Jennifer

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adult‎ (86)
mystery‎ (71)
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“When we are young, the words are scattered all around us. As they are assembled by experience, so also are we, sentence by sentence, until the story takes shape.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Plague of Doves

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“We do know that no one gets wise enough to really understand the heart of another, though it is the task of our life to try.”
― Louise Erdrich, The Bingo Palace

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Jennifer’s Groups

The History Book Club — 25779 members — last activity Jan 02, 2026 11:33AM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

Around the World in 80 Books — 30782 members — last activity 43 minutes ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 — 3723 members — last activity Dec 29, 2025 08:23AM
This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on ...more

Teenreaders — 313 members — last activity Feb 15, 2019 07:47AM
This group is for all Teenreaders to discuss young adult books they are reading and current trends in YA publishing.

Newest Literary Fiction — 1500 members — last activity 7 hours, 27 min ago
Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more

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