Jennifer

Jennifer’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (434)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (886)
100-books-great-american-read-pbs‎ (99)
historical-fiction‎ (90)
adult‎ (86)
mystery‎ (72)
non-fiction‎ (67)
2017read‎ (61)
2016read‎ (58)
2018read‎ (55)

2024read‎ (54)
2025reads‎ (54)
biography‎ (53)
classic‎ (53)
2022read‎ (52)
2015read‎ (48)
2019read‎ (43)
2023read‎ (43)
2014read‎ (42)
fantasy‎ (39)
adventure‎ (30)

realistic-fiction‎ (29)
2021read‎ (28)
could-reread‎ (25)
2020read‎ (24)
memoir‎ (22)
could-not-finish‎ (16)
essays‎ (14)
short-stories‎ (14)
poetry‎ (12)
astounding-audio-performance‎ (11)
fairy-tale‎ (10)

ghost-story‎ (10)
mythology‎ (10)
romance‎ (10)
religion‎ (8)
art-ist-books‎ (6)
self-help‎ (6)
metaphor‎ (5)
sci-fi‎ (5)
racism-civil-rights‎ (4)
2026read‎ (1)

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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 — 25791 members — last activity 14 hours, 26 min ago
"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 — 30827 members — last activity 11 hours, 54 min 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 — 3727 members — last activity Jan 04, 2026 08:33AM
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 — 1499 members — last activity 14 hours, 9 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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