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The phenomenon in which people take more comfort in a sense of injury than a sense of freedom governs many situations where people are objectively not being victimized on a systematic basis.
“The Ghost of Sir Felix Finch whines, "But it's been done a hundred times before!"--as if there could be anything not done a hundred thousand times between Aristophanes and Andrew Void-Webber! As if Art is the What, not the How!”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Of what importance are the thwarted desires of awkward young men, when the oceans are rising, the deserts are coming, and families are trading their freedoms for houses?”
― Speak
― Speak
“I am simply a 'book drunkard.' Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.”
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“It was a morning for Ella Fitzgerald. There are fine things in the world, after all. Dignity, refinement, warmth and humour, where you'd never expect to find them. Even as an old woman, an amputee in a wheelchair, Ella sang like a girl who could still be at high school, falling in love for the first time".”
― Ghostwritten
― Ghostwritten
Bookalicious
— 11 members
— last activity Feb 16, 2013 02:39PM
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." -Sir Francis Bacon This book club meets in person, loc ...more
Best. Bookclub. Ever.
— 6 members
— last activity Nov 10, 2014 02:12PM
I think the name says it all.
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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— last activity 21 hours, 1 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
Pop Sugar's Annual Ultimate Reading Challenge
— 1550 members
— last activity Jan 12, 2024 09:07AM
Welcome to an incredibly chill reading challenge group. Together we aim to tackle the annual Pop Sugar reading challenge each year but this group is m ...more
Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge
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This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2026 (or any other year). The Popsugar website posted a reading challenge ...more
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