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Hemlyn is Currently Reading

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Sucker Punch: Essays

by Scaachi Koul

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Mother Mary Comes to Me

by Arundhati Roy (Goodreads Author)

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Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada

by Shahu Patole

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Hemlyn’s Notes & Highlights

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You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

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I had no idea, of course, that of all the feelings of my youth that would pass, it was this one, of an abundance of time so great as to routinely be unfillable, that would vanish with the least ceremony.

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Hemlyn’s Quotes

“Some songs take women places men cannot
follow.”
― Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

tags: gender, men, music, poem, poetry, songs, women

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“I slipped on the forcefully carefree posture of the other boys around me. The existential shrug of young men afraid to admit that they’ve been touched by art, and that they want to be touched in that way again.”
― Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

tags: masculinity

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“Everyone has a lie we’re quietly waiting to believe.”
― Saeed Jones, How We Fight For Our Lives

tags: denial

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“Pain cannot be kept intact, it needs to be “processed,” converted into humor.”
― Annie Ernaux, I Remain in Darkness

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“Being black is one of the most extreme sports in America.
We don't need to invent new ways of risking our lives
because the old ones have been working for decades.”
― Rudy Francisco, Helium

tags: african-americans, blacks, danger, race, race-relations, racism

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UAE Good Readers — 1641 members — last activity Dec 21, 2024 08:54AM
For the many many goodreaders living in the United Arab Emirates.

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Community of book lovers, etc. We also release book related podcasts every week.

Books & Boba — 2733 members — last activity Aug 28, 2025 02:47PM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more

Mumbai Bookworms — 785 members — last activity Jul 14, 2025 07:07AM
Calling on all the closet bookworm denizens of Mumbai who like to engage in pretty much anything dealing with a book - read, write, review, discuss - ...more

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