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White Nights

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Dec 15, 2025 10:38PM

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

by V.E. Schwab

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Dec 10, 2025 02:04PM

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Falling Fast

by Jenni Fletcher (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 17, 2025 05:21PM

Dana’s Notes & Highlights

Wild Chicory by Kim Kelly

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But, as always, violence makes no difference to anything other than to make a bad situation worse.

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“Amara looks at Dido, at the joy on her face, and realises there is nobody she loves more. Warmth spreads through her. She has never had a friend like Dido. She is the light in the darkness of her life.”
― Elodie Harper, The Wolf Den

tags: elodie-harper, friendship, historical-fiction, page-199, pompeii, the-wolf-den

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“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

tags: grammar, handwriting

423 likes

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
― Carter Crocker

tags: misattributed-a-a-milne

9721 likes

“We live as we dream--alone....”
― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

tags: dream, loneliness

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“He was telling an interesting anecdote full of exciting words like "encyclopedia" and "rhododendron".”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

tags: discourse, storytelling, variety, vocabulary, word-choice, writing

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This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2025 or 2026 (or any other year). The Popsugar website posted a reading c ...more

Buzzwordathon — 6253 members — last activity 13 hours, 31 min ago
The Buzzword Readathon (#buzzwordathon) is a monthly readathon, running the first week of each month (1st through 7th). Each month will have a designa ...more

The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge — 25423 members — last activity 18 minutes ago
This group is for those participating in The 52 Book Club's annual challenges! With 52 unique prompts released each year, the goal is to diversify our ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 305243 members — last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Literally Dead Book Club — 16513 members — last activity Oct 28, 2025 02:19PM
A mostly monthly book club (February-November) focused on thriller/mystery/horror hosted by BooksandLala and a rotating set of wonderful co-hosts! li ...more

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