Maggie M

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Maggie’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (486)
chicago‎ (50)
childhood-favorites‎ (45)
audio-book‎ (42)
memoir‎ (23)
circus‎ (16)
afterlife‎ (8)
mystery‎ (8)

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history‎ (5)
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booker-prize‎ (2)
dnf‎ (2)
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reddit‎ (2)
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witches‎ (2)
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Maggie’s Quotes

“My god-life! who can understand eve one little minute of it? 'don't try' he said 'just pretend you understand.”
― Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Cat’s Cradle

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“You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.”
― Pat Conroy, The Prince of Tides

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“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: books, bookstore, towns

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“My God-- life! Who can understand even one little minute of it?'
'Don't try,' he said. 'Just pretend you understand.'
'That's-- that's very good advice.' I went limp.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

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“I guess there are never enough books.”
― John Steinbeck, A John Steinbeck Encyclopedia

tags: books, reading, sufficiency

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History is Not Boring — 2060 members — last activity Sep 23, 2025 03:56PM
Why do people think history is boring? I don't get it. ...more

Reddit — 2316 members — last activity May 26, 2022 02:58PM
I heard that you had a passing interest in literature...

chicago readers — 450 members — last activity Dec 02, 2025 10:13AM
chicagoland goodreaders of all types.

Chicago Style — 23 members — last activity Oct 24, 2013 09:50AM
Books set in Chicago

genre X — 218 members — last activity Mar 18, 2025 12:36PM
genre X meets every third Thursday at 8 pm, (usually at a restaurant in the Oak Park/Forest Park area), discussing great books over food & drinks. You ...more

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