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Brent Burch

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Brent’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (402)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (437)
fiction‎ (357)
mystery‎ (223)

suspense‎ (221)
favorites‎ (105)
humor‎ (79)
non-fiction‎ (69)
book-of-the-month‎ (65)

ugh‎ (49)
shanklin-bookclub‎ (47)
history‎ (37)
historical-fiction‎ (18)
reese-book-club‎ (13)

sci-fi-fantasy‎ (11)
biography‎ (10)
abandoned‎ (1)

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Brent’s Quotes

“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: bilbo, journey, lost, quest, travel, wander

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“I expect to pass through this world but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do my fellow being; let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
― Liz Cheney, Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning

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“This is what it means to age, I think. The days are long, but the years are short.”
― Ariel Lawhon, The Frozen River

60 likes

“I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: family, friends, parties, social

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“Empires preserve their power with the stories that they tell, but just as critical are the stories they don’t—the dark silences they impose, the pages they tear out.”
― David Grann, The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

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Brent’s Groups

Book Giveaways — 5491 members — last activity Jan 08, 2026 04:22AM
The place to go to tell others about your book giveaways and contests. And where book lover's can go to find ways to get free books. We all love those ...more

Gaston Library — 407 members — last activity Dec 30, 2025 12:26PM
Reading discussion page for patrons of the Gaston County Public Library in Gaston County, NC. http://gastonlibrary.blogspot.com/ http://gastonlibrary ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 308749 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

Is it worth the read — 1235 members — last activity Dec 31, 2025 04:38AM
This group is for readers to give their honest opinions on whether popular books are really worth the read

Non Fiction Book Club — 5043 members — last activity 6 hours, 56 min ago
This group is for anyone who enjoys Non Fiction. Genres discussed here include Histories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Memoirs, Science and Technolog ...more

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