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The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels, #2)

by Elena Ferrante

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Gia said: " Growing up in Italian-American South Brooklyn, the dynamics Ferrante writes about felt so familiar—less outright violence, but the same undercurrent of tension, the same insular world. I was a quiet kid with a best friend like Lila in high school. Fe ...more "

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Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

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How to Read the Constitution--and Why

by Kim Wehle

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Gia’s Quotes

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.”
― Isaac Newton, The Correspondence of Isaac Newton: Volume 5, 1709–1713

tags: principia, science

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“Se non c'e' amore, non solo inaridisce la vita delle persone, ma anche quella delle citta”
― Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend

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“I did crave attention, but I refused to humiliate myself by asking for it.”
― Ottessa Moshfegh, My Year of Rest and Relaxation

tags: attention, my-year-of-rest-and-relaxation, ottessa-moshfegh, proud

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“I am reading six books at once, the only way of reading; since, as you will agree, one book is only a single unaccompanied note, and to get the full sound, one needs ten others at the same time.”
― Virginia Woolf, The Letters of Virginia Woolf: Volume Three, 1923-1928

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“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

tags: books, life, limits

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The Virginia Woolf Reading Group — 340 members — last activity Aug 04, 2023 01:15AM
This group is for anyone who knows (or wants to know) about Virginia Woolf. If you have read all her works or none, loved her books or hated them, t ...more

Reviews and feedback for self-published/indie authors - fiction — 31 members — last activity Mar 15, 2023 03:06PM
If you’re a self-published author, this group is to help you in one primary way: feedback. It comes in 3 flavors. 1. Published works: amenable member ...more

Romania — 5006 members — last activity Sep 22, 2026 02:05AM
Grupul Romania, deschis tuturor celor de nationalitate romana, rudelor si prietenilor acestora, indiferent de unde sunt, locuiesc, traiesc prin lume. ...more

The World's Literature in India — 876 members — last activity Oct 14, 2026 09:57AM
Literature from the languages of India. Coming in March-May 2027: a trio of writings from Iran. Photos: *"Men playing board games"; *"Dineshkannam ...more

Reading the 20th Century — 1728 members — last activity 19 minutes ago
Welcome to 'Reading the 20th Century', a friendly and inclusive group that explores and discusses the literature, history, culture and music of the ye ...more

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