Sign in with Facebook
8,270 books
—
24,515 voters
King Haddock
http://www.kingofthewilderwest.tumblr.com
to-read
(236)
currently-reading (38)
read (1019)
books-i-own (690)
fantasy (287)
science-fiction (216)
currently-reading (38)
read (1019)
books-i-own (690)
fantasy (287)
science-fiction (216)
general-fiction
(213)
comics-graphic-novel-and-manga (212)
fandom (212)
favorites (195)
christian-fiction (149)
animal-fiction (146)
comics-graphic-novel-and-manga (212)
fandom (212)
favorites (195)
christian-fiction (149)
animal-fiction (146)
King Haddock
is currently reading
progress:
(page 94 of 341)
""My rashness and impiety lay in the fact that what I ought to have verified by investigation I had simply asserted as an accusation. . . . Deceived with promises of certainty, with childish error and rashness I had mindlessly repeated many uncertain things as if they were certain. . . . when I contended against your Catholic Church with blind accusations."" — Jan 26, 2025 10:07PM
""My rashness and impiety lay in the fact that what I ought to have verified by investigation I had simply asserted as an accusation. . . . Deceived with promises of certainty, with childish error and rashness I had mindlessly repeated many uncertain things as if they were certain. . . . when I contended against your Catholic Church with blind accusations."" — Jan 26, 2025 10:07PM
King Haddock
is currently reading
bookshelves:
books-i-own,
science-fiction,
comics-graphic-novel-and-manga,
reviews-with-some-depth,
fandom,
currently-reading
Reading for the 2nd time
read in 2017
King Haddock said:
"
As a dieheart Voltron fan who has to get my human hands on everything from Beast King Golion to Vehicle Force to the latest episodes of Legendary Defender, I was extremely excited in the opportunity to purchase and read this omnibus. I must say, out
...more
"
progress:
(page 20 of 208)
"Contemporary jokes in here will be incomprehensible to people a generation down the line, but they are hysterical now. Apology video, how to wear pants..." — Nov 08, 2024 10:29PM
"Contemporary jokes in here will be incomprehensible to people a generation down the line, but they are hysterical now. Apology video, how to wear pants..." — Nov 08, 2024 10:29PM
“I didn't mean to come here...
And I didn't mean to stay...
It's just where the sea wind blew me
One accidental day...”
―
And I didn't mean to stay...
It's just where the sea wind blew me
One accidental day...”
―
“For a Hero cannot triumph all the time. Sometimes he will be defeated, and how he faces that defeat is a test of his character.”
― How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
― How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
“Sometimes a King has to do terrible things in order to protect those he has sworn to look after. When the stakes are so high, dreadful decisions have to be taken. It is the responsibility of a King to take on that burden, that guilt.”
― How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
― How to Betray a Dragon's Hero
“Truth is stranger than fiction," as the old saying goes. When I watch a documentary, I can't help crying and then I think to myself, "Fiction can't compete with this."
But when I mentioned this to a veteran manga artist friend of mine he said that "fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all."
His words strengthened the conviction of my manga spirit.”
― Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12
But when I mentioned this to a veteran manga artist friend of mine he said that "fiction brings salvation to characters in stories that would otherwise have no salvation at all."
His words strengthened the conviction of my manga spirit.”
― Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12
“If the ways of this world are based on equivalent exchange, as alchemy says, then in order to allow for a new generation to enjoy good fortune, then the price that we must pay is to carry the bodies of the dead across a river of blood.”
―
―
Un-Appreciated Novels
— 4 members
— last activity Aug 16, 2011 03:12PM
This group’s mission is to be a place where people can come and discuss books that have been lost in the shadow of the "popular culture" greats (Harry ...more
King Haddock’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at King Haddock’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,490 books
|
156 friends
871 books
|
3 friends
1,502 books
|
82 friends
1,129 books
|
11 friends
791 books
|
138 friends
606 books
|
37 friends
1,804 books
|
291 friends
729 books
|
6 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by King Haddock
Lists liked by King Haddock
