Kaylie
https://www.goodreads.com/shark-myths
to-read
(1333)
currently-reading (2)
read (1796)
did-not-finish (37)
queer (359)
laaadies (282)
fairy-tales (122)
best-sff (106)
best-fiction (82)
nonfiction (241)
comics (198)
currently-reading (2)
read (1796)
did-not-finish (37)
queer (359)
laaadies (282)
fairy-tales (122)
best-sff (106)
best-fiction (82)
nonfiction (241)
comics (198)
diverse-authors
(131)
poc-rep (85)
horror-book-club (69)
childhood-ya (65)
psychology-reference (56)
kindle (42)
ethics-justice (40)
mental-health-themes (36)
feminist-gutpunch (35)
trans-rep (31)
memoir (30)
poc-rep (85)
horror-book-club (69)
childhood-ya (65)
psychology-reference (56)
kindle (42)
ethics-justice (40)
mental-health-themes (36)
feminist-gutpunch (35)
trans-rep (31)
memoir (30)
“Stories are social actions, embedded in social worlds.”
―
―
“Khatun (queen) is one of the most authoritative and magnificent words in the Mongolian language. It conveys regality, stateliness, and great strength. If something resists breaking no matter how much pressure is applied, it is described as khatun. The word can form part of a boy’s or girl’s names, signifying power and firmness combined with beauty and grace. Because of the admitted qualities of khatun, men have often borne names such as Khatun Temur, literally ‘Queen Iron’, and Khatun Baatar, 'Queen Hero’.”
―
―
“Don’t be patient. Don’t ever be. This is the way a new world begins.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“I think,” Hoa says slowly, “that if you love someone, you don’t get to choose how they love you back.”
― The Stone Sky
― The Stone Sky
“What if she doesn't worry about her body and eats enough for all the growing she has to do? She might rip her stockings and slam-dance on a forged ID to the Pogues, and walk home barefoot, holding her shoes, alone at dawn; she might baby-sit in a battered-women's shelter one night a month; she might skateboard down Lombard Street with its seven hairpin turns, or fall in love with her best friend and do something about it, or lose herself for hours gazing into test tubes with her hair a mess, or climb a promontory with the girls and get drunk at the top, or sit down when the Pledge of Allegiance says stand, or hop a freight train, or take lovers without telling her last name, or run away to sea. She might revel in all the freedoms that seem so trivial to those who could take them for granted; she might dream seriously the dreams that seem to obvious to those who grew up with them really available. Who knows what she would do? Who knows what it would feel like?”
― The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
― The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
Kaylie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kaylie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Kaylie
Lists liked by Kaylie
















































