Sarah
https://www.goodreads.com/spuriousdiphthongs
to-read
(2228)
currently-reading (1)
read (1958)
did-not-finish (9)
nonfiction (1865)
social-justice (549)
bio-memoir (474)
historical-fiction (397)
kids (358)
romance (357)
lgbtqia (350)
teen (288)
currently-reading (1)
read (1958)
did-not-finish (9)
nonfiction (1865)
social-justice (549)
bio-memoir (474)
historical-fiction (397)
kids (358)
romance (357)
lgbtqia (350)
teen (288)
history
(276)
feminism (253)
race (237)
read-harder-challenge-all (214)
adulting-stuff (207)
priority (202)
science (202)
graphic-novels-comics-manga (185)
numtot (159)
audiobook (135)
sci-fi-fantasy (118)
gifts-for-kids (114)
feminism (253)
race (237)
read-harder-challenge-all (214)
adulting-stuff (207)
priority (202)
science (202)
graphic-novels-comics-manga (185)
numtot (159)
audiobook (135)
sci-fi-fantasy (118)
gifts-for-kids (114)
“Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are.”
― System Collapse
― System Collapse
“Every time I returned home I would drive on streets named for those who thought of me as chattel. “Go straight for two miles on Robert E. Lee.” “Take a left on Jefferson Davis.” “Make the first right on Claiborne.” Translation: “Go straight for two miles on the general whose troops slaughtered hundreds of Black soldiers who were trying to surrender.” “Take a left on the president of the Confederacy, who understood the torture of Black bodies as the cornerstone of their new nation.” “Make the first right on the man who allowed the heads of rebelling slaves to be mounted on stakes in order to prevent other slaves from getting any ideas.”
― How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
― How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
“I realize I don't know very much. None of us knows very much. But we can all learn more. Then we can teach one another. We can stop denying reality or hoping it will go away by magic.”
― Parable of the Sower
― Parable of the Sower
“Social psychologists have their own name for the mental load. They call it mnemonic work. Studies have established that couples intuitively, rather than consciously and explicitly, divide the work of planning and remembering. And just as intuitively, it mostly falls on wives.”
―
―
“I don't often engage in debates over abortion rights, for the same reason I don't sit down to share a meal at any table where I am on the menu. My body is not a theory or a talking point, and neither is yours.”
― You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula
― You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 26924 members
— last activity Apr 19, 2026 07:52AM
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
What's the Name of That Book???
— 120764 members
— last activity 49 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
UAPL Adult Services
— 360 members
— last activity Apr 08, 2026 05:53AM
UAPL Adult librarians and staff share new releases, recommendations, and favorites for adults readers. Visit us at http://www.ualibrary.org
Sarah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sarah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Sarah
Lists liked by Sarah
























































