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The God of the Woods

byLiz Moore(Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2024-depeche-mode-reading-challenge, creeeeeepy, goth-ish, mysterioso

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Jul 04, 2024 05:05AM

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Floating Hotel

byGrace Curtis(Goodreads Author)

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Lies and Weddings

byKevin Kwan(Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: fluff, currently-reading, 2024-depeche-mode-reading-challenge, chinoiserie

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Marie’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

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In America, where I live, death has been big business since the turn of the twentieth century. A century has proven the perfect amount of time for its citizens to forget what funerals once were: family- and community-run affairs.

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Marie’s Quotes

“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

tags: autumn, baking, fall, first-frost

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“The apple tree in the background, just barely visible, was stretching a single limb out to her, as if wanting to be in the photo with her.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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“Oh, please. Everyone in this town always says that, like you have to be born here to understand things. I understand plenty. You're only as weird as you want to be.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.”
― Gilda Radner

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“My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.”
― Judy Blume

tags: inspirational, life

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The Next Best Book Club — 24870 members — last activity 2 hours, 15 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more

Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge — 225 members — last activity Jan 06, 2022 09:48AM
Let's do the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge. This is a group where we can discuss it, suggest books, share our TBRs and our progress! I'll be add ...more

Gothicked (Gothic Novel Lovers) — 473 members — last activity Feb 04, 2022 02:03AM
If you are interested in Gothic Novels (esp. Gothic Romance novels from the 60s and 70s) this group is for you. I do blog reviews of novels by Barbara ...more

Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge — 41760 members — last activity 2 hours, 55 min ago
This group is for people participating in the Popsugar reading challenge for 2024. The Popsugar website posted a reading challenge that included a lis ...more

2024 Reading Challenge — 30068 members — last activity 36 minutes ago
Are you ready to set your 2024 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more

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