MacKenzie Russell

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MacKenzie’s favorite-books shelf

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel

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MacKenzie’s Bookshelves

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currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (787)
did-not-finish‎ (25)

favorite-books‎ (9)
kindle‎ (264)
library‎ (175)
mythology-philosophy-and-occult‎ (63)

classics‎ (56)
giveaways‎ (46)
for-school‎ (43)
arcs‎ (19)

preordered‎ (15)
cautiously-interested‎ (5)
for-work‎ (5)

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MacKenzie’s Notes & Highlights

Black Iris by Leah Raeder

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I listened. Deep down I’d known all this but she’d never confessed it so baldly. “I never wanted you until I had you.” She looked at me now, her breath ruffling my hair. “And then I couldn’t imagine my life without you. You’re the dark ...more

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MacKenzie’s Quotes

“However gold he shines, do not forget his fire.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“I thought I cannot bear this world a moment longer.
Then, child, make another.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“...some people are like constellations that only touch the earth for a season.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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“The trick is to stay busy, distract then distract the distraction. Get twice removed. It’s about layers. It’s about disappearing in the whir of noise and doing.”
― Tommy Orange, There There

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“named me Hawk, Circe, for my yellow eyes, and the strange, thin sound of my crying.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

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Literally Dead Book Club — 16542 members — last activity Sep 02, 2026 06:45PM
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Short Stories for three reads — 224 members — last activity Jan 11, 2024 11:53AM
Stories that were made to be read three times: 1- To enjoy 2- To figure out the general message 3- To understand what the author wants to tell me