Maggie M

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Maggie’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1479)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (492)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
chicago‎ (50)
childhood-favorites‎ (45)
audio-book‎ (43)
memoir‎ (25)
circus‎ (16)
afterlife‎ (8)
mystery‎ (8)

nonfiction‎ (8)
fantasy‎ (7)
timey-wimey‎ (7)
historical-fiction‎ (6)
never-gonna-read‎ (6)
history‎ (5)
e-book‎ (4)
time-travel‎ (4)
autobiography‎ (3)
crime-fiction‎ (3)
dnf‎ (3)

non-fiction-biographies‎ (3)
vaudeville-and-magic‎ (3)
alternate-universe‎ (2)
booker-prize‎ (2)
libraries‎ (2)
reddit‎ (2)
true-crime‎ (2)
witches‎ (2)
aviatrixes‎ (1)
currently-re-reading‎ (1)
dystopia‎ (1)

lgbtq‎ (1)
magic‎ (1)
sci-fi‎ (1)
thriller‎ (1)
urban-fantasy‎ (1)
vampire-romance‎ (1)
favorites‎ (0)
on-deck‎ (0)

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Maggie’s Quotes

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

tags: books, reading, sufficiency

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“Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl became the city.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: chicago, city, countryside, migraine, suburbs

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“If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!”
― John Waters

tags: books, fuck, profanity, reading

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History is Not Boring — 2068 members — last activity Feb 10, 2026 05:12PM
Why do people think history is boring? I don't get it. ...more

Reddit — 2304 members — last activity May 26, 2022 02:58PM
I heard that you had a passing interest in literature...

chicago readers — 451 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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