Sarah

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Sarah’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (5656)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1521)
did-not-finish‎ (9)
picture-books‎ (858)
nonfiction-books-to-inspire‎ (225)
kid-books‎ (595)
audiobooks‎ (281)
2021‎ (266)
graphic-novel‎ (240)
ya‎ (234)
mystery‎ (224)

short-stories‎ (216)
trashy-love‎ (213)
translation‎ (211)
fantasy‎ (186)
small-press‎ (173)
poetry‎ (172)
classics‎ (170)
to-read-to-norah‎ (160)
animals‎ (159)
myth-fairytale‎ (144)
funny‎ (141)
black-authors‎ (125)

essays‎ (102)
favorite-characters‎ (95)
2022‎ (94)
environment‎ (89)
scary‎ (85)
kids-comics‎ (84)
scify‎ (84)
romance‎ (76)
this-is-how-it-ends‎ (75)
philosophy‎ (67)
2014-reading-to-breathe‎ (65)
addiction-mental-illness‎ (65)

author-biography‎ (65)
memoir‎ (65)
ancient-classic-retellings‎ (61)
kids-contemporary‎ (61)
biography‎ (55)
cook-it‎ (54)
japan‎ (52)
war‎ (49)
writing‎ (42)
sad‎ (40)
books-about-books‎ (39)
indigenous-authors‎ (38)

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Sarah’s Quotes

“Time and the universe lie around in our minds. We are sleeping histories of the world.”
― Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger

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“Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
― Mo Willems, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

tags: fairy-tales, humor, humorous, philosophy, psychology

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“People always lecture the poor: “Take responsibility for yourself! Make something of yourself!” But with what raw materials are the poor to make something of themselves? People”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

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“A churel is the peculiarly malignant ghost of a woman who has died in child-bed. She haunts lonely roads, her feet are turned backwards on the ankles, and she leads men to torment.”
― Rudyard Kipling, Kim

tags: my-kinda-ghost

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readers advisory for all — 5736 members — last activity Mar 10, 2026 04:29AM
life's too short to read crappy books. this is why readers' advisory exists. feel free to join if you are looking for "a book like____" or "a book tha ...more

Vaginal Fantasy Book Club — 16201 members — last activity Jun 17, 2026 05:29AM
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

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26975 members — last activity 8 hours, 55 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more

Retro Rereads — 155 members — last activity Oct 15, 2017 11:55AM
Retro Rereads is a 2017 Reading Challenge to go back to your favorite books from different points of your life and re-read them to see if they're stil ...more

The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub — 4575 members — last activity Mar 11, 2026 05:04AM
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more

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