspi ...more
Ask Holly Black!
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Ask the enormously popular best-selling author Holly Black about her new book Red Glove, the second in her Curse Workers series. Holly will also answe ...more
Lainey’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lainey’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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454 books
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1,615 books
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816 books
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719 books
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67 friends
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