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Katie’s Bookshelves

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2018‎ (76)
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2014‎ (32)
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childhood‎ (28)
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Katie’s Quotes

“What a slut time is. She screws everybody.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

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“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
― Jeanette Winterson

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“there is no reason why anyone should understand how it works… and of course no reason why anyone should care … unless you are curious, in which case I love you, for curiosity about the world and all its corners is a beautiful thing.”
― Stephen Fry, The Fry Chronicles

tags: curiosity

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“You want to know about anybody? See what books they read, and how they've been read...”
― Keri Hulme, The Bone People

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“I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.”
― David Hockney

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Katie’s Groups

UK Book Club — 6921 members — last activity 3 hours, 9 min ago
This is a book group for GoodReads users in the UK, but members from other countries are welcome too so long as all posts are made in English. The g ...more

Top 5 Wednesday — 9794 members — last activity Dec 09, 2025 10:01AM
Welcome to the official group page of the T5W! This weekly book meme officiated in November 2013 and is still going strong! Join the group to become a ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223127 members — last activity Jan 16, 2026 06:52PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

YA Backlist Bookclub — 205 members — last activity Jun 30, 2020 01:56AM
This is a book club where we read the YA books that get pushed to the back of your shelf and left unread for so long you can forget they're even there ...more

Dragons & Tea Book Club — 4450 members — last activity Mar 01, 2024 07:14AM
Hello! This is a book club, hosted by four Asian book reviewers, dedicated to boosting marginalized voices and celebrating diverse books, while always ...more

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