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Christy Orcutt

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I’m Glad My Mom Died

by Jennette McCurdy

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Matchmaking for Beginners by Maddie Dawson

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Maybe, it occurs to me, this is what marriage ultimately turns into: you have to tough it out through the bad times so that you can get to these pinnacle moments when life has just handed you a shiny star.

The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett

by Chelsea Sedoti

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Christy’s Quotes

“The world was hers for the reading.”
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

tags: books, feminist, reading

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“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons

tags: life

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“I ask you to pass through life at my side—to be my second self, and best earthly companion.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

tags: marriage-proposal

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“I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

tags: inspirational, women

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“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: inspirational, life, yourself

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GGBC — 5 members — last activity Dec 11, 2025 06:15AM
A book club for those people in and around the Quad-City area that enjoy reading books. After we read a group book, there will be discussion both onli ...more

Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon — 4430 members — last activity 16 hours, 46 min ago
Our next readathon will be April 18-19, 2026. We'll start reading at 8am Eastern Time April 18th, and end at 8am April 19th.. ...more

Tome Topple Readathon — 3002 members — last activity Sep 10, 2023 03:39PM
The next round of the Tome Topple Readathon will take place from midnight in your time zone on February 7th to 11:59pm in your time zone on February 2 ...more

Stress Free Reading Challenges — 1125 members — last activity Dec 02, 2025 08:06AM
Love reading challenges, but hate all the stress of rules and deadlines? This is the place for you. Doesn't matter if you are a super speedy read ...more