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“plunder, where enrichment was paramount and civil order always an afterthought. The fatherland in whose name—and for whose benefit—the predation continued was no longer a physical fatherland but a spiritual one: the American Self. Long trained to worship its desires—however discreet, however banal—rather than question them, as the classical tradition taught, ever-tumescent American self-regard was the pillaging patria, she said, and the marauding years of the Reagan regime had only expressed this enduring reality of American life with greater clarity and transparency than ever before.”
― Homeland Elegies
― Homeland Elegies
“They were not always in accord, but over time they developed such good communication that even their most bitter disagreements became part of their axiomatic assumption of mutual long-term ongoing love and life together.”
― Or What You Will
― Or What You Will
“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“If you're looking for sympathy you'll find it between shit and syphilis in the dictionary.”
― Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
― Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
The Not a Book Club Club
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— last activity Jul 31, 2024 05:18AM
Place for random group side reads (i.e. we don't read a monthly pick, just stuff scheduled at a time when people can all read together). Often times t ...more
Place for random group side reads (i.e. we don't read a monthly pick, just stuff scheduled at a time when people can all read together). Often times t ...more
The Bridgeburners
— 287 members
— last activity Jul 19, 2024 12:29PM
The group for those who are engulfed in The Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen (Steven Erikson).
The group for those who are engulfed in The Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen (Steven Erikson).
The Alternative Worlds
— 134 members
— last activity Aug 14, 2022 08:43AM
A private group focusing on thoughtful, engaged discussions of speculative fiction. Author members are welcome but please be aware that this is a prom ...more
A private group focusing on thoughtful, engaged discussions of speculative fiction. Author members are welcome but please be aware that this is a prom ...more
Epic the Lymond chronicles Buddy Read 2023
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There was an idea... To bring together a group of remarkable people. So this April, which gives enough time to everyone interested to procure a copy, ...more
There was an idea... To bring together a group of remarkable people. So this April, which gives enough time to everyone interested to procure a copy, ...more
REVEL READERS
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REVEL is a collective of women and those who identify as female who are 40+. Revel is rewriting the narrative on midlife. This community of vibrant ...more
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