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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

by Kylie Lee Baker (Goodreads Author)

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House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski (Goodreads Author)

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Emily’s Quotes

“If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

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“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

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“She’s never liked us much, not since she complained that there were no boys on the island, and Reese gave her the blankest look I’ve ever seen and said, “Plenty of girls, though.”
― Rory Power, Wilder Girls

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“Nirrim, I can't be good to you."
"Then be bad.”
― Marie Rutkoski, The Midnight Lie

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“I understood Princess Coronabeth Tridentarius better than she knew---just not entirely. I think it is hell to entirely understand any other person.”
― Tamsyn Muir, As Yet Unsent

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The Sapphic Squad — 7109 members — last activity Jul 09, 2026 04:08AM
A book group for reading sapphic books and connecting over our often-obscure favorites! At least for now we're predominantly-YA but adult recs are ALW ...more

UWin Page Turners Book Club — 22 members — last activity Jan 03, 2016 06:15PM
Page Turners is the University of Windsor's very own book club! We meet once a month to discuss the latest book topic, engage in enlightening conversa ...more

Vaginal Fantasy Book Club — 16196 members — last activity Jul 08, 2026 05:41AM
Forum for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club hosted by Felicia Day, Veronica Belmont, Kiala Kazebee and Bonnie Burton. From January 2012 to April 2018, the ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222809 members — last activity 10 hours, 41 min ago
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

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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

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