8,098 books
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19,875 voters
to-read
(1066)
currently-reading (5)
read (1175)
did-not-finish (11)
fiction (755)
kids (477)
picture-books (297)
non-fiction (209)
mysteries (133)
chapter-books (127)
books-on-tape (124)
historical-fiction (85)
currently-reading (5)
read (1175)
did-not-finish (11)
fiction (755)
kids (477)
picture-books (297)
non-fiction (209)
mysteries (133)
chapter-books (127)
books-on-tape (124)
historical-fiction (85)
graphic-novels-and-comic-books
(84)
cookbooks (83)
history-pop-culture (78)
biographical (53)
favorites (52)
mc-beaton (50)
series (48)
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jew (42)
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agatha-raisin (34)
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cookbooks (83)
history-pop-culture (78)
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series (48)
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jew (42)
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“She thought of the library, so shining white and new; the rows and rows of unread books; the bliss of unhurried sojourns there and of going out to a restaurant, alone, to eat.”
― Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
― Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown
“I'm a sociopath. I look normal, but I'm not. I'm smarter, better, and freer, because I'm not bound by rules, law, emotion or regard for you.”
― Every Fifteen Minutes
― Every Fifteen Minutes
“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
― Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
― Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
“There are lots of ways of being miserable, but there’s only one way of being comfortable, and that is to stop running round after happiness. If you make up your mind not to be happy there’s no reason why you shouldn’t have a fairly good time.”
― Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction
― Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction
Ruth’s 2025 Year in Books
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