to-read
(238)
currently-reading (3)
read (982)
did-not-finish (57)
feminist (236)
fantasy (198)
young-adult (185)
romance (152)
queer (147)
memoir (141)
currently-reading (3)
read (982)
did-not-finish (57)
feminist (236)
fantasy (198)
young-adult (185)
romance (152)
queer (147)
memoir (141)
childrens
(125)
graphic-comic (118)
bookclub (94)
foodie (58)
bookclub-whalmm (44)
mystery (39)
series (39)
magical (37)
2025 (33)
sci-fi (29)
graphic-comic (118)
bookclub (94)
foodie (58)
bookclub-whalmm (44)
mystery (39)
series (39)
magical (37)
2025 (33)
sci-fi (29)
“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”
―
―
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.”
―
―
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― A Man Without a Country
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
Mandy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mandy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Mandy
Lists liked by Mandy


























