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Alyssa

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Alyssa’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (176)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
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owned‎ (198)

rory-gilmore-book-list‎ (97)
classics‎ (96)
ya-fiction‎ (90)
2010‎ (54)
favorites‎ (46)
animals‎ (45)

re-reads‎ (44)
i-recommend‎ (35)
2011‎ (34)
zombies‎ (33)
ancient-egypt‎ (27)
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comics‎ (13)
2012‎ (11)
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Alyssa’s Quotes

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

tags: aliteracy, books, classic, humor

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book

tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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Alyssa’s Groups

Classics Book Club — 311 members — last activity May 28, 2019 05:30PM
A book club for those of us who want to read/re-read all of the classics.

Cover to Cover Challenge — 1222 members — last activity Oct 12, 2025 10:13PM
Interested in reading a certain number of books in 2025? You've come to the right group. Cover to Cover Challenge is all about choosing your reading t ...more

100+ Books in 2026 — 1800 members — last activity 8 hours, 55 min ago
Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year. GO AHEAD AND START YOUR 2026 LIST!! Just star ...more

The Rory Gilmore Book Club — 23667 members — last activity 17 hours, 56 min ago
Reading is sexy! This group is for fans of literature and the Gilmore Girls. Join us for some witty banter, numerous pop culture references, and enlig ...more

Harry Potter — 17275 members — last activity May 21, 2026 08:41AM
We're fans of Rowling's series because we know that it is more than just a children's fantasy story. ...more

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