Laura

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Laura’s Bookshelves

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read‎ (1718)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
will-not-read-or-finish‎ (72)
try-again-later‎ (57)
audiobooks‎ (1448)
contemporary-mystery-suspense‎ (361)
to-read-audible-library‎ (354)
contemporary-romance‎ (351)
favorite-authors‎ (277)
series‎ (221)

written-review‎ (204)
contemporary-fiction‎ (201)
historical-fiction‎ (189)
fantasy‎ (182)
favorite-narrators‎ (178)
non-fiction‎ (161)
history‎ (130)
historical-romance‎ (120)
to-read-hoopla-wishlist‎ (76)
kindle‎ (62)
biography‎ (55)
all-time-favorites‎ (48)

to-read-overdrive-wishlist‎ (48)
historical-mystery‎ (32)
classic‎ (19)
science-fiction-dystopian‎ (18)
to-read-audible-wishlist‎ (17)
science‎ (15)
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cookbook‎ (1)
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read-on-libby‎ (1)
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“One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one willl only in time come to hate. In this there is also a residue of belief that during the move the master will chance to come along the corridor, look at the prisoner and say: "This man is not to be locked up again, He is to come with me.”
― Franz Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks

tags: belief, cell, crisis, death, prison, revelation, stuck-in-a-rut, suicide

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“I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden or, Life in the Woods

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Laura’s Groups

Romance Audiobooks — 2308 members — last activity 4 hours, 7 min ago
Romance Audiobook enthusiasts who love discussing the genre and all romance tropes in a friendly and welcoming space. We chat about the authors, the n ...more

Audiobooks — 16421 members — last activity 1 hour, 35 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

Outlander Series — 6430 members — last activity Oct 10, 2025 03:40AM
For fans of Diana Gabaldon and the Outlander Series. Feel free to post, poll, invite, and discuss. Please take a moment to read the rules found in ' ...more

History: Actual, Fictional and Legendary — 1210 members — last activity Feb 07, 2026 09:18AM
This group is for anyone whose interest in History goes beyond textbooks. While I enjoy reading books that cover actual events and actual people, I al ...more

Silent Book Club — 332 members — last activity Dec 14, 2019 06:42AM
Silent Book Club is happy hour for introverts. It's about taking time out of your busy schedule to simply relax and read. Members meet online and in ...more

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