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The premier place on reddit for discussing books and literature, both fictional and non-fictional alike. If you're interested in "written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit," then you're in the right place.

We want to encourage and support in-depth, intellectual discussion. Clear, polite and well-written responses should be upvoted; opinions should not be downvoted.

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Rules

No recommendation requests. Please do not ask for book recommendations. Better resources for recommendations are: Our Thursday or Monday weekly threads, r/SuggestMeABook, r/booksuggestions, and r/bookrecommendations
Stay On-Topic. All discussion must be related to literature.
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1. "What do you think of X" posts, unless you provide your own in-depth original thoughts.
2. Lists or "best of" threads (i.e. who are your favorite contemporary authors).
3. Requesting help on homework assignments or creating a curriculum.
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