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A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

Speculative Whiteness by Jordan S. Carroll

That Beast Was Not Me by Jeffrey L. Smalldon

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Sarah is Currently Reading

Sarah Davies is currently reading

That Beast Was Not Me: One Forensic Psychologist, Five Decades of Conversations with Killers

by Jeffrey L. Smalldon

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Apr 07, 2026 06:01PM

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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

by Sonia Purnell

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Feb 20, 2026 12:38PM

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This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar (Goodreads Author)

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Sarah’s Notes & Highlights

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

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But in her weaker moments she enjoyed being a beacon. When she was strong she knew she was a flame to moths.

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

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The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

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Sarah’s Quotes

“Who needs the Devil when people can create a hell like this themselves?”
― Ryka Aoki, Light From Uncommon Stars

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“I'm thinking."
"You're bleeding."
"I can do both.”
― John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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“We all love a woman who'll go all out for the right cause. We start loving her, oh, about a century after her death. When she's alive, a woman who thumbs her nose at the society the rest of us are trying to uphold can be really irritating.”
― Therese Oneill, Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America

tags: activism, conformity, feminism

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“[A woman] takes up just the right amount of space. Small is best. You need to prove yourself worthy of the molecules you displace, madam.”
― Therese Oneill, Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America

tags: body-image, fat-shaming, women-s-history, womens-empowerment

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“Is it a good idea to put more of me in the world? Would my offspring bring good to society, or would I just be mushing up all my own deficiencies, from my foul temper to my freckles, into a squalling eight-pound plague to unleash on civilization?”
― Therese Oneill, Ungovernable: The Victorian Parent's Guide to Raising Flawless Children

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The Great Harry Potter Re-Read Adventure — 28 members — last activity Sep 06, 2013 09:23AM
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Sewickley Readers — 9 members — last activity Jan 28, 2013 01:25PM
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Laughlin Memorial Library — 9 members — last activity Sep 02, 2023 12:04PM
Books we are reading at Laughlin Memorial Library in Ambridge, PA!

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26939 members — last activity Apr 29, 2026 06:36PM
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

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