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Chrissy is Currently Reading

Chrissy is currently reading

Strife: previously published as Work, Strife, Balance

by Mia Freedman

bookshelves: feminism-and-empowerment, memoirs-and-biographies, owned-physical, female-authors, currently-reading

Reading for the 2nd time

read in May 2017

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— Jan 22, 2019 09:23PM

Jan 22, 2019 09:23PM

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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

by Vincent Bugliosi

bookshelves: true-crime, currently-reading, owned-ebook-ipad

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Alexander Hamilton

by Ron Chernow

bookshelves: currently-reading, owned-ebook-ipad, memoirs-and-biographies

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— Oct 23, 2018 01:51PM

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Chrissy’s Quotes

“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
― Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

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“I'm happy. Which often looks like crazy.”
― David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly

tags: happiness

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: attributed-no-source, enemies, forgiveness, strategy

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“O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.”
― Leo Rosten

tags: adulthood, fairy-tales

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“Love won't be tampered with, love won't go away. Push it to one side and it creeps to the other.”
― Louise Erdrich

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Chrissy’s Groups

Reading Glasses - Fan Group — 3629 members — last activity Nov 29, 2025 01:20PM
A group for readers who listen to the 'Reading Glasses' podcast - our own little community!! ...more

The Gothic Novel Book Club <Hiatus> — 792 members — last activity Dec 20, 2021 06:15AM
Can't get enough of the supernatural? How about the dark and mysterious? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then this group is for you! E ...more

Chaos Reading — 2791 members — last activity Feb 26, 2026 01:06PM
For people who read an eclectic mix of books. We like variety, new experiences and intelligent, thoughtful, funny conversation. We like our shelves bu ...more

Horror Illusion — 247 members — last activity Oct 30, 2019 08:18AM
Do you love what lurks in the shadows, the darkness, the gloomy colours? Do you love being scared and frightened, screaming in unison as a great book ...more

Vampire Books Fans, Fangs and Writers — 1149 members — last activity Mar 14, 2024 06:54PM
A site for vampire lovers here you can chat about vampires and vampire books, help take part in creating new vampire stories or judge the work of new ...more

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