124 books
—
143 voters
to-read
(423)
currently-reading (10)
read (1979)
did-not-finish (54)
to-listen (19)
bilderböcker-att-utforska (18)
audiobook (349)
nonfiction (325)
ya (274)
currently-reading (10)
read (1979)
did-not-finish (54)
to-listen (19)
bilderböcker-att-utforska (18)
audiobook (349)
nonfiction (325)
ya (274)
graphic-novels
(205)
finlandssvensk (167)
feminism (103)
favorites (98)
childrens (96)
fantasy (86)
poetry (46)
ostrobothnia (40)
short-stories (34)
finlandssvensk (167)
feminism (103)
favorites (98)
childrens (96)
fantasy (86)
poetry (46)
ostrobothnia (40)
short-stories (34)
“The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.”
― The Summer Book
― The Summer Book
“I remember the rules, rules that were never spelled out but every woman knew: Don't open your door to a stranger, even if he says he is the police. Make him slide his ID under the door. Don't stop on the road to help a motorist pretending to be in trouble. Keep the locks on and keep going. If anyone whistles, don't turn to look. Don't go into a laundromat, by yourself, at night.
I think about laundromats. What I wore to them: shorts, jeans, jogging pants. What I put into them: my own clothes, my own soap, my own money, money I had earned myself. I think about having such control.
Now we walk along the same street, in red pairs, and no man shouts obscenities at us, speaks to us, touches us. No one whistles.
There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from.”
― The Handmaid's Tale
I think about laundromats. What I wore to them: shorts, jeans, jogging pants. What I put into them: my own clothes, my own soap, my own money, money I had earned myself. I think about having such control.
Now we walk along the same street, in red pairs, and no man shouts obscenities at us, speaks to us, touches us. No one whistles.
There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from.”
― The Handmaid's Tale
“It is still summer, but the summer is no longer alive. It has come to a standstill; nothing withers, and fall is not ready to begin. There are no stars yet, just darkness.”
― The Summer Book
― The Summer Book
“Nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub, you'd be boiled to death before you knew it. There were stories in the newspapers, of course, corpses in ditches or the woods, bludgeoned to death or mutilated, interfered with, as they used to say, but they were about other women, and the men who did such things were other men. None of them were the men we knew. The newspaper stories were like dreams to us, bad dreams dreamt by others. How awful, we would say, and they were, but they were awful without being believable. There were too melodramatic, they had a dimension that was not the dimension of our lives. We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
“Now we come to forgiveness. Don't worry about forgiving me right now. There are more important things. For instance: keep the others safe, if they are safe. Don't let them suffer too much. If they have to die, let it be fast. You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 331753 members
— last activity 1 minute ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Sweden
— 3193 members
— last activity Jul 15, 2026 11:03PM
This is a group for Swedes on Goodreads or anyone interested in Sweden and Swedish literature. Här pratar vi svenska böcker eller pratar om böcker, li ...more
Litteraturgäris
— 1061 members
— last activity Aug 29, 2024 06:07AM
Litteraturgäris möts på Goodreads. Tyvärr inte så aktiv grupp, men fritt fram att göra den mer aktiv, eller att bara använda den för att hitta nytt fo ...more
Ravelry Knitters
— 2107 members
— last activity Jan 14, 2024 01:58AM
For those out there who are addicted to reading, knitting and Ravelry!
Erika’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Erika’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Erika
Lists liked by Erika





















































