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Deanna’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (737)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (497)
light-entertainment‎ (112)
series‎ (108)
read-it-for-uni‎ (81)
horror‎ (78)
fantasy‎ (74)
from-my-childhood‎ (56)
classic‎ (55)
from-my-teen-years‎ (51)
manga‎ (41)

love-story‎ (40)
non-fiction‎ (38)
intensely-captivating‎ (34)
tbr-fantasy‎ (34)
stephen-king‎ (33)
favorites‎ (29)
sci-fi‎ (28)
tbr-mystery-thriller‎ (28)
tbr-non-fiction‎ (28)
on-hold-or-dnf‎ (26)
spiritual‎ (26)
ya‎ (26)

tbr-literary-fiction‎ (24)
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graphic-novels‎ (22)
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tbr-historical-fiction‎ (21)
tbr-supernatural-horror‎ (21)
historical-fiction‎ (20)
short-stories‎ (20)
thriller‎ (19)
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memoir‎ (13)
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Deanna’s Quotes

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

tags: humor, open-mind, thinking

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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, contentment, friends, friendship, life

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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed

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“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

tags: food, love

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“When the Day of Judgment dawns and people, great and small, come marching in to receive their heavenly rewards, the Almighty will gaze upon the mere bookworms and say to Peter, “Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them. They have loved reading.”
― Virginia Woolf

tags: book-lovers, bookworms, heavenly-rewards, judgment, reading

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Deanna’s Groups

/r/Fantasy Discussion Group — 6567 members — last activity Jan 01, 2026 06:19AM
A place for readers/contributors of Reddit's /r/Fantasy subreddit to discuss books from the genre and see others' book lists and recommendations. ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 41673 members — last activity 56 minutes ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Drop Everything And Read — 4387 members — last activity 15 hours, 24 min ago
“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, n ...more

Horror Aficionados — 29685 members — last activity 3 hours, 51 min ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more

Manga & Anime Lovers — 2437 members — last activity 13 hours, 30 min ago
Do you like to read comics like Fairy Tail? One Piece? The Black Butler? Bleach? Or any other manga out there. If so, this is the group for you. In th ...more

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