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“Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting.”
― All the Pretty Horses
― All the Pretty Horses
“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
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“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Cult Books
— 54 members
— last activity Feb 06, 2012 08:59AM
Books inspire all sorts of reactions, from disgust to slavish devotion. I am interested in books which have had the effect of turning readers into "co ...more
Alexander Theroux Ville
— 119 members
— last activity Nov 24, 2025 01:49AM
The Theroux revival continues. This group counts as a village forum for discussing the works of Alexander Theroux. Both scholars and the naive and cur ...more
William T Vollmann Central
— 273 members
— last activity Dec 14, 2025 04:28AM
This corner of goodreads shall serve the needs of rainbow readers of Mr Vollmann's indulgent body of work. We welcome the veteran and the fresh flesh ...more
Reading RURD -- Muslim & American
— 14 members
— last activity Oct 10, 2018 01:36PM
A micro reading=group ; a daughter group of Vollmann Central. We will be reading several essays from volume VI of RURD, from "The Muslim World" and "N ...more
Post-Centre Book Club (sponsored by Pepsi)
— 6 members
— last activity Jun 15, 2018 11:14AM
This is a book club for a good group of guys and gals who became pals at Centre College to read and discuss new books.
Nic’s 2025 Year in Books
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