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Rifat Maruf

Rifat’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (139)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (2150)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
manga‎ (783)
for-library‎ (192)
graphic-novels‎ (150)
philosophy‎ (114)
children‎ (97)
historical-fiction‎ (91)

fantasy‎ (89)
sci-fi‎ (71)
religion‎ (62)
6-stars‎ (60)
history‎ (56)
auto-biographies‎ (55)
science‎ (55)
short-stories‎ (49)
business-economics‎ (47)
bengali‎ (45)

contemporary‎ (44)
poetry‎ (40)
romance‎ (39)
mystery-thriller‎ (37)
horror‎ (31)
personal-development‎ (27)
plays‎ (23)
other-genres‎ (15)
adventure-fiction‎ (14)
art‎ (14)

have-not-read-but-know-the-story‎ (13)
sports‎ (13)
coming-of-age‎ (11)
read-summary-analysis‎ (10)
linguistics‎ (9)
magical-realism‎ (9)
hard-to-put-in-genre‎ (6)
pre-georgian-fiction‎ (4)
relationships‎ (4)
travel‎ (4)

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Rifat’s Quotes

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

tags: 1970, inspirational, stories, writing

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

tags: wisdom

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“If it were customary to send little girls to school and teach them the same subjects as are taught to boys, they would learn just as fully and would understand the subtleties of all arts and sciences.”
― Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies

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Goodreads Librarians Group — 322452 members — last activity 3 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 86493 members — last activity 18 hours, 5 min ago
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

THE Group for Authors! — 13023 members — last activity May 02, 2026 04:00PM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.

Goodreads Authors/Readers — 56545 members — last activity 5 hours, 38 min ago
This group is dedicated to connecting readers with Goodreads authors. It is divided by genres, and includes folders for writing resources, book websit ...more

Political Philosophy and Ethics — 6427 members — last activity 8 hours, 8 min ago
Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more

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