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The summary i read is a good tease... has anyone read it?
HereforTaurusAgain
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If so what book club are you in?
virghost
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Leave your book suggestions here... @scorpiodreams this is about ernest hemmingway’s marriage to his first of four wives i found it absorbing...
MyStarsShine
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golmash
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I haven’t read her stuff since i was a teenager, but i did read a lot of her books. i think my favorite was memnoch the devil.
Astrobyn
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Notice any pattern/theme in how people write and how it relates to their sign? like when someone writes out a villain, it always ends up resembling the writer even moreso than the hero?
virgoOPPP
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Lady_M
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Piscis_Hominis
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How compatible are we? my sun: scorpio, his sun: aries my moon: leo, his moon: pisces my venus: scorpio, his venus: aquarius my mars: leo, his mars: pisces
Definition
@Definition
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The only thing i've read from him is fear & loathing. please make some recommendations or those of similar kinds of authors?
Ram416
@Ram416
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Please suggest some good online free novels sites.
shinyme
@shinyme
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The princess, paralyzed with fear, whimpered as she looked up into the gaze that can only belong to the beast. the mouth, which was lined with serrated teeth, was drooling when he uttered the word “silence.” he gave her a backhand that sent her into a diz
Gemitati
@Gemitati
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Ezekiel interrupted him and concluded that he and algia have a “small history” together but still went on with his story. “anyway” he continued, “out of blind rage, some of the parents of the deceased ignored her threat and ran to the altar and then algia
Gemitati
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What you think of this? the snow covers the graves but i still hear the corpses lament.
Gemitati
@Gemitati
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Hey, i ve been advised to read old books that stood the test of time cause its more foundational and timeless than anything you can get on twitter or yt videos. so please give me your favourite 100+ year old classic that was good enough for a pulitzer o
Parkourler
@Parkourler
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...yet. but it could be a book.
Gemitati
@Gemitati
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Baked and
Brittnie
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I discovered these books due to them making a tv show out of them. i enjoyed the show but felt there was more to the story then what the tv had told so i wanted to read the trilogy before they came out with season 2.
SeaLion
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I read this book in elementary school and mrs. watson reminded me of my mother.
03Amy15
@03Amy15
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Any recommendations?
Andalusia
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Not the movies... this is going to be difficult in one thread to discuss several books of this prolific horror genius.
VenusAquarius
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Please tell me what you think. the empty spaces in the trees bristle with a haunting emptiness that was never there before.
Gemitati
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If yes what do you think of this book? i haven't read but i came across it through a comedy movie.
Pathos
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Do you listen to them in the car? when do you find is the best time to listen to them?
Pearls
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The volcano lover (susan sontag) and the wild girl. my top 2 books ever :)
Sola
@Sola
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I need someone to draw me a character. i’m supposed to be a tiefling with pink skin, dark blue hair, and gold eyes.
Whorpio
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Any genre will do! - thanks :)
SunMoonStars
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Currently going through a breakup and reading helps me a lot. any suggestions
Flowerpower78
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CancerOnTheCusp
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I think i’ve needed osho my whole life. i’m currently reading “love, freedom, and aloneness,” and i love it.
degenerate_ingenue
@degenerate_ingenue
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Has anyone read any of the versions of this book? it was recommended to me.
Aerazo
@Aerazo
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zoedawg
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Any good books on this?
Capricorn91
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So i'm at the flea market this past weekend and i come across this vagabond looking woman. she's cool as hell, majored in philosophy, teaches at an upscale university..
Lunabee
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Looking for volunteer readers to read my 33 page short story, "the bridge". send me your email address, and i will send over a free manuscript.
ariesheart
@ariesheart
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The lost city of the monkey god.
NightTerrors
@NightTerrors
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For anyone that has teenagers, works with them or has them as family members or friends, this is a great read i have heard quite a few mothers say *when they are 18, all done and dusted* not
MyStarsShine
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...from the book quo vadis that mentioning evnika and petronius. please help!
Gemitati
@Gemitati
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Anyone read this book?
Gemitati
@Gemitati
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If i want to send a few chapters of the book to someone. is there way?
Gemitati
@Gemitati
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I'm looking for good short stories that make a strong impact. any theme or genre will do.
SunMoonStars
@SunMoonStars
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And other resources for sex addiction and shopping addiction y'all could recommend? just trying to understand myself better; not sure i'm ready to change though.
Whorpio
@Whorpio
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It will go like this so there i was without a care in the world. minding my own business when i saw her.
Stensco21
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Its true love story thread made me post this.
MrFirebird
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I was doing some looking online after being on damnata's thread and found this free linda goodman pdf: it breaks down each sign as human growth (aries-infant, leo-teenager
Lilianni
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I am about to finish the first book i love it so much so far!
ladylibra21
@ladylibra21
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To think about myself, my life, my visions, my purpose in this life and i will make it, reach my goals and achieve my dreams. no, i am not selfish.
Aerazo
@Aerazo
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Can someone make a good fictional recommendation? i normally like non-fiction but want to expand.
BankNote
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8 Years
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Interested in your reviews.
taurusgoddess
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She had little princess and secret garden book really great one..
Lidia
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