Amanda
https://www.goodreads.com/tinkasmoma
to-read
(2148)
currently-reading (35)
read (912)
series (127)
d-i-v-a-s-selections (117)
christmas (101)
memoirs (64)
non-fiction (58)
need-to-finish (49)
books-to-movies (40)
favorites (36)
classics (27)
currently-reading (35)
read (912)
series (127)
d-i-v-a-s-selections (117)
christmas (101)
memoirs (64)
non-fiction (58)
need-to-finish (49)
books-to-movies (40)
favorites (36)
classics (27)
politcal
(25)
celebrity-reads (23)
destination-reads (23)
thriller (23)
self-help (22)
oprah-recs (20)
nc-books (19)
race-relations (18)
oprah-s-list (14)
reeses-picks (13)
rfa-bookclub (12)
ya (9)
celebrity-reads (23)
destination-reads (23)
thriller (23)
self-help (22)
oprah-recs (20)
nc-books (19)
race-relations (18)
oprah-s-list (14)
reeses-picks (13)
rfa-bookclub (12)
ya (9)
She was letting me know that all of this—the little girls holding up the train of her gown, my morning jacket, even the ring in my pocket—was just a show. What was real was the dance of light in her eyes and the quick current of our blood.
“It all matters. How we live matters. Do we choose love or do we choose hate? Do we help or do we harm? Because there is no way to know the exact second your life changes forever. You can only begin to know that moment by looking in the rearview mirror. And trust me when I tell you when you never, ever see it coming.”
― The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
― The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
“Sometimes love can kill you, just like hate. You love too hard and you can lose yourself in other folks' sorrow. You hate too hard and you know the rest of that story.”
― Take My Hand
― Take My Hand
“Sometimes it's exhausting for me to simply walk into the house. I try and calm myself, remember that I've lived alone before. Sleeping by myself didn't kill me then and will not kill me now. But this what loss has taught me of love. Our house isn't simply empty, our home has been emptied. Love makes a place in your life, it makes a place for itself in your bed. Invisibly, it makes a place in your body, rerouting all your blood vessels, throbbing right alongside your heart. When it's gone, nothing is whole again.”
― An American Marriage
― An American Marriage
“Despite the fairy-tale snowstorm out there, this isn’t Narnia. This is London, real life, where hearts get kicked and bruised and broken, but somehow they still keep beating.”
― One Day in December
― One Day in December
“Despair was a choice. Hatred was a choice. Anger was a choice. I still had choices, and that knowledge rocked me. I may not have had as many Lester had, but I still had some choices. I could choose to give up or to hang on. Hope was a choice. Faith was a choice. And more than anything else, love was a choice. Compassion was a choice.”
― The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
― The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
BGB Book Club
— 94 members
— last activity Jan 31, 2019 06:31AM
Group devoted to Brown Girls Books and Authors. BGB is committed to bringing the best in books.
Oprah's Book Club at Goodreads
— 2431 members
— last activity Dec 22, 2024 01:17PM
This is an unofficial group of Oprah's fans reading selections from the original book club and new books that she mentions on her website. We also rea ...more
Oprah's Book Club (Official)
— 84812 members
— last activity Dec 21, 2025 10:52PM
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more
Reading List Completists
— 268 members
— last activity Mar 16, 2025 04:33PM
A group created for those who love a great challenge. We'll read our way through various reading lists out there. Maybe it's a list of the best 100 no ...more
The Nobel Prize in Literature
— 401 members
— last activity Jun 23, 2024 04:33AM
Ah, the Nobel Prize! The decision of a jury of aristocratic Swedes who, since 1901, have awarded the prize to seven of their countrymen and one of the ...more
Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Amanda
Lists liked by Amanda
















































