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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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Song of Solomon

by Toni Morrison

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Paula’s Quotes

“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: books, reading

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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

tags: dreams, life

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything changes. And nothing is truly lost.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake

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“The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

tags: humor, scifi

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The 2015 Book Genre Challenge — 293 members — last activity Jan 01, 2016 11:02AM
A group where book lovers can challenge themselves to expand from their comfort zones and read a book from various genres! Each month you will get to ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 315784 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 42182 members — last activity 2 hours, 25 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Year of Cosmere — 523 members — last activity Jan 01, 2023 10:18AM
Throughout 2015, we will be hosting read-a-longs for all of Brandon Sanderson's novels, novellas, and short stories that take place within his fiction ...more

Fox Book Club — 2533 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 07:05AM
Welcome to the Fox Book Club! This is fun supportive group for anyone wanting to buddy read with me. For 2020, I thought we could read my "20 book ...more

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