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“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when you know quite well you're capable of better.”
― The Golden Notebook
― The Golden Notebook
“The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile the whole.”
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“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
― Oliver Twist
― Oliver Twist
“We should not pretend to understand the world only by the intellect; we apprehend it just as much by feeling. Therefore, the judgment of the intellect is, at best, only the half of truth, and must, if it be honest, also come to an understanding of its inadequacy.”
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Russian & Soviet Literature
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— last activity Nov 28, 2023 11:35AM
Discussions about Russian literature... - historical perspectives - religion in Russia - sex and abandon in Russian literature - influencing local an ...more
Deep State Radio Book Group
— 250 members
— last activity Mar 23, 2022 06:13AM
This is a group for Deep State Radio Nerds and all who are interested in and inquisitive about the world and how it works. We will read fiction and no ...more
Top Rated Books [fiction, adult, excluding romance]
— 27 members
— last activity May 25, 2017 01:19PM
Is anyone else tired of seeing Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance novels at the top of every list? The goal of this group is to root out, with your help ...more
Old Souls Book Club
— 282 members
— last activity Jan 24, 2021 06:51AM
Books have always been guides and guideposts along my journey - they've inspired me, transformed me, and fallen off the shelves for me. And I'm guessi ...more
Olia’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Olia’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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