Chris

https://www.goodreads.com/chriskoppenhaver

Chris’s Bookshelves

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j‎ (1353)
life‎ (1086)
ya‎ (1043)
fantasy‎ (817)

adult‎ (739)
adventure‎ (632)
graphic‎ (609)
humor‎ (463)
voice‎ (381)
historical‎ (318)
dark‎ (285)
sci-fi‎ (270)

light‎ (267)
nonfiction‎ (241)
illustrated‎ (216)
mystery‎ (175)
horror‎ (130)
superheroes‎ (128)
love‎ (110)
legends-and-lore‎ (86)

short-stories‎ (82)
poetry‎ (79)
biography‎ (47)
picture‎ (31)
essays‎ (23)
politics‎ (14)
sports‎ (13)
western‎ (3)

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Chris’s Quotes

“When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don't take are snuffed out like candles, as if they'd never existed.”
― Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

tags: choice, philosophy

396 likes

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
― Lemony Snicket

tags: fate, humor, simile

13161 likes

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
― Mark Twain

tags: misattributed-mark-twain, truth

16283 likes

“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

tags: planning

1741 likes

“And what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation?”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

tags: books

459 likes

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Johnson County Library Teen Reading Club — 294 members — last activity Sep 28, 2013 07:14PM
Summer Reading for Teens has moved! Join us at our new home to win great prizes like a Kindle Fire HD and jump passes to Skyzone!

Bookbent — 42 members — last activity Feb 22, 2016 05:13AM
What’s your bent? We're an online bookclub for teens talking about LGBTQ books. Don’t worry about trying to get someplace at a special time—we’re alwa ...more

JCL Library Staff — 4 members — last activity Aug 24, 2009 11:52AM
This is an experimental group for staff from the Johnson County Library!

Kansas City Public Library — 328 members — last activity Nov 13, 2015 07:36AM
The Kansas City Public Library is dedicated to building and serving a community of readers.

Guy's Book Club — 43 members — last activity Dec 01, 2017 08:25PM
I made this so there would be a group made specifically for guys who don't want to hear girls chatter on about which fictional character they would ra ...more

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