Claire Talbot

Claire’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (461)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1511)
did-not-finish‎ (6)
teen‎ (154)
bomc‎ (65)
favorites‎ (64)
historical-fiction‎ (59)

middle-grade‎ (54)
as-the-page-turns‎ (46)
netgalley‎ (46)
read-across-the-states‎ (39)
books-i-still-think-about‎ (28)
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reese-s-bookclub‎ (18)
jenna-reads‎ (13)

mommy-sarah-bookclub‎ (11)
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2019-book-club-possibilities‎ (2)

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icymi‎ (1)
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Claire’s Quotes

“I was just telling Claire about a guy I met in bread class. I hate him, but he could be my soul mate.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

tags: autumn, fall, first-frost, garden-spells, lost-lake, sarah-addison-allen, waverly

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“I'd sooner wear white shoes in February, drink unsweetened tea, and eat Miracle Whip instead of Duke's than utter the words 'you guys'.”
― Celia Rivenbark, Bless Your Heart, Tramp: And Other Southern Endearments

tags: humor, southern, y-all

62 likes

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
― Frederick Douglass

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“The planet is fine. The people are fucked.”
― George Carlin

tags: funny, humanity, humor

8881 likes

“We may talk a good game and write even better ones, but we never outgrow those small wounded things we were when we were five and six and seven.”
― Chris Bohjalian, Secrets of Eden

tags: life-experience, reality-of-life

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Claire’s Groups

MCLS Reading Challenge — 131 members — last activity Jan 15, 2020 09:07AM
A group for staff of the Monroe County Library System to participate in the annual System Reading Challenge.

Goodreads Librarians Group — 347287 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

MCLS TeensLit — 74 members — last activity Sep 24, 2026 11:54AM
Books loved by teen services librarians in the Monroe County Library System that is in Rochester NY.

The Next Best Book Club — 26463 members — last activity Nov 01, 2026 07:46AM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Read With Jenna (Official) — 35387 members — last activity 15 hours, 5 min ago
When anyone on the TODAY team is looking for a book recommendation, there is only one person to turn to: Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna will select a book a ...more

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