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Brigitte’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

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If a herd of ravenous centaurs descended on the city and went galloping through the streets, devouring small children and cats, Aunt Tabitha would calmly go about setting up barricades and manning crossbows as if she did it twice a week.

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Brigitte’s Quotes

“It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

tags: frankenstein, monster

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“Broken hearts heal with time, but broken teeth never do.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

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“It’s a vagina, not a piña colada.”
― Jennifer Gunter, The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine

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“The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

tags: desolation, inspirational, monster

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“We remember the moments of fear, loss and humiliation most vividly.”
― Deon Meyer, Fever: Epic story of rebuilding civilization after a world-ruining virus

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Glühwein & Glitter — 3 members — last activity Jul 08, 2019 03:00AM
Just friends talking about good books over wine

Our Shared Shelf — 222867 members — last activity Aug 27, 2026 11:08AM
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

Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 22479 members — last activity Aug 27, 2026 11:50AM
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books! For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 10 ...more

EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club — 29085 members — last activity 54 minutes ago
Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's ...more