Laura

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Laura’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (405)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (534)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
fantasy‎ (166)
mystery‎ (139)
historical-fiction‎ (110)
audiobook‎ (86)
family-life-and-relationships‎ (70)

urban-fantasy‎ (62)
funny‎ (56)
horror‎ (55)
science-fiction‎ (52)
non-fiction‎ (47)
romance‎ (45)
ghost‎ (43)
favorites‎ (34)
short-stories‎ (34)

vampires‎ (28)
ya-or-childrens-book‎ (26)
19th-century-fiction‎ (22)
social-history‎ (18)
time-travel‎ (17)
didnt-finish‎ (16)
memoirs‎ (14)
magical-realism‎ (10)
animals‎ (7)

suspense-thriller‎ (6)
re-read‎ (5)
crime‎ (4)
noir‎ (4)
not-yet-published‎ (4)
book-club‎ (3)
really-bad‎ (3)
first-reads‎ (1)
poetry‎ (1)

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Laura’s Quotes

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
― Mark Twain

tags: bookroom, books, libraries, wisdom

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“Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature.”
― Fran Lebowitz

tags: journalism, magazines, publishing, writing

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“Sorry," [Hamlet] said, rubbing his temples. "I don't know what came over me. All of a sudden I had this overwhelming desire to talk for a very long time without actually doing anything.”
― Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten

tags: hamlet, indecision, monologues, parody, soliloquies

209 likes

“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

21465 likes

“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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Laura’s Groups

Supernatural Fiction Readers — 2164 members — last activity Aug 17, 2026 07:57AM
This is a group for people who enjoy all types of supernatural fiction (scary or not), set in our own world: ghost stories, vampires, witches and sorc ...more

Cult of Anoia — 246 members — last activity Aug 19, 2026 07:25AM
Good people, rattle your drawers! For lovers of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. ...more

Audiobooks — 16785 members — last activity 6 hours, 54 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

Nineteenth Century History — 80 members — last activity Nov 12, 2015 02:31AM
A group for all those interested in 19C history: social, cultural, political, military, naval, geographical, medical, scientific, empires, industrial ...more