Michael

Michael’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (772)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1475)
own-tbr‎ (421)
dnf‎ (21)
wishlist‎ (12)
fantasy‎ (234)
graphic-novels-comic-books‎ (223)
poetry‎ (166)
first-book-in-a-series‎ (164)
classics‎ (155)
horror‎ (139)

sci-fi‎ (134)
non-fiction‎ (129)
manga‎ (99)
translated‎ (99)
short-story‎ (96)
novella‎ (93)
mythology‎ (91)
ya‎ (88)
lgbt‎ (83)
mystery‎ (83)
second-book-in-a-series‎ (82)
superheroes‎ (82)

uni-books‎ (72)
image-comics‎ (69)
magic‎ (67)
middle-grade‎ (65)
dc‎ (64)
suspense-thriller‎ (48)
fairytale-retellings‎ (46)
marvel‎ (43)
murder-mystery‎ (40)
play‎ (40)
supernatural-paranormal‎ (40)
historical-fiction‎ (37)

dystopian‎ (33)
eighth-and-up-book-in-a-series‎ (31)
third-book-in-a-series‎ (31)
fairytales-folklore-myths‎ (30)
magical-realism‎ (30)
art‎ (29)
fourth-book-in-a-series‎ (26)
witches‎ (24)
last-book-in-a-series‎ (23)
retellings‎ (22)
fifth-book-in-a-series‎ (19)
sixth-book-in-a-series‎ (16)

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Michael’s Quotes

“We are all stardust and stories.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

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“I still weave dreams, finding inspiration wherever I can and looking for romance in the real, not the digital, world”
― Grace Coddington, Grace: A Memoir

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“Love makes us such fools.”
― Leslye Walton, The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

tags: love

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“You once told me that the human eye is god's loneliest creation. How so much of the world passes through the pupil and still it holds nothing. The eye, alone in its socket, doesn't even know there's another one, just like it, an inch away, just as hungry, as empty.”
― Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

tags: insightful, lonely, thought-provoking

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“Most prisons are of our own making. A man makes his own freedom, too.”
― Robin Hobb, Assassin's Apprentice

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Michael’s Groups

2026 Reading Challenge — 34835 members — last activity 1 hour, 4 min ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more

Dragons & Jetpacks — 2546 members — last activity 4 hours, 44 min ago
A book group for all those who love sci-fi and fantasy. We read three books per month, one from each genre, plus a carefully curated moderators specia ...more

Flights of Fantasy — 1221 members — last activity Dec 30, 2025 12:45AM
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, and YA/MG. We reads it. As a group, we seek to read BotM that are a little off the beaten paths. We love the Gaimans, Sande ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223160 members — last activity Jan 08, 2026 07:24PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

The Reading For Pleasure Book Club — 3830 members — last activity 33 minutes ago
This is a book club where we will share our current reads in ebooks, regular books, audiobooks, graphic novels and more. This is where we can all shar ...more

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