Sign in with Facebook
77,150 books
—
287,566 voters
“Accepting his form of saving was to strip me of who I was and fit a mold of who he wanted me to be.”
― Dark Eyes: White Lies
― Dark Eyes: White Lies
“behind”
― Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
― Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
“To the European, it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to 'be happy.' But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy.' Once the reason is found, however, one becomes happy automatically. As we see, a human being is not one in pursuit of happiness but rather in search of a reason to become happy, last but not least, through actualizing the potential meaning inherent and dormant in a given situation.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“She was a woman who let life happen to her without troubling her mind about things more than was necessary.”
― Once Upon a River
― Once Upon a River
“ ‘That has to be Mr Davis,’ Semilla said with an air of complete confidence as she stared at the inferno rising above the roof tops.
‘How can you be so certain?’ Burt questioned looking slightly pensive.
Semilla gave a shrug. ‘Let’s face it he’s been in the vicinity of one or two little disasters lately.”
― Our Blue Orange
‘How can you be so certain?’ Burt questioned looking slightly pensive.
Semilla gave a shrug. ‘Let’s face it he’s been in the vicinity of one or two little disasters lately.”
― Our Blue Orange
Raina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Raina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Raina
Lists liked by Raina
