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Melinda

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Melinda’s Bookshelves

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currently-reading‎ (0)
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did-not-finish‎ (0)
recommendations-2013‎ (417)
2015‎ (356)

2013‎ (268)
recommendations-2012‎ (244)
arc‎ (132)
recommendations-2014‎ (127)
2014‎ (120)
2012‎ (88)

recommendations-2015‎ (77)
2016‎ (64)
recommendations-2016‎ (27)
hfrc-2016‎ (18)
first-reads‎ (14)
nonficrec-2016‎ (10)

not-so-much‎ (6)
merc-2016‎ (5)
amazon-2016‎ (2)
aussieauthrc-2016‎ (1)
french-bingo-2016‎ (1)
transrc-2016‎ (1)

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Melinda’s Quotes

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard

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“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
― Ernest Hemingway

tags: books, friends, novelist-quotes

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“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
― Ursula K. LeGuin

tags: books, reading

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“Love consists of this: two solitudes that meet, protect and greet each other. ”
― Rainer Maria Rilke

tags: poetry

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“If I get married, I want to be very married.”
― Audrey Hepburn

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Melinda’s Groups

Middle East/North African Lit — 2415 members — last activity Apr 03, 2026 06:39AM
Current banner photo : Gaza at Palestine #Land day https://altahrir.wordpress.com/2020/02/04/land-in-eastern-gaza-declared-a-disaster-zone-due-to-isr ...more

Great African Reads — 4213 members — last activity Apr 22, 2026 06:28AM
Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Sh ...more

The World's Literature in India — 878 members — last activity Apr 18, 2026 09:53PM
Literature from the languages of India.

Persephone Books — 1431 members — last activity Apr 21, 2026 11:22PM
Persephone Books specializes in rediscovering 20th century novels, neglected women writers, twentieth century women writers and out of print books. Th ...more

a true crime book club. — 3243 members — last activity Aug 18, 2025 05:34PM
Welcome to the true crime book club.! Anyone can join! I always wanted to be part of a book club but never had enough confidence to actually attend an ...more

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