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Lisa is Currently Reading

Lisa is currently reading

Angel Down

by Daniel Kraus (Goodreads Author)

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Nov 11, 2026 05:45PM

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The Stand

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Home Fire

by Kamila Shamsie

bookshelves: owned-books, currently-reading, womens-fiction-prize-longlist-2018, booker-longlist-2017

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Lisa’s Quotes

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.”
― Gilda Radner

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“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: inspirational

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“What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.”
― Chris Abani

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“It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.”
― Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

tags: healing, pain, remembrance, scars, time

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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.”
― Neil Gaiman

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For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

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Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more

Never too Late to Read Classics — 12894 members — last activity 11 minutes ago
NTLTRC will help you find your love of Classics! Find intrigue, well-developed characters, prose that is complex and beautiful, compelling stories tha ...more

The Mookse and the Gripes — 2316 members — last activity 1 hour, 42 min ago
Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more

ManBookering — 1787 members — last activity May 17, 2023 10:29AM
Join us as we read the backlist of Man Booker Prize winners and the nominees each year for the MBP!

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