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Ryka Aoki

“With no need for a beginning, nor any reason to end, the music continues. And so, no matter who you are, where you came from, what sins you have committed or hurt you have endured... when you are alone and there is no universe left to remember you.
You can always, always rewrite your song”
― Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

Bonnie Garmus

“For Elizabeth, cooking wasn’t some preordained feminine duty. As she’d told Calvin, cooking was chemistry. That’s because cooking actually is chemistry.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

“Whenever you start doubting yourself, whenever you feel afraid, just remember. Courage is the root of change and change is what we're chemically designed to do.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

“Because while musical prodigies are always celebrated, early readers aren’t. And that’s because early readers are only good at something others will eventually be good at, too. So being first isn’t special - it’s just annoying.”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

“On the other hand, wasn't that the very definitely of life? Constant adaptations brought about by a series of never-ending mistakes?”
― Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

185248 Read Your Books Habitica Guild — 438 members — last activity 17 hours, 27 min ago
In the Read Your Books guild we try to read books that we already own, that are checked out from the library, textbooks for a class with an exam date, In the Read Your Books guild we try to read books that we already own, that are checked out from the library, textbooks for a class with an exam date, on your Want To Read shelf on Goodreads or your TBR list anywhere. We only ask that there be a deadline to reading it OR it's been in your possession more than one month. We run a number of challenges: #TBR-Pile-Destruction (3-months), #Read-the-Beast (2 months), #Keeping-it-Real and #Read-the-World Join us to finally Read Your Books! ...more

185 What's the Name of That Book??? — 120909 members — last activity 31 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our UNSOLVED message board. 1. GENRE and PLOT DETAILS are mandatory in the header/ topic title. Do NOT create vague topic headers like "Romance" or "YA Fantasy" or "Looking for this book." Threads with vague headers will be CLOSED. 2. Authors or members who SPAM the group will be BLOCKED. 3. Only the "OP" (original poster) can "bump" their topic/ thread (by posting a new comment) every 30+ days, or sooner if they remember more info. Don't create duplicates of the same request. 4. Tell us what year you read or heard about the book. A range of years is fine. You can mention when you think the book was published. 5. If you're searching for more than one book (or book series), start a new topic for each book or series. 6. Sorry but we don't allow cross-posting from other social media sites. The purpose of the group is to help you locate a book that YOU read and then forgot. ► HOW TO FILL IN THE REQUEST FORM 7. After posting a request, come back and check if someone has found it. Check the Unsolved and Possibly Solved folders. If you've found your book, post a comment to let us know. You can add "Solved" to your topic header and move it to a Solved folder by clicking "edit" on the Desktop website (not app) - or a Moderator will assist. 8. Don't delete your original post with the request. This info may help others looking for the same book. 9. To follow a topic/ thread, click "Notify me when people comment" (Desktop website) or "Topic Notification Settings" (App). Thanks for your help. ...more

1044066 The 52 Book Club: 2026 Challenge — 27677 members — last activity 2 hours, 23 min ago
This group is for those participating in The 52 Book Club's annual challenges! With 52 unique prompts released each year, the goal is to diversify our This group is for those participating in The 52 Book Club's annual challenges! With 52 unique prompts released each year, the goal is to diversify our reading and have fun! Group is open to all. Find a book that matches one of the 52 criteria, read it, and check it off the list! Work through the list at your own pace and set a goal for yourself. If a book a week doesn't feel manageable, aim for one every two weeks, one a month, or just push yourself to see how many you can get through in a year. Once you finish a book that matches one of the categories, share it here in the group with us and let us know how it was! Or if you have an idea for one of the categories and want to challenge someone else to read it -- share that too! Full list of prompts are available here: https://www.the52book.club/ ...more

Kari’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Kari’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Favorite Genres

Biography, Book Club, Children's, Christian, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Religion, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Thriller, and Young-adult

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