Andrew Cooper
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Reading for the 5th time
read in October 2007
“So long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of use.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Besides, isn't it confoundedly easy to think you're a great man if you aren't burdened with the slightest idea that Rembrandt, Beethoven, Dante or Napoleon ever lived?”
― Chess Story
― Chess Story
“Just as King Midas turned everything to gold, Stalin turned everything to mediocrity.”
― The First Circle
― The First Circle
“My thoughts are an ocean, they wash woefully up against their limits.”
― Amsterdam Stories
― Amsterdam Stories
“As long as there is a Church, there will be little Torquemadas”
― Monsignor Quixote
― Monsignor Quixote
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
— 561 members
— last activity May 08, 2026 04:39AM
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LITnLIFE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE.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
Take a look at Andrew’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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