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“If you're reading this, then maybe you know you ought to read everything. And maybe you know you ought to read deeply. Because there's witchery in these words and spellwork in the spine.”
― The Reader
― The Reader
“Your dreaming self seeks to tell you something your waking ears will not hear”
― Kushiel's Chosen
― Kushiel's Chosen
“But books are curious objects. They have the power to trap, transport, and even transform you if you are lucky. But in the end, books—even magic ones—are only objects pieced together from paper and glue and thread. That was the fundamental truth the readers forgot. How vulnerable the book really was. To fire. To the damp. To the passage of time. And to theft.”
― The Reader
― The Reader
“I mean, if you were to find a shattered mirror, find all the pieces, all the shards and all the tiny chips, and have whatever skill and patience it took to put all that broken glass back together so that it was complete once again, the restored mirror would still be spiderwebbed with cracks, it would still be a useless glued version of its former self, which could show only fragmented reflections of anyone looking into it. Some things are beyond repair. And that was me.”
― Prozac Nation
― Prozac Nation
“Jesper couldn’t quite believe he was having a conversation with the Sturmhond. The privateer was a legend. He’d broken countless blockades on behalf of the Ravkans and there were rumors that… “Do you really have a flying ship? blurted Jesper.
“No.”
“Oh.”
“I have several.”
“Take me with you.”
― Crooked Kingdom
“No.”
“Oh.”
“I have several.”
“Take me with you.”
― Crooked Kingdom
The Reader Readathon!
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— last activity Mar 27, 2020 04:13PM
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— 365 members
— last activity Sep 06, 2020 05:01AM
The Reading Quest will be held from August 13th to September 10th. It's a video based reading challenge where you choose your own path to conquering y ...more
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Diverse Divers
— 152 members
— last activity Jul 18, 2020 09:56AM
This is an online book club aiming to connect book lovers from all over the world who are willing to support diversity in stories.
This is an online book club aiming to connect book lovers from all over the world who are willing to support diversity in stories.
Dragons & Tea Book Club
— 4599 members
— last activity Mar 01, 2024 07:14AM
Hello! This is a book club, hosted by four Asian book reviewers, dedicated to boosting marginalized voices and celebrating diverse books, while always ...more
Hello! This is a book club, hosted by four Asian book reviewers, dedicated to boosting marginalized voices and celebrating diverse books, while always ...more
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