900 ratings (3.86 avg)
750 reviews
more photos (6)

Lisa

https://www.goodreads.com/lisamary

Lisa’s Bookshelves

read‎ (908)
currently-reading‎ (0)
to-read‎ (1742)
mysteries-and-thrillers‎ (142)
read-with-the-kids‎ (134)
memoir‎ (93)
british‎ (88)
japan‎ (68)
favorites‎ (52)
screwed-up-future‎ (49)
about-women‎ (42)
winter-is-wonderful‎ (41)

magic-tree-house‎ (36)
2017-racing-through-my-reads-wom-ch‎ (31)
cozy‎ (30)
other-asia‎ (26)
simplify‎ (24)
wwjr‎ (22)
buddy-reads‎ (20)
australia‎ (16)
real-life-screwed-up-society‎ (15)
couldn-t-finish‎ (13)
for-moms‎ (13)
whittemore-women‎ (13)

insufferable-pap‎ (12)
women-of-mystery‎ (11)
debbie-macomber‎ (9)
ghosts‎ (9)
iran‎ (9)
taming-the-tbr-2015‎ (9)
animals-are-people-too‎ (8)
nordic-dreaming‎ (8)
cij-2017‎ (5)
hilarious‎ (5)
sweeter-reads‎ (5)
a-bets-rec‎ (4)

book-of-the-month-club‎ (4)
debbie-macomber-2015-challenge‎ (4)
wom-christmas-wishlist-2014‎ (3)
artful-dodger-et-al‎ (2)
buddy-read-with-bets‎ (2)
l-b-s-society‎ (2)
on-hold‎ (2)
mom-and-mim-club‎ (1)
wom-leaping-through-the-loot-2016‎ (1)
wom-scavenger-hunt‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Lisa’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism

Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki

1 highlight

“You’re important, and you’re irreplaceable.�� “Be yourself, and be unique.” “Go for it. Strive to achieve something.” We know everyone means well, but young people are probably bombarded with these types of messages on a daily basis. ...more

This highlight has been truncated due to consecutive passage length restrictions.

See Lisa’s 4 books with notes and highlights…

Lisa’s Quotes

“Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

tags: futility, war

2453 likes

“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

32108 likes

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”
― Henry David Thoreau

tags: simplicity

512 likes

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

tags: books, library

29740 likes

“If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.”
― Catherine Aird

tags: cheesy-quotes, chicken-soup-schlock, truisms

218 likes

More of Lisa’s quotes…

recent posts
Lisa’s Groups

Debbie Macomber's Novels — 570 members — last activity May 26, 2022 07:06PM
To recommend and discuss the Heartfelt Novels of Debbie Macomber. http://www.debbiemacomber.com

The Post Card Exchange — 1720 members — last activity 3 hours, 40 min ago
Yay Postcards! We are an International group of people who love reading and mail. Please join our monthly postcard exchange! Newbies Welcome!

Audio-Bibliophiles — 1081 members — last activity 4 hours, 41 min ago
A place for all audiobook lovers to meet, discuss and have fun!

Cozy Mysteries — 21857 members — last activity 33 minutes ago
For those who love a good cozy mystery while curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee/tea/cocoa and maybe a dog/cat next to them. Please be kind ...more

Cozy Mystery Corner — 4750 members — last activity 8 hours, 43 min ago
Cozy Mystery Lovers! If you enjoy lighthearted cozy mysteries, please join us to read the featured monthly books, play some games, and participate in ...more

More of Lisa’s groups…