1,356 books
—
1,586 voters
to-read
(1434)
currently-reading (27)
read (671)
to-come-back-to (42)
to-read-again (30)
abandoned (6)
medium (1169)
fantasy (339)
historical-fiction (292)
kindle (280)
history (258)
travel (215)
currently-reading (27)
read (671)
to-come-back-to (42)
to-read-again (30)
abandoned (6)
medium (1169)
fantasy (339)
historical-fiction (292)
kindle (280)
history (258)
travel (215)
politics
(172)
science-fiction (169)
queer (166)
low (155)
modern-fiction (152)
biography (120)
classics (106)
london (103)
distopia (101)
short-stories (97)
book-clubs (93)
essays (90)
science-fiction (169)
queer (166)
low (155)
modern-fiction (152)
biography (120)
classics (106)
london (103)
distopia (101)
short-stories (97)
book-clubs (93)
essays (90)
Bagpipes have a liquefying effect on the bowels of the enemy, and bare knees in battle strike the fear of the fanatical.
“It's hard to love a woman and do anything.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Whenever a party tells you national identity matters more than anything else in politics, that nationalism can sort out all the other problems, then watch out, because you’re on a road that can end with fascism.”
― Dominion
― Dominion
“Sometimes she did not know what she feared, what she desired: whether she feared or desired what had been or what would be, and precisely what she desired, she did not know.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Whenever you're called on to make up your mind,
and you're hampered by not having any,
the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.
No - not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;
but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping. ”
―
and you're hampered by not having any,
the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.
No - not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;
but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping. ”
―
“Rummaging in our souls, we often dig up something that ought to have lain there unnoticed.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
#ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge
— 2712 members
— last activity Aug 20, 2025 03:13PM
In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
Housmans Queer Book Club
— 14 members
— last activity Dec 27, 2018 03:40AM
The Goodreads group for the Housmans Queer Book Club
Small and Independent Press Books
— 490 members
— last activity Dec 05, 2024 01:59AM
A group to discuss and recommend books published by the independent presses. Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are all allowed.
Spacesuits, Spells, and Spectres
— 148 members
— last activity Jun 07, 2014 12:54AM
A group for those who enjoy literature in the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Our borders are blurred sometimes edging into the realms of Super ...more
What should I read next?: The book ending support group
— 1021 members
— last activity Jul 25, 2021 08:47PM
If you are like me, you read constantly but at the same time you are constantly looking for the next great thing. "Once this incredible book is done.. ...more
Chaundra’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Chaundra’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Chaundra
Lists liked by Chaundra































































