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Derek’s favorite books

Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Sculpting in Time by Andrei Tarkovsky Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse Ubik by Philip K. Dick The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin Pet Sematary by Stephen King The Hippie Trip by Lewis Yablonsky
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Derek’s Friends (10)

Curry
Curry
646 books | 20 friends

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Rebecca Parsons
395 books | 41 friends

amy
amy
649 books | 15 friends

mindfroth
mindfroth
3,141 books | 24 friends

Alexx
Alexx
539 books | 26 friends

cupid
cupid
106 books | 4 friends

lily
lily
1,518 books | 27 friends

Zoe Curzi
Zoe Curzi
117 books | 44 friends

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Favorite Genres

Art, Biography, Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Philosophy, Science fiction, and magical realism


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