Melissa

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Melissa’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (2038)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (853)
did-not-finish‎ (10)
non-fiction‎ (208)
audiobooks‎ (204)
biography-and-memoir‎ (117)
classics-literary-fiction‎ (111)
priority-reading‎ (111)
own-voices‎ (101)
mysteries‎ (94)

scifi-fantasy‎ (73)
historical-novels‎ (56)
2021-tbr‎ (51)
favorites‎ (48)
poetry‎ (40)
summer-books‎ (40)
graphic-novels-and-comics‎ (39)
book-candy‎ (38)
food‎ (35)
lady-naturalists‎ (33)
childrens-classics‎ (31)

winter-books‎ (31)
science‎ (24)
realistic-ya‎ (22)
short-stories‎ (19)
book-group-books‎ (18)
christmas‎ (17)
bookstore-crawl‎ (12)
autumn-books‎ (11)
football‎ (11)
essay-collections‎ (8)
spring-books‎ (7)

translated‎ (7)
horse-books‎ (6)
magical-realism‎ (6)
picture-books‎ (6)
cookbooks‎ (4)
life-s-library-book-club‎ (3)
fantasy‎ (2)
plays‎ (2)
gift-books‎ (1)

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Melissa’s Quotes

“Soccer is a curious game, because it doesn’t ask to be loved. It demands it.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

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“The winter requires whoever is doing the watering to have a bit of faith, in order to believe that what looks empty has every potential.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

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“If you can be heard then you exist.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie var här

tags: book-club, book-clubs, book-quote, inspiration, inspirational-quotes

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“Soccer is poetry for me, you”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

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“But how is it your team if you don’t play in it?” The boy thinks this over for a moment. Then he seems to take a firm grip on the ball. “We’ve supported this team for longer than most of the players in it. So it’s more our team than theirs.” “Preposterous,” snorts Britt-Marie.”
― Fredrik Backman, Britt-Marie Was Here

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Melissa’s Groups

The Feminist Orchestra Bookclub — 4574 members — last activity Jul 01, 2026 02:00PM
Discover and recommend more feminist reads here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96419.The_Feminist_Orchestra_Potential_Reading_List We're also o ...more

Nerdfighters — 1924 members — last activity Jun 14, 2021 05:06AM
Decreasing world suck one day at a time

Readiton — 82 members — last activity May 21, 2013 11:28AM
An exciting new book club based in Sanditon, California. We are three friends who love reading and wanted to share this passion with our fellow Sandi ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222802 members — last activity 51 minutes ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Victorian-style Dickens Readalong - Bleak House #dickensalong — 289 members — last activity Feb 15, 2019 09:48AM
So welcome to a Victorian-style Dickens readalong, run by me, Katie from Books and Things. Following on from our reading of Dickens's Our Mutual Frie ...more

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