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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Stranger
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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  • Piranesi
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  • The Haunting of Hill House
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    Shirley Jackson would've loved snark subreddits.

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  • Pet Sematary
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    I have heard this book is VERY sad. So here we go I guess.

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  • Frankenstein
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    I thought it‘s common knowledge that Frankenstein is not the monster but his creator but my boyfriend was just shocked when I told him. I guess it‘s like Zelda and Link for a lot of people haha. But I love how smooth this read is. I‘m all soaked in Frankenstein‘s world.

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  • Slouching Towards Bethlehem
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    what was your favorite story from this collection?
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  • The Goldfinch
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    Theo being just a kid and experiencing all of that is incredibly painful to read. Frustrating, too, because I can't help thinking of what I'd do if I were in his shoes and the thing is: Same as him, I wouldn't be able to do a single thing.

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  • The Vegetarian
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    So far, I'm captivated by the narration. It makes me more curious about her dream.

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  • The Haunting of Hill House
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    «She could not remember ever being truly happy in her adult life»

    Mood.

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  • Piranesi
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  • No Country for Old Men
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    Cormac McCarthy your lack of quotation marks confuses me but I am so locked in

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  • Tender Is the Flesh
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    Me reading this in public today: image

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  • Gender Queer
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    Oct 03, 2025
    Enjoyment: Quality: Characters: Plot:

    this graphic novel did a really good job of demonstrating the nuances and complexity to gender identity. we live in a world of binaries and the ‘gray area’ seems to be what is so difficult for people to wrap their minds around, and maia’s discussion of eir’s personal experience with establishing eir identity really lays important groundwork for understanding nonbinary identities. i’m a cisgender woman and i think that while this narrative definitely is important for those questioning their identity (gender, sexual, etc) i also believe it is also incredibly important for allyship! i applaud maia for being so honest and really bearing eir soul through this memoir. i hope to continue to integrate more diverse and intersectional perspectives into my reading (and this was a great entry way to doing so!)

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  • tips to finding/starting/joining a book club?

    i recently graduated from college and i moved home and im really trying to establish a new base of friends and community. it can be so difficult! i’d really like to join or start a book club but im not exactly sure where to start or how to find one/establish a group. any tips? thank you!

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  • Tender Is the Flesh
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    oh okay 😀

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  • tips to finding/starting/joining a book club?

    i recently graduated from college and i moved home and im really trying to establish a new base of friends and community. it can be so difficult! i’d really like to join or start a book club but im not exactly sure where to start or how to find one/establish a group. any tips? thank you!

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  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle
    Oct. 2025 Book Club Pick

    I’m so excited to read this! It’s been chosen as my book club’s October choice! Does anyone have any probing questions that would be fun to discuss at the end of the month?

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  • Frankenstein
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