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“If Aliosha had come to the conclusion that neither God nor immortality existed, he would immediately have become an atheist and a socialist. For socialism is not only a question of the working classes; it is above all, in its contemporary incarnation, a question of atheism, a question of the tower of Babel, which is constructed without God's help, not to reach to the heavens, but to bring the heavens down to earth.”
― The Rebel
― The Rebel
“Humanity lives in its fiction.”
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“When all else fails, philosophize.”
― Disgrace
― Disgrace
“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace.”
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“For the last several days I've had the sudden and general urge to buy a new book. I've stopped off at a few bookstores around the city, and while I've looked at hundreds and hundreds of books in that time, I have not found the one book that will satisfy my urge. It's not as if I don't have anything to read; there's a tower of perfectly good unread books next to my bed, not to mention the shelves of books in the living room I've been meaning to reread. I find myself, maddeningly, hungry for the next one, as yet unknown. I no longer try to analyze this hunger; I capitulated long ago to the book lust that's afflicted me most of my life. I know enough about the course of the disease to know I'll discover something soon.”
― The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History
― The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History
The Fyodor Dostoyevsky Group
— 640 members
— last activity Aug 20, 2024 03:59PM
We are dedicated to discussing books by one of the greatest Russian writers ever. But 2014 will be focused on conducting a joint reading of 'The Broth ...more
On Paths Unknown
— 465 members
— last activity May 11, 2025 07:53PM
"On paths unknown, we tread with wonder. Through a glass darkly, to brave new worlds and beyond we go." We seek to explore and do critical reading fro ...more
Bookworm Buddies
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— last activity Aug 06, 2025 11:45AM
This group is for those bookworms who like to join in buddy reads with others or start their own buddy reads. We read a wide array of genres here and ...more
The Kindred Spirits
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— last activity Sep 08, 2020 08:02AM
Place to meet and talk about anything.
2015: The Year of Reading Women
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— last activity Apr 01, 2020 04:01AM
Join us for a year of member-run group reads to make 2015 the year of reading women! Rules Members are free to create author threads by surname if th ...more
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