John Barron

John’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (230)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
historical-novel‎ (78)
mystery‎ (54)
english-mystery‎ (36)
thriller‎ (29)
suspense‎ (27)
history‎ (24)
adventure‎ (23)
romance‎ (23)

crime‎ (21)
moral-dilemma‎ (21)
suspense-thriller‎ (20)
biography‎ (19)
philosophical‎ (18)
nature‎ (15)
world-war-ii‎ (15)
character-driven‎ (14)
meaning-of-life‎ (14)
intrigue‎ (12)
philosophy‎ (12)
woman‎ (12)

fantasy‎ (11)
science-fiction‎ (11)
enironment‎ (9)
nautical‎ (9)
wordl-war-ii‎ (8)
humorous‎ (6)
life-challenge‎ (6)
scotland‎ (6)
racist-south‎ (5)
coming-of-age‎ (4)
politics‎ (4)
sci-fi‎ (4)

science‎ (4)
action‎ (3)
american-indian-culture‎ (3)
conspiracy‎ (3)
cultural-anthropology‎ (3)
dystopian‎ (3)
espionage‎ (3)
family‎ (3)
india‎ (3)
paranormal‎ (3)
pirates‎ (3)
china‎ (2)

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John’s Quotes

“I'm not telling you that everything will be all right,' he said. I'm telling you I understand how horrible it feels to be able to do nothing.”
― Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

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“The cheap knick-knack in his hands now carried with it a sentiment of the present he would cherish, and a reminder of the past he would always loathe. Only the finest art could accomplish both those things at once.”
― Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

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“It’s weird how meal and sleep breaks fix a lot of the annoying things about humans. Maybe that’s how you restart an organic brain?”
― Martha Wells, Platform Decay

tags: bodies, organic-brains, self-care

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“Rip, who is a creature of sense, has taken one sniff of Johnny and decided that nibbling his own ass for fleas is a better use of his time.”
― Tana French, The Hunter

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“there was precious little justice to be found in this world, and anything I could do to further its ends was probably a good thing.”
― Abir Mukherjee, A Necessary Evil

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