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Amanda

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Unseen Academicals (Discworld, #37; Rincewind, #8)

by Terry Pratchett

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In Stormy Weather (Oak Valley, #1)

by Chelsea Curto (Goodreads Author)

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Amanda’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Only Santas in the Building

Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria

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It’s the moment when her high school crush finally sees her for the beautiful twenty-six-year-old actress that she is.

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Amanda’s Quotes

“There was, it seemed, no Eleanor-shaped social hole for me to slot into.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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“The basic function of a parent is just to exist. You have to be there, like ballast in a boat, because otherwise your child capsizes.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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“Things didn’t feel right; I hadn’t been able to relax yesterday, hadn’t been able to settle to anything. I just felt on edge, somehow. If my mood was a crossword clue, the answer would be “discombobulated.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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“Being a parent is so strange, all our children's pain belongs to us, but so does their joy.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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“You can’t love someone out of addiction. All the oceans are the tears of those who have tried”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

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This is our reading group for anybody who loves to read and identifies as a feminist. We'll be reading a variety of books that may fall into one of th ...more

Womankind Worldwide Book Group — 1634 members — last activity Feb 11, 2023 06:14AM
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Murder Mystery Party — 71 members — last activity Oct 08, 2023 03:03PM
Solve Crimes. Solve Murders. Anyone Can Join. Anyone can make a Mystery. Fans of Murder Mysteries Will love it here. Have fun and enjoy. :)

The Bookish Bistro: A Book Club — 418 members — last activity Jan 13, 2026 03:21PM
Related to the Facebook group of the same name, this group was originally started in 2016 as an off-shoot as part of a larger group doing So Much Good ...more

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