“Onions!”
― Holes
― Holes
“Never let yourself drown while trying to save somebody that don't want to be saved.”
― On the Come Up
― On the Come Up
“I suppose it had something to do with it being a secret, just how much it had meant to me. Maybe all of us at Hailsham had little secrets like that--little private nooks created out of thin air where we could go off alone with our fears and longings. But the very fact that we had such needs would have felt wrong to us at the time--like somehow we were letting the side down.”
― Never Let Me Go
― Never Let Me Go
“irregularly as though it were farm land.”
― Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
― Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
“It could not be that a free citizen of New-York, who had wronged no man, nor violated any law, should be dealt with thus inhumanly. The more I contemplated my situation, however, the more I became confirmed in my suspicions. It was a desolate thought, indeed. I felt there was no trust or mercy in unfeeling man; and commending myself to the God of the oppressed, bowed my head upon my fettered hands, and wept most bitterly.”
― Twelve Years a Slave
― Twelve Years a Slave
Efren’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Efren’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Efren hasn't connected with his friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Children's and Crime
Polls voted on by Efren
Lists liked by Efren






























