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Lisa is Currently Reading

Lisa K is currently reading

Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

by Fannie Flagg

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Jul 16, 2026 09:28AM

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On Witness and Respair

by Jesmyn Ward (Goodreads Author)

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May 30, 2026 05:36PM

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Stories of Books and Libraries

by Jane Holloway

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Lisa K said: " Since this is a "night stand book," an occasional book, I'd better jot down notes on memorable stories as I go.

Girl reading / Elizabeth Taylor [not the actress]- friendship across class in mid-century Britain. The working class girl spends holidays a ...more "

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(page 307 of 496)
— Jul 14, 2026 06:31PM

Mar 06, 2026 02:12PM · see review

Lisa’s Quotes

“We traveled so far and your friendship meant everything. It was very difficult, but there were moments of beauty. Everything ends. I am not afraid.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

163 likes

“Women, on the other hand, had to wield their intellects like a scythe, hacking away against the stubborn underbrush of low expectations.”
― Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures

tags: engineering, feminism, science, women

56 likes

“Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul.”
― Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz Smedry), Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones

tags: alcatraz-smedry, humor, librarians

79 likes

“Katherine Johnson knew: once you took the first step, anything was possible.”
― Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures

41 likes

“I always thought it was the saddest and most devastating ending. How you could have these enormous dreams that never get met. How without knowing it you could just make yourself smaller over time. I don't want that to happen to me.”
― Meg Wolitzer, The Interestings

58 likes

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