Jaclyn

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Jaclyn’s Notes & Highlights

Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner

1 note & 1 highlight

She’d taken a picture of me in my carefully chosen clothes and a tremulous smile, holding a sign she’d painted in watercolors: First Day at the Lathrop School! The shot was probably already on her Facebook page, getting oohs and ahhs and ...more

If she is 25 in modern day, then this instance from when she was in 6th grade took place in approximately August 2006. TheFacebook didn’t launch until 2004, dropped the “the” around 2005, and didn’t stop requiring school/.edu email addresses until September 2006. There’s no way in 2006 (or even 2007 if she was an older 6th grader) her mom, aunts, uncles, and grandparents were all using Facebook. Just saying..

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Jaclyn’s Quotes

“My daughter breaks both her wrists jumping off of a swing. Her friend, who is five, told her to jump off of it. I promise nothing will happen, she said. But why did she promise that? she wails later at the hospital.”
― Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation

tags: broken-bones, children, humor, kids

2 likes

“When you have cat stealers over for tea, you clean the house, buy bagels and cream cheese, and try to figure out how to trap your guests in a lie.”
― Caroline Paul, Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology

tags: cats, lost-cat

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“Wasn't growing catnip in one's yard the kitty equivalent of giving candy to children?”
― Caroline Paul, Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology

tags: cat-humor, cats

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“Among people who might be described as having at least a passing regard for the English language, there are few instances of usage that evoke a desire to mutilate more than the perceived misuse of literally.”
― Ammon Shea, Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation

tags: literally, usage

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“Goldilocks and the Three Bears: No one ever questions why the Papa Bear and Mama Bear slept in separate beds. What was going on in that marriage? More backstory needed.”
― Jim Gaffigan

tags: goldilocks, humor

5 likes

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Jaclyn’s Groups

GGBC — 5 members — last activity Jun 18, 2026 07:35AM
A book club for those people in and around the Quad-City area that enjoy reading books. After we read a group book, there will be discussion both onli ...more

Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club — 17356 members — last activity 4 hours, 21 min ago
You just found the Official unofficial Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club. We will read the Goodreads Choice Awards winning books throughout the year b ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 121540 members — last activity 32 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Tournament of Books — 2366 members — last activity Jul 04, 2026 08:36AM
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 330762 members — last activity 6 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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