1,345 books
—
1,969 voters
“I believe we have two lives. The life we learn with, and the life we live with after that.”
― Open and Shut
― Open and Shut
“The very worst events in life have that effect on a family: we always remember, more sharply than anything else, the last happy moments before everything fell apart.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“Words are important. They let you know it’s real, you’re fine, more people like you exist. They let you know you’re not alone.”
― Chameleon Moon
― Chameleon Moon
“All adults have days when we feel completely drained. When we no longer know quite what we spend so much time fighting for, when reality and everyday worries overwhelm us and we wonder how much longer we’re going to be able to carry on. The wonderful thing is that we can all live through far more days like that without breaking than we think. The terrible thing is that we never know exactly how many.”
― Beartown
― Beartown
“Lonely is when you want to be with someone instead, and it's a sad feeling. Alone doesn't have to be bad, because you can feel good when you're alone. We decided we both like that sometimes, to be alone.”
― Only Child
― Only Child
Books I Loathed
— 1953 members
— last activity Apr 08, 2026 02:04PM
This is a public forum for people to kvetch (cleanly, please) about books they absolutely hated, and for others to respond. Though nonfiction is certa ...more
The Boston Girly Book Club
— 95 members
— last activity Dec 29, 2017 03:49AM
New to Boston? Or just want to discuss great books with like-minded friends? The concept is simple. We’re a global book club for likeminded women to d ...more
The Bloggess Tribe
— 130 members
— last activity Jan 13, 2018 06:33AM
For all the books we've been reading between shankings. ...more
Lauren’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lauren’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Lauren
Lists liked by Lauren



















































