72 ratings | 10 reviews | avg rating:4.43

more photos (1)

Wile E. Young’s Followers (154)

Wile’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (0)
read (73)
did-not-finish (0)

Wile’s Friends (174)

feelslikeoctober

196 books | 843 friends

Ryan Hyatt

324 books | 1,472 friends

Char

7,922 books | 2,364 friends

Janelle Janson

10,549 books | 3,172 friends

Rachel Drenning

26,548 books | 998 friends

Tom Duffy

1,707 books | 190 friends

Ken B

982 books | 1,059 friends

Justin

626 books | 85 friends

More friends…

Wile E. Young

Goodreads Author

Born

in The United States

Member Since

March 2019

edit data

Combine Editions
Wile E. Young’s books

Average rating: 4.02 · 2,616 ratings · 620 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Magpie Coffin 4.06 avg rating — 1,272 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Borealis 3.90 avg rating — 134 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	For a Few Souls More 4.01 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catfish in the Cradle 4.01 avg rating — 82 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dust Bowl Children by Wile E. Young (Goodreads Author), Emily Young 3.76 avg rating — 51 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shades of the Black Stone 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Southern Gentleman's Guide to Murder and Persuasion: Collected Short Fiction 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threshing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CATFISH IN THE CRADLE 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CATFISH IN THE CRADLE it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Wile E. Young…

Series by Wile E. Young

The Black Magpie (2 books)
by

Wile E. Young (Goodreads Author)

4.06 avg rating — 1,359 ratings

rss
Wile’s Recent Updates

Wile Young rated a book it was amazing Out Law (The Dresden Files #18.75) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Found a copy out in the wild at Barnes and Noble. Another fun entry, I've been reading this series since high school and I can never get enough. This series is one of my biggest inspirations to become an author myself. ...more
Apr 26, 2026 10:18AM · like · see review
Wile Young rated a book it was amazing The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I don't usually get sucked into fantasy, but this one had me reading into the early hours of the morning. ...more
Apr 22, 2026 08:37AM · like · see review
Wile Young rated a book really liked it Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 13, 2026 06:58AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wile Young rated a book it was amazing Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 23, 2026 09:59AM · like
Wile Young rated a book really liked it There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 03, 2026 07:09AM · like
Wile Young rated a book really liked it The Long Way Down (Daniel Faust, #1) by Craig Schaefer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 24, 2026 10:56AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Long Way Down by Craig Schaefer. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Long Way Down by Craig Schaefer <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wile Young rated a book it was amazing Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Feb 07, 2026 10:16AM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wile Young rated a book it was amazing Twelve Months (The Dresden Files, #18) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've been a fan of this series since high school and the story just keeps getting better and better. This one might be my favorite one so far. ...more
Jan 19, 2026 07:19AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Twelve Months by Jim Butcher. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Twelve Months by Jim Butcher <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wile Young rated a book it was amazing Five Raging Hearts: Splatterpunk for the Soul by Craig Brownlie (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 02, 2025 11:25AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Five Raging Hearts by Craig Brownlie. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Five Raging Hearts by Craig Brownlie <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Wile Young made a comment on Jaeden Horror reader’s review of Dust Bowl Children " Glad you enjoyed it! "
Nov 24, 2025 11:18AM · see review

More of Wile's books…

Quotes by Wile E. Young (?)

“When you traveled as much as I have, seen and done things that I’ve done, you learn that under the skin we’re all meat. It just comes in different flavors.”
― Wile E. Young, The Magpie Coffin

2 likes

“Out of the mouths of fools comes information.”
― Wile E. Young, The Magpie Coffin

tags: humorous

0 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
My Vampire Book O...: Bloody Bazaar: Jammin Jenny 2020	26	43	Oct 26, 2020 11:19AM
My Vampire Book O...: Bloody Bazaar: Jammin Jenny 2021	14	16	Apr 26, 2021 05:09AM
A Million More Pages: Take a Chance on a Song	70	195	Dec 01, 2021 02:42PM
A Million More Pages: What to Read in 2021	110	218	Dec 31, 2021 12:20PM
Horror Aficionados : What were your favourite Horror books/movies in 2021?	23	95	Jan 23, 2022 10:09AM
Horror Aficionados : What Are You Currently Reading - 2021	1065	714	Feb 17, 2022 12:51AM