Drew Bennett

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audiobook‎ (1707)
library‎ (1329)
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short-stories‎ (471)
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horror‎ (405)

kindle‎ (352)
fantasy‎ (327)
non-fiction‎ (314)
classics‎ (263)
physical-book‎ (228)
thriller‎ (159)
mystery‎ (127)
fiction-other‎ (109)
romance‎ (104)
dystopian‎ (100)

unread-physical‎ (99)
book-clubs‎ (88)
christmas‎ (72)
biography‎ (66)
unread-kobo‎ (60)
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horror-zombies‎ (36)
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Drew is Currently Reading

Drew Bennett is currently reading

The Call of Earth (Homecoming, #2)

by Orson Scott Card

bookshelves: currently-reading, audiobook, library, science-fiction

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Jul 11, 2026 04:55PM

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An Ancient Trap

by Paul Elard Cooley (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, horror, science-fiction, kindle

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— Jul 08, 2026 04:34AM

Jul 06, 2026 08:59PM

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House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: physical-book, horror, favorites, book-clubs, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

read in November 2023

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Drew Bennett said: " “Make no mistake, those who write long books have nothing to say. Of course those who write short books have even less to say.” -House of Leaves

Allow me read this a few more times. Let me ponder this for a few years. Then, maybe, I will be able to te ...more "

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— Jul 06, 2026 05:26AM

Nov 10, 2023 08:53PM · see review

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Drew’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

3 highlights

You don’t choose to be born. You just are. And your birth is your destiny, some say. I say the hell with that. And I should know. I was born not just once but five times. And five times I learned the same lesson. Sometimes in life, you have ...more

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

17 highlights
The Black: Oceania

by Paul E Cooley

4 highlights

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Drew’s Quotes

“Jay didn't find his dad's remains. He is his dad's remains.”
― Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

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“This man. Sometimes it feels as if he’ll never stop cracking my heart to fit more of himself inside.”
― Brynne Weaver, Butcher & Blackbird

4 likes

“If you can’t know what’s right in front of you, you can’t know what’s beyond you.”
― Daniel Kraus, Whalefall

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“These things happen. And we say to ourselves, “Never again.” And a hundred years pass. And they happen. Again.”
― qntm, There Is No Antimemetics Division

tags: collective-memory, cycles, history, human-nature, inevitability, political-reflection, repetition, social-commentary, tragedy, war

6 likes

“The entire point of life is to be so wildly passionate that people can’t decide if you’re crazy or a genius.”
― Case Kenny, The Opposite of Settling: How to Get Everything You Want Out of Love and Life Without Losing Your Spark

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