376 books
—
82 voters
to-read
(1880)
currently-reading (3)
read (320)
dnf (9)
stalled (2)
tbr (1699)
on-deck (338)
mysteries-and-thrillers (561)
nonfiction (478)
books-i-own (464)
roms-brads (258)
fantasy (222)
currently-reading (3)
read (320)
dnf (9)
stalled (2)
tbr (1699)
on-deck (338)
mysteries-and-thrillers (561)
nonfiction (478)
books-i-own (464)
roms-brads (258)
fantasy (222)
horror
(222)
historical (221)
literary-fic (190)
memoirs-and-bios (186)
audiobooks-tbr (180)
had-me-at-title (157)
sci-fi (139)
yas (139)
lgbtq (135)
cultural (129)
self-help (110)
audiobooks-completed (105)
historical (221)
literary-fic (190)
memoirs-and-bios (186)
audiobooks-tbr (180)
had-me-at-title (157)
sci-fi (139)
yas (139)
lgbtq (135)
cultural (129)
self-help (110)
audiobooks-completed (105)
Melissa Baker
is currently reading
bookshelves:
mysteries-and-thrillers,
historical,
had-me-at-cover,
had-me-at-title,
books-i-own,
currently-reading,
book-club-and-buddy-reads
“Am I walking toward something I should be running away from?”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
“There are women in whom the love of a lover extinguishes all other loves, and I think that she must have been one.”
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“Beneatha: Love him? There is nothing left to love.
Mama: There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing. (Looking at her) Have you cried for that boy today? I don't mean for yourself and for the family 'cause we lost the money. I mean for him: what he been through and what it done to him. Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most? When they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain't through learning - because that ain't the time at all. It's when he's at his lowest and can't believe in hisself 'cause the world done whipped him so! when you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is.”
― A Raisin in the Sun
Mama: There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing. (Looking at her) Have you cried for that boy today? I don't mean for yourself and for the family 'cause we lost the money. I mean for him: what he been through and what it done to him. Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most? When they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain't through learning - because that ain't the time at all. It's when he's at his lowest and can't believe in hisself 'cause the world done whipped him so! when you starts measuring somebody, measure him right, child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is.”
― A Raisin in the Sun
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”
― The Haunting of Hill House
― The Haunting of Hill House
Banned Books
— 5134 members
— last activity 18 minutes ago
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.
The F-word
— 5752 members
— last activity Apr 15, 2025 09:52PM
This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more
Book Lovers' Reading Challenges
— 108 members
— last activity Jan 02, 2026 07:33PM
Welcome to Book Lovers' Reading Challenges! Grab your favorite soda, tea, or cocoa from the refreshments table and settle in for some reading fun. Pl ...more
With The Banned
— 435 members
— last activity Dec 28, 2025 05:57PM
This is a varied group of people with a common interest in books of all kinds. If you have any difficulty in navigating here, message a Mod, and we'll ...more
Stitchin' and Bitchin'
— 231 members
— last activity Nov 17, 2022 12:43PM
This is literally only so I can make polls!
Melissa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Melissa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Melissa
Lists liked by Melissa































































