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Christy Orcutt

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1984

by George Orwell

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The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti

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I wanted friends who talked about characters from books like they were real people, friends who would make up elaborate games with me because anything we imagined was better than something that already existed. I wanted friends who loved me ...more

Matchmaking for Beginners

by Maddie Dawson

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Christy’s Quotes

“You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.”
― Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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

tags: books, feminist, reading

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“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald

tags: empathy, thankful, understanding, understanding-others

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GGBC — 5 members — last activity Apr 17, 2026 09:01AM
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 — 4435 members — last activity May 07, 2026 10:27PM
Our next readathon will be July 10-11, 2026. We'll start reading at 8pm Eastern Time on Friday April 10th, and end Saturday July 11th at 8pm EDT. ...more

Tome Topple Readathon — 2981 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 — 1120 members — last activity Feb 17, 2026 02:13PM
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