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AStar Reads is Currently Reading

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Dragon Keeper (Rain Wilds Chronicles #1)

by Robin Hobb (Goodreads Author)

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— Jan 23, 2026 11:08PM

Jan 22, 2026 08:32PM

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)

by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)

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— Dec 17, 2025 07:24PM

Dec 09, 2025 07:01PM

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The Short Novels of John Steinbeck

by John Steinbeck

bookshelves: adult-fiction, classics, physical-books-i-own, currently-reading

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— Aug 26, 2025 09:50PM

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Buzzwordathon — 6267 members — last activity Feb 02, 2026 01:31AM
The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through 7th). Each month will have a designa ...more

50 books to read before you die — 11901 members — last activity Feb 01, 2026 04:50PM
These are the named books: 1 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien 2 1984 by George Orwell 3 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4 The Gra ...more

The History Book Club — 25888 members — last activity Feb 01, 2026 02:14AM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

Classics and the Western Canon — 4936 members — last activity 5 hours, 55 min ago
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more

Science and Natural History — 1135 members — last activity Sep 22, 2020 01:21PM
This group is for those that just can't get enough of science and the natural world. *** All books are chosen by group members *** ...more