Brooke

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Brooke is Currently Reading

Brooke is currently reading

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)

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The Bright Sword

by Lev Grossman (Goodreads Author)

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Brooke’s Quotes

“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.”
― Mark Twain

tags: bookroom, books, libraries, wisdom

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“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson in His Journals

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
― Mae West

tags: humor, life

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! — 2918 members — last activity 3 hours, 50 min ago
A Group for all things YA and David Estes

SuperWhoLock — 18 members — last activity Apr 28, 2017 11:12AM
A place where all you SuperWhoLocks can find a place to chat, relax, and not worry about others thinking your insane by making references every time y ...more

Exceptional Books — 2583 members — last activity Jan 17, 2026 08:02AM
This book club is ONLY for books that are WRITTEN VERY WELL and have a GREAT STORY LINE. We ask that each member shelve at least 2 exceptional books ...more

LITTLE BOOK CLUB — 6801 members — last activity Dec 09, 2021 05:14AM
AMERICAN GODS Liveshow: Date TBA Due to popular demand, I have decided to start up a book club! I'll be organising some read-a-longs each month or so ...more

Beta / Proof Readers — 4590 members — last activity Jan 14, 2026 06:08AM
I am hoping that in creating this group I can help writers find someone to proof read their book. All books will be accepted.

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