Rachel

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Rachel’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (2550)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1106)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
books-work‎ (507)
mmm-2012‎ (111)
2025‎ (103)
2013-mmm‎ (98)
2014‎ (90)
favorites‎ (86)
2024‎ (84)
2023‎ (79)

2026‎ (69)
2018‎ (67)
2019‎ (67)
2021‎ (61)
2017‎ (57)
christian‎ (55)
2015‎ (54)
2020‎ (48)
2022‎ (47)
al-authors‎ (47)
2016‎ (42)
troy-book-club‎ (26)

quarter-life-crisis‎ (15)
travel‎ (14)
baby-books‎ (13)
literary-giants‎ (11)
recommended‎ (11)
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big-read-options‎ (8)
childrens-books-read‎ (8)
tpl‎ (7)
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southern-literature‎ (5)

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italy‎ (3)
china‎ (2)
india‎ (2)
library-related‎ (2)
vietnam‎ (2)
bama‎ (1)
don-t-know-how-to-rate-this-one‎ (1)
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Rachel’s Quotes

“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.”
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid

tags: books, reading

27770 likes

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

4101 likes

“We are the hero of our own story.”
― Mary McCarthy

35 likes

“I know some who are constantly drunk on books as other men are drunk on whiskey.”
― H.L. Mencken

tags: bibliophiles, book-lovers, whiskey

2451 likes

“Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation."
"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you.”
― Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre

tags: freedom, inspirational, literature

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Madison Mega-Marathon — 289 members — last activity Jan 02, 2024 08:58AM
Do you want a good, fun challenge? Try the Madison Mega-Marathon! The challenge begins on January 1, 2023 and ends December 31, 2023. The goal is to ...more

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library — 1217 members — last activity Sep 01, 2026 07:39AM
See what our staff is reading, what's new at HMCPL, and discuss your literary picks and pans. ...more

Moderator Support Group — 2183 members — last activity 35 minutes ago
For Moderators and Co-Moderators: This is a dedicated group for discussing ideas, sharing answers, and finding solutions with the challenges of runni ...more

Time Out Book Club — 47 members — last activity Aug 13, 2026 01:24PM
Love YA books, but your teen years are behind you? Do you find yourself crushing on lead characters that are half your age? Do you like to eat food? W ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 337670 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

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