Michelle Smith

https://www.thebucolicbookshelf.com/

Michelle’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (814)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1989)
did-not-finish‎ (13)
netgalley‎ (1215)
earc-s‎ (1207)
audible-library‎ (174)

girl-s-reading‎ (111)
overdrive‎ (76)
classics-to-read‎ (73)
audiobook-listen‎ (35)
classics-read‎ (35)
bought-it‎ (28)
classics-re-read‎ (19)

never-again‎ (16)
classics-to-reread‎ (14)
favorites‎ (14)
read-more-of-this-author‎ (12)
alc‎ (9)
buy-this-one-on-audio‎ (7)
arc‎ (5)

ear‎ (1)
first-reads-title‎ (1)
holiday-reading‎ (1)
net‎ (0)

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Michelle’s Quotes

“Courage, dear heart.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

tags: aslan, narnia

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“Irony is wasted on the stupid”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: irony, stupid, stupidity

583 likes

“When asked "What do we need to learn this for?" any high-school teacher can confidently answer that, regardless of the subject, the knowledge will come in handy once the student hits middle age and starts working crossword puzzles in order to stave off the terrible loneliness.”
― David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day

tags: education

279 likes

“A Nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but it's lowest ones”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

tags: freedom, inspirational, politics, revolution, struggle

367 likes

“For one moment our lives met, our souls touched.”
― Oscar Wilde

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Michelle’s Groups

NetGalley Addicts Support Group — 3204 members — last activity Oct 26, 2026 04:00AM
Warning: If you're not already a NetGalley addict, joining this group will likely turn you into one. Proceed with caution! Do you ever catch yourself ...more

Union County Library — 652 members — last activity 20 hours, 4 min ago
Welcome to the Union County Library's Goodreads Group! Join us to discuss what you're reading, what we're reading, and to get new recommendations. ...more

Tudor History Lovers — 3152 members — last activity Oct 19, 2026 08:48PM
Anyone who enjoys historical fiction or history books about Tudor England will like this group. Whether you have been all the way to England just to t ...more

The History Book Club — 26611 members — last activity 18 hours, 35 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more

Audiobooks — 16936 members — last activity 14 hours, 54 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

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