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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Pride and Prejudice in Books

May 29, 2021

So romance isn't my favorite genre, but with all the hype configured I needed to read Janen Austen at least once in a lifetime. I was suprised I enjoyed it.
Some of the language made reading confusing but once you catch on it's easier than you think. For people who are meh about romance this is a good starting point.

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Richard Dawkins recommended Dark Universe in Books (curated)

Dark Universe

Daniel F. Galouye | 2010 | Dystopia

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"The people of this sci-fi novel live underground in darkness. They retain ‘light’ in their language, but only in allusions to a lost paradise. They worship Light (‘For Light’s sake!’), and their theology includes demonic figures that engineered the fall from Light’s grace. The demons are called Strontium, Cobalt, and the arch-devil, ‘Hydrogen Himself.’ Go figure, as you Americans say."

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Richard Serra recommended On Grief and Reason in Books (curated)

On Grief and Reason

Joseph Brodsky | 2021

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"“Grief and Reason” is the book I most often return to. It contemplates death as it has been presented in prose and poetry over the ages. The book continually asks the question of whether loss creates a sense of self or destroys it. It also poses the question of whether loss or mourning can bring forth a new artistic language."

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