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“There is nothing threatening about acknowledging privilege. Being more empathetic to the experiences of others is not a sacrifice of personal politics or lifestyle. Feelings of guilt about white privilege should occur only if, because you don’t experience racism, you decide you don’t have to listen or care when other people do, or because you refuse to give up privileges that you keep at the expense of others.”
― Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
― Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection
“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Books I Loathed
— 1950 members
— last activity Feb 18, 2025 09:17AM
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa ...more
Go Fug Yourself Book Club
— 1750 members
— last activity Apr 19, 2023 06:50AM
Brought to you by popular demand, a group which originated from the comments section of the Go Fug Yourself website! Thank you Jessica and Heather for ...more
Our Shared Shelf
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— last activity Feb 27, 2026 02:51AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Bitter is the New Book Club
— 496 members
— last activity Jul 28, 2018 03:30PM
This is the the Goodreads companion to Jen and Gina B.'s Bitter is the New Book Club on Facebook. ...more
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