to-read
(621)
currently-reading (3)
read (263)
did-not-finish (0)
thriller (24)
all-time-favorites (22)
book-club (16)
non-fiction (16)
mystery (15)
currently-reading (3)
read (263)
did-not-finish (0)
thriller (24)
all-time-favorites (22)
book-club (16)
non-fiction (16)
mystery (15)
6-stars
(14)
fantasy (12)
memoir (11)
3-and-a-half (10)
2025-favorites (8)
family-drama (8)
historical-fiction (8)
2-and-a-half (7)
arcs (7)
fantasy (12)
memoir (11)
3-and-a-half (10)
2025-favorites (8)
family-drama (8)
historical-fiction (8)
2-and-a-half (7)
arcs (7)
Sydney Scarbrough
is currently reading
progress:
(77%)
"barack read Life of Pi to his daughters so basically i'm an obama by virtue of us all having one of the same favorite books" — 3 hours, 22 min ago
"barack read Life of Pi to his daughters so basically i'm an obama by virtue of us all having one of the same favorite books" — 3 hours, 22 min ago
Poverty is traumatic, and since society isn’t investing in its treatment, poor people often have their own ways of coping with their pain.
Emily liked this
“There are some things in life you can never completely walk away from, as badly as you might want to.”
― The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
― The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
“Too weird to live, too rare to die!”
― Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
― Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
“God grant me to SERENITY to accept what I cannot change the TENACITY to change what I may and the GOOD LUCK not to fuck up too often”
― ’Salem’s Lot
― ’Salem’s Lot
“...we often mistake love for fireworks - for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It's boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm - and constant.”
― The Silent Patient
― The Silent Patient
“And that was the moment I realized: when the world felt dark and scary, love could whisk you off to go dancing; laughter could take some of the pain away; beauty could punch holes in your fear. I decided then that my life would be full of all three.”
― Beach Read
― Beach Read
Sydney’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sydney’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Sydney
Lists liked by Sydney


















































