Sign in with Facebook
12,703 books
—
10,629 voters
to-read
(310)
currently-reading (0)
read (1458)
audiobook (623)
mystery (242)
ebooks (241)
book-club (197)
popular-fiction (178)
non-fiction (173)
memoir (161)
favorite-authors (143)
history (136)
currently-reading (0)
read (1458)
audiobook (623)
mystery (242)
ebooks (241)
book-club (197)
popular-fiction (178)
non-fiction (173)
memoir (161)
favorite-authors (143)
history (136)
2023
(135)
race (123)
2021 (119)
2022 (115)
2025 (112)
france (112)
2020 (111)
2024 (109)
reviews (101)
2019 (94)
classic (91)
historical-fiction (76)
race (123)
2021 (119)
2022 (115)
2025 (112)
france (112)
2020 (111)
2024 (109)
reviews (101)
2019 (94)
classic (91)
historical-fiction (76)
That was the disadvantage of having been raised a Lutheran. In her Church all those things had been decided long ago by heads much wiser than Henry’s. She had married the only Colbert who had a conscience, and she sometimes wished he hadn’t
...more
“Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down, when we could use that same energy – if not less of it – doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do.”
― Disappearing Acts
― Disappearing Acts
“You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.”
―
―
“Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still happen. And if you’re bad, you can still be lucky.”
― The Poisonwood Bible
― The Poisonwood Bible
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
―
―
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”
― Catch-22
― Catch-22
Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2023
— 50 members
— last activity May 24, 2024 10:11AM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
Book Cougars
— 648 members
— last activity Dec 30, 2025 11:06AM
Come chat with us! This is a place for listeners of the Book Cougars: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read to come together to talk abou ...more
2021 Big Book Summer Reading Challenge
— 39 members
— last activity May 27, 2022 09:05AM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2022
— 58 members
— last activity May 25, 2023 02:21PM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2024
— 234 members
— last activity Aug 05, 2025 08:58AM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
MaureenMcBooks’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at MaureenMcBooks’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,633 books
|
27 friends
2,114 books
|
260 friends
823 books
|
7 friends
587 books
|
80 friends
2,085 books
|
78 friends
50 books
|
533 friends
202 books
|
21 friends
384 books
|
15 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by MaureenMcBooks
Lists liked by MaureenMcBooks
