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Katie Boyer

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Katie’s Bookshelves

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feminism‎ (95)
memoirs-bios‎ (80)

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comics‎ (54)
movies-tv‎ (37)
music‎ (27)
historical‎ (26)
business‎ (22)
bookperk‎ (17)

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writing‎ (6)
climate‎ (5)
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Katie’s Notes & Highlights

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

17 highlights

Charisma does not originate inside the person called “charismatic.” It comes from the need of others to believe that special people exist.

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Katie’s Quotes

“Someone once wrote that in between the lives we lead and the lives we fantasize about living is the place in our heads where most of us actually live.”
― Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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“Decisions are best made by the people affected by them.”
― Gloria Steinem, My Life on the Road

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“Alcohol made me beautiful in a way I never felt the rest of the time.”
― Jane Green, Summer Secrets

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“Public ‘career feminists’ have been more concerned with getting more women into ‘boardrooms’, when the problem is that there are altogether too many boardrooms, and none of them are on fire.”
― Laurie Penny, Unspeakable Things: Sex, Lies and Revolution

tags: feminism, nonfiction

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“For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless.”
― Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

tags: fearlessness, punk-rock

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Katie’s Groups

Boardwalk Empire — 179 members — last activity Nov 01, 2014 01:04PM
This is a group for fans of the Boardwalk Empire TV series on HBO. We will discuss each episode as they air as well as related books and past seasons. ...more

F-Word Book Group! — 71 members — last activity Jan 03, 2020 12:56PM
Goodreads company feminist book group! What's not to love? ...more

Murders & Mysteries — 404 members — last activity Jun 04, 2017 12:40AM
Every murder mystery asks the same question, who done it? Come join us as we discuss the upcoming season of AMC's The Killing, as well as classic Murd ...more

TV We've Just Watched — 585 members — last activity Jan 26, 2025 12:08PM
A place to give your recent impressions of a TV show you just watched, a series you love or one you've just discovered. ...more

Goodreads Vegetarians and Vegans — 268 members — last activity Oct 30, 2025 03:25AM
A place for Goodreads vegetarians and vegans to get together and share recipes, suggestions, support, thoughts on Tofurky. :-P

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