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Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel García Márquez | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
7.7 (6 Ratings)
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"Forbidden love so intense and torturous that the characters patiently endure decades of its aching promise just to see if it can ever be consummated. No spoilers here, except to say, Fuck!!"

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Lore Segal recommended The Spoils of Poynton in Books (curated)

 
The Spoils of Poynton
The Spoils of Poynton
Henry James | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
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"“Beauty,” Stendhal said, “is the promise of happiness.” James’s story pits the passion for superb objects against the operations of love and the laws of honor. In case you have not read it, I won’t be the spoiler and tell what happens to the beautiful things on the last page."

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May 9, 2023  
"When the only course of action is revenge, only the most damaged man is capable of maximum destruction."

Tour: I Promise You Pain (Cordon Finn Vengeance series #1) by Bart Baker - #Dark, #Action,

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