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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

Book cover for John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights

John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights by David S. Reynolds

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Sometimes a social evil is so egregious, so entrenched, that violence is the only answer.

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus

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The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

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“There's a special sort of anger humans have toward people who won't blend in, especially if they think it's by choice.”
― Therese Oneill, Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America

tags: conformity, human-nature

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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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“Everyone who could make someone else’s day worse, but tries to make it better instead. Thank you. It’s more important than you think.”
― John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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

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“And though you might have been treated like a lady, it would come at the expense of being treated like a woman.”
― Therese Oneill, Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners

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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 — 26940 members — last activity 23 hours, 27 min ago
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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