Laura

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Laura’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (3)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (928)
mystery‎ (218)
horror‎ (165)
crime‎ (154)
thriller‎ (119)
short-stories‎ (57)
general-fiction‎ (52)
ghost-stories‎ (44)
non-fiction‎ (35)
childrens‎ (34)

scandinavian-crime‎ (27)
regency-romance‎ (19)
historical-fiction‎ (16)
science-fiction‎ (15)
history‎ (12)
fantasy‎ (10)
memoirs‎ (10)
travel‎ (10)
romance‎ (9)
humour‎ (8)
london‎ (7)
true-crime‎ (7)

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bristol-local-history‎ (5)
classics‎ (5)
novella‎ (4)
psychology‎ (4)
biography‎ (3)
crafts‎ (3)
india‎ (3)
photography‎ (3)
sociology‎ (3)
feminism‎ (2)
living-abroad‎ (2)

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reading-through-the-ages‎ (2)
religion‎ (2)
cinema‎ (1)
fashion‎ (1)
folk-stories‎ (1)
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money‎ (1)
nordic-noir‎ (1)
plays‎ (1)
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Laura’s Quotes

“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: capital-punishment, death-penalty, gandalf, j-r-r-tolkien, lord-of-the-rings

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“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead”
― Caitlin Moran

tags: library

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“psychogeography?”
― Dan Waddell, The Blood Detective

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“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot
learn, feel, change, grow or love.
Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom.
Only the person who risks is truly free.”
― Leo Buscaglia

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“The Librarian considered matters for a while. So…a dwarf and a troll. He preferred both species to humans. For one thing, neither of them were great readers. The Librarian was, of course, very much in favor of reading in general, but readers in particular got on his nerves. There was something, well, sacrilegious about the way they kept taking books off the shelves and wearing out the words by reading them. He liked people who loved and respected books, and the best way to do that, in the Librarian’s opinion, was to leave them on the shelves where Nature intended them to be.”
― Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

tags: humor

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2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge — 34493 members — last activity 6 minutes ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 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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Track your progress on the annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and encourage each other to meet reading goals. **Get started here** **Join our monthly ...more

Mount TBR 2020 — 194 members — last activity Jan 23, 2021 06:44AM
This group is for those who would like to participate in the 2020 edition of the Mount TBR Reading Challenge which I am hosting on my blog My Reader's ...more

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