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Lily’s not-shameful-books shelf

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham

Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness by Kenzaburō Ōe

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami

The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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Lily’s Bookshelves

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comics‎ (390)
ya‎ (355)
not-shameful-books‎ (83)

story-lunch‎ (29)
5-foot-shelf‎ (15)
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Lily’s Quotes

“I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.”
― George Gissing

tags: books, literature, nose, reading

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“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.”
― Joseph Campbell

tags: inspirational, journalism, myth, story, truth-telling

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“You forget, darling.
I am the local psychopath.”
― Kelley Armstrong, Bitten

tags: humor

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“This ability to exist in pieces is what some adults call resilience. And I suppose in some way it is a kind of resilience, a horrible resilience that makes adults believe children forget trauma.”
― Lynda Barry, One Hundred Demons

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“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality, we create it to be able to stay.”
― Lynda Barry

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What's the Name of That Book??? — 118714 members — last activity 26 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

What's the title again? — 1 member — last activity May 09, 2011 07:25AM
Want to list a book on goodreads but forgot the title? here is a place to describe the book and have you fellow goodreaders see if they know what book ...more

500 Essential Graphic Novels — 234 members — last activity Nov 08, 2012 06:39AM
A group for anyone reading the recommendations of 500 Essential Graphic Novels by Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Whether you're dipping in here or there, or tr ...more

Webcomic Wonderland — 395 members — last activity Sep 28, 2025 01:09PM
This is a group for anyone who reads webcomics or would like to start. Here you can discuss all of your favorite webcomics, take polls, play games and ...more