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First & Then
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I opened Sense and Sensibility to the part where Marianne, our heroine Elinor’s younger sister, is sick. It couldn’t get any better than this. Mr. Willoughby, distraught at the news of Marianne’s sudden illness, shows up at their house
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“But there is so much more in those words than just loving books. I love the smell of them. I love the way their bindings look pressed together on a shelf. I love the feel of pages buzzing through my fingers. I love big books and small books. I love words and how they're strung together, and most of all, I love the stories. I love how books are not really just books at all, but doorways.”
― Bookish and the Beast
― Bookish and the Beast
“No woman should be made to fear that she was not enough.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
“Tell me, niña, when faced with a serious problem, what do many people ask their friends to do for them? Send up a kind word to heaven on their behalf, no? It's the same with the saints. They are just people, but perhaps they have a better perspective than we have down here.”
― Beneath Wandering Stars
― Beneath Wandering Stars
“Reading,' Ead said lightly. 'A dangerous pastime.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a brilliant idea, conceived and executed by a clever young woman, must be claimed by a man.”
― Pride and Premeditation
― Pride and Premeditation
Tome Topple Readathon
— 2979 members
— last activity Sep 10, 2023 03:39PM
The next round of the Tome Topple Readathon will take place from midnight in your time zone on February 7th to 11:59pm in your time zone on February 2 ...more
Hundred Acre Book Club
— 11 members
— last activity Sep 10, 2016 05:30PM
Deep in the hundred acre woods, where book lovers come to play, we'll read in enchanted neighborhoods, of a reader's childhood days. ~*~ You've found ...more
Blu's Bookish Bag Book Club
— 12 members
— last activity Mar 30, 2018 10:34AM
This is the official Goodreads book club for Blu's Bookish Bag's monthly book club! The purpose of this club is to aid in organizing and keeping track ...more
The Sarah Addison Allen Fan Group
— 4353 members
— last activity Mar 16, 2023 03:45PM
Where readers can discuss all things Sarah Addison Allen and receive exclusive sneak peeks from Sarah's enchanting novels. ...more
Beat the Heat Readathon
— 25 members
— last activity Aug 22, 2017 04:09PM
Okay, it's official friends. 😎 A readathon is happening August 13th-20th! 🙌🏼📚🏖 . What is a readathon? 🤔 A readathon is a period of time you dedicate t ...more
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