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“I’m not telling you a story so much as a shipwreck—the pieces floating, finally legible.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Life, it—it doesn’t work that way.”
“Why doesn’t it?” she snapped. “Why can’t life work whatever way we want it to? What’s the point of living if you only do it how others want you to?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“Why doesn’t it?” she snapped. “Why can’t life work whatever way we want it to? What’s the point of living if you only do it how others want you to?”
― The House in the Cerulean Sea
“It's a weird feeling, scientific breakthroughs. There's no Eureka moment. Just a slow, steady progression toward a goal. But man, when you get to that goal it feels good.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“Murder has a cycle just like water. In the same way water becomes a cloud, then becomes water again, when blood calls for vengeance the blood from that vengeance calls too. If you plan to give death, it will always return to you.”
― The Space Between Worlds
― The Space Between Worlds
“Because giving increases your sense of self-worth and receiving diminishes it—ladling soup at the Salvation Army evokes a very different feeling from having it ladled into your bowl—there is good reason to expect people will overestimate the amount of support they give and underestimate the amount they receive”
― Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
― Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
SpecFic Buddy Reads
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We want to read fun stuff as a group and do lots of buddy reads on the side. And we like to chat a bit, too. Friends don't let friends read alone:) ...more
Tackling the Pulitzer Prize Winners!
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The Pulitzer Prize literature winners comprise a phenomenal collection of novels. Join us as we tackle the monumental task of reading all of the winne ...more
The Folly Irregulars
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A place to discuss and wax enthusiastic about Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series. ...more
Hugo & Nebula Awards: Best Novels
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This group is for like-minded people who want to read all of the Hugo and Nebula winners and runners-up. The Hugo Awards are chosen by the fans. The ...more
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