Andrew Cooper
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“The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering but in the development of the soul.”
― Cancer Ward
― Cancer Ward
“If there really is such a thing as turning in one's grave, Shakespeare must get a lot of exercise.”
― All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays
― All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays
“Only those who decline to scramble up the career ladder are interesting as human beings. Nothing is more boring than a man with a career.”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“Someone that you have deprived of everything is no longer in your power. He is once again entirely free.”
― The First Circle
― The First Circle
“Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity of the human soul.”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
Dostoyevsky's Lair: Russian Literature
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— last activity Apr 01, 2023 02:23PM
This group explores Russian literature with an emphasis on 19th/20th century authors.
Guardian Newspaper 1000 Novels
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The Guardian put together an excellent list entitled '1000 Novels Everyone Must Read', and this group will read books each month from a selection of t ...more
House of LitnLife archived
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— last activity Jul 04, 2020 08:29PM
LITnLIFE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. WE CEASED MEETING AFTER NINE ACTIVE YEARS. LitnLife (LAL) is a small community devoted to chapter-by-chapter reading an ...more
Andrew’s 2025 Year in Books
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