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We can’t imagine our lives without the wish to improve them, without the progress myths that inform so much of what we do, and of what we want
“Better to have been a dickhead and seen it,
than be a cunt all your life and not know it.”
― Hold Your Own
than be a cunt all your life and not know it.”
― Hold Your Own
“If you spend enough time reading or writing, you find a voice, but you also find certain tastes. You find certain writers who when they write, it makes your own brain voice like a tuning fork, and you just resonate with them. And when that happens, reading those writers—not all of whom are modern . . . I mean, if you are willing to make allowances for the way English has changed, you can go way, way back with this— becomes a source of unbelievable joy. It’s like eating candy for the soul. So probably the smart thing to say is that lucky people develop a relationship with a certain kind of art that becomes spiritual, almost religious, and doesn’t mean, you know, church stuff, but it means you’re just never the same.”
― Quack This Way
― Quack This Way
“Choose Trainspotting.”
― Rhyme and Rebellion
― Rhyme and Rebellion
“they say i write like a man,
like that's supposed to be
the ultimate fucking compliment.
i say i write like a woman
who isn't afraid.”
― No Secrets
like that's supposed to be
the ultimate fucking compliment.
i say i write like a woman
who isn't afraid.”
― No Secrets
Challenge: 50 Books
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This group is for people who want to be challenged to read 50 books in one year. Start the challenge by creating a post with the title of your chall ...more
This group is for people who want to be challenged to read 50 books in one year. Start the challenge by creating a post with the title of your chall ...more
The F-word
— 5746 members
— last activity Oct 21, 2024 01:41PM
This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more
This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more
Audiobooks
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— last activity 47 minutes ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more
Bukowski
— 632 members
— last activity Dec 05, 2024 11:02AM
This is a group for fans of the dirty old man. The words he wrote kept him from total madness.
This is a group for fans of the dirty old man. The words he wrote kept him from total madness.
The Next Best Book Club
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— last activity 14 hours, 25 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more
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