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While i was still in Amsterdam, I dreamed about my mother for the first time in years.

The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
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Now I believe they will leave me alone.

Angle of Repose, Wallace Stegner
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Not currently reading a book, but the first sentence of the last book I read is:

"Since my late teens, I have been compelled to write down all the spiritual visions and insights that I have had in my life."

The Unbound Soul by Richard Haight
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We slept in what had once been the gymnasium.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
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Not only the painting but revealing the hidden historical truth.

The Girl Who Knew da Vinci: An Out of Time Thriller (Out of Time Thriller Series Book 1) by Belle Ami
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Theodil walks over to the small table.

Of Zots and Xoodles: Theodil Creates a Universe by Zarqnon the Embarrassed
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To him, it was just a job.

World, Incorporated: A Modern Dystopia (P. 1) by Tom Gariffo
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Althea Proserpine is raising her daughter on fairytales.

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“Good luck, Agent Silver,” the computer said as he opened the door.

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Redlegs wrote: 28 Jul 2018, 23:02 On these cloudy days, Robert Neville was never sure when sunset came, and sometimes they were on the streets before he could get back.

I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
Wow, I didn't know Will Smith's I am Legend was adapted from a novel. Wiki even says it's the third adaptation.
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In just a short time I will have been on Earth one half century.

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Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond.

Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe
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ea_anthony wrote: 06 Aug 2018, 17:23
Redlegs wrote: 28 Jul 2018, 23:02 On these cloudy days, Robert Neville was never sure when sunset came, and sometimes they were on the streets before he could get back.

I Am Legend, Richard Matheson
Wow, I didn't know Will Smith's I am Legend was adapted from a novel. Wiki even says it's the third adaptation.
I just finished watching the movie and it is total crap. Nothing like the book, which is way, way better.
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
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Early one morning she saw the badgers.

The Detour, Gerbrand Bakker
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The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
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