Lisa Degraaf

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Lisa’s Bookshelves

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currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (422)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
1001-all-lists‎ (1287)
5-star‎ (195)
recommend‎ (150)
fiction‎ (136)
must-read‎ (108)
classics‎ (88)
read-2023‎ (86)
fiction-series‎ (77)

read-2018‎ (75)
fiction-crime‎ (60)
autobiography-biography‎ (59)
nonfiction-crime‎ (51)
read-2022‎ (51)
1001‎ (44)
read-2015‎ (41)
read-2017‎ (39)
read-2016‎ (34)
nonfiction-politics‎ (26)
nonfiction-science‎ (24)
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fiction-thriller‎ (10)
atheism‎ (9)
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short-story‎ (8)
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Lisa’s Quotes

“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

tags: books, humor, reading, television

23106 likes

“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

18875 likes

“I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time.”
― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

163 likes

“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: books, morality, reading

20253 likes

“Humans are pattern-seeking story-telling animals, and we are quite adept at telling stories about patterns, whether they exist or not.”
― Michael Shermer

tags: patterns, perceptions, storytelling

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Lisa’s Groups

Reading the Classics — 4045 members — last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more

The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 — 3783 members — last activity 6 hours, 30 min ago
This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on ...more

Classics Without All the Class — 4403 members — last activity Apr 27, 2026 06:24AM
You don’t have to be an English or Literature Major to enjoy great books! We want people to read for the fun of it and not worry about feeling they ne ...more

*~Can't Stop Reading~* — 2465 members — last activity Feb 01, 2026 11:20PM
Everyone is welcome, this is a book club for all genres! For those of us who like to read everything!

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 22300 members — last activity 16 hours, 24 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

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