233 ratings | 27 reviews | avg rating:4.45

Michael Blain’s Followers (1)

Michael’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (0)
read (233)
favorites (17)
first-reads (3)

Michael’s Friends (47)

Hyzie

10,237 books | 437 friends

Shelleyrae at Book'd Out

8,721 books | 2,733 friends

Laura Bennett

396 books | 36 friends

Melissa Bottke

878 books | 59 friends

Matthew C Rosfelder

132 books | 133 friends

Bruce

462 books | 371 friends

Annie Christensen

80 books | 127 friends

Lance

371 books | 4,965 friends

More friends…

Michael Blain

Goodreads Author

Born

in Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

Website

http://michaelblain.wordpress.com

Twitter

michaelblain

Genre

Philosophy, Fiction, Science Fiction

Influences

Aldous Huxley, David Hume, T.S. Eliot, Terence McKenna ...more

Member Since

October 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/michael_blain

edit data

Michael has been reading and writing with the specific purpose of understanding consciousness and existence for most of his physical life, and aims to continue that pursuit indefinitely. He lives in the Southwestern United States.

9 posts
Michael Blain's Blog

Personal DJ Bio/Creative Piece

Click the image above for links to my music and thank you for the support

Combine Editions
Michael Blain’s books

Average rating: 4.67 · 3 ratings · 3 reviews · 1 distinct work

Enigmas Like Us

4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions

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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates

Michael Blain rated a book really liked it The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) by Margaret Atwood (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 09, 2025 01:06PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Testaments by Margaret Atwood <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Blain rated a book it was amazing Shock Induction: A Novel by Chuck Palahniuk (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 09, 2025 01:03PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Shock Induction by Chuck Palahniuk. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Shock Induction by Chuck Palahniuk <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Blain rated a book really liked it David Fincher: Films That Scar by Mark Browning	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
Nov 11, 2024 01:26PM · like
Michael Blain rated a book it was ok The Journal of Christopher Columbus (during His First Voyage, 1492-93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real by Christopher Columbus	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
Jun 12, 2024 01:12PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Journal of Christopher Columbus (during His First Voyage, 1492-93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real by Christopher Columbus. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Journal of Christopher Columbus (during His First Voyage, 1492-93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real by Christopher Columbus <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Blain rated a book it was amazing Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky	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
Jun 12, 2024 01:11PM · like
Michael Blain rated a book it was amazing The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (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
Jun 12, 2024 01:10PM · like
Michael Blain rated a book really liked it Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism by Daniel Pinchbeck	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
Jun 03, 2024 03:32PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeck. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeck <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Blain rated a book liked it The Woman in Me by Britney Spears	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
Jun 03, 2024 03:27PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Woman in Me by Britney Spears. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Woman in Me by Britney Spears <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Blain rated a book really liked it Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts by Kazushige Nojima	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 26, 2024 04:10PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Final Fantasy VII Remake by Kazushige Nojima. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Final Fantasy VII Remake by Kazushige Nojima <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Michael Blain rated a book really liked it Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk (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 22, 2023 04:30PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Michael's books…

Quotes by Michael Blain (?)

“The only thing that I am completely certain of after this experience is that I am no longer afraid of death.”
― Michael Blain, Enigmas Like Us

tags: infinity, philosophy, soul

3 likes

Michael’s Quotes

“My fate cannot be mastered; it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul; I am only its noisiest passenger.”
― Aldous Huxley

tags: inspirational, philosophy

10 likes

“Real smarts begin when you quit quoting other people……..”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Pygmy

189 likes

Michael’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Michael Blain’s Followers (1)

Michael’s Bookshelves

Michael’s Friends (47)

Michael Blain

Goodreads Author

9 postsMichael Blain's Blog

Personal DJ Bio/Creative Piece

Combine EditionsMichael Blain’s books

rssMichael’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

See a Problem?

Preview — Shock Induction by Chuck Palahniuk

See a Problem?

Preview — The Journal of Christopher Columbus (during His First Voyage, 1492-93) and Documents Relating to the Voyages of John Cabot and Gaspar Corte Real by Christopher Columbus

See a Problem?

Preview — Breaking Open the Head by Daniel Pinchbeck

See a Problem?

Preview — The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

See a Problem?

Preview — Final Fantasy VII Remake by Kazushige Nojima

See a Problem?

Preview — Not Forever, But For Now by Chuck Palahniuk

Michael’s Quotes

Michael’s Friend Comments

9 posts
Michael Blain's Blog

Combine Editions
Michael Blain’s books

rss
Michael’s Recent Updates