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Taylor Givens

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“So she sat on the porch and watched the moon rise. Soon its amber fluid was drenching the earth, and quenching the thirst of the day.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

tags: african-american-literature, women

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“She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boiled down to a drop.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

tags: books, life, reading, understanding

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“Janie looked down on him and felt a self-crushing love. So her soul crawled out from its hiding place.”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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“What you are is a complicated girl with simple needs. You need your books and time to read, and you need a few friends and you need someone-not to take care of you, but to care for you. If you have all those things, you'll always be alright.”
― Brian Morton, Breakable You

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“Oh to be a pear tree – any tree in bloom! With kissing bees singing of the beginning of the world!”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26936 members — last activity Apr 29, 2026 06:36PM
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

Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 42993 members — last activity 3 hours, 59 min ago
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

Literary Fiction by People of Color — 13323 members — last activity 6 hours, 51 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more

The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge — 27641 members — last activity 34 minutes ago
This group is for those participating in The 52 Book Club's annual challenges! With 52 unique prompts released each year, the goal is to diversify our ...more

Aardvark Book Club Fan Club (Not Official) — 129 members — last activity 7 hours, 30 min ago
A place to discuss Aardvark Books. Aardvark is a Book Subscription company based in Canada that curates 5 books to pick from each month. At most, yo ...more

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