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Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Goodreads Author)

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Death and Other Occupational Hazards

by Veronika Dapunt (Goodreads Author)

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“Strength is the capacity to break a Hershey bar into four pieces with your bare hands - and then eat just one of the pieces.”
― Judith Viorst, Love and Guilt and the Meaning of Life, Etc.

tags: chocolate, strength

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“None of us really changes over time. We only become more fully what we are.”
― Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

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“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.”
― Orson Welles

tags: dinner, humor

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery

tags: beginnings, fresh-start, inspirational, mistake, mistakes, new-day, start-over, tomorrow

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Banned Books — 5207 members — last activity 4 hours, 36 min ago
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.

Read-along Seduction by M.J. Rose — 239 members — last activity Apr 06, 2014 09:50AM
A place to discuss Seduction a novel of suspense with me, the author, M.J. Rose. I will be dropping in a few times a week bringing my own insights abo ...more

A-Z Challenge — 361 members — last activity Apr 18, 2026 06:32AM
This is a different type of book challenge. You try to read a book that the title, author, or both starts with each letter of the alphabet. Your list ...more