“Gran Mae had been racist, in that Southern heavily-in-denial way, where you think watching Oprah counts as having a black friend.”
― A House with Good Bones
― A House with Good Bones
“Even in the most terrible chapters of my life I have always known a certain, savage beauty— in the color of the sky, the sense of birds flying close to my ear, the feel of the soft-loam earth and the joy of running through the untended woods until I became more animal than spirit.”
― Poor Deer
― Poor Deer
“Penny's story is more tragic than mine because there is very little goodness or love in it. Even in the most terrible chapters of my life I have always known a certain, savage beauty - in the color of the sky, the sense of birds flying close to my ear, the feel of the soft-loam earth and the joy of running through the untended woods until I become more animal than spirit.”
― Poor Deer
― Poor Deer
“there must be some people for whom difficult behavior wasn’t a reason to end their relationship with you.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“Because I want to know! Sometimes, you can use what you know, but that's not what counts most. I want to know everything there is to know. Not because it's any use, but for the pleasure of knowing, and now I demand that you teach me everything you know, even if I will never be able to use it.”
― I Who Have Never Known Men
― I Who Have Never Known Men
Literally Dead Book Club
— 16519 members
— last activity Feb 18, 2026 12:04PM
A mostly monthly book club (February-November) focused on thriller/mystery/horror hosted by BooksandLala and a rotating set of wonderful co-hosts! li ...more
Lina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Classics, Comics, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Suspense, and Thriller
Polls voted on by Lina
Lists liked by Lina












































