31,537 books
—
120,048 voters
Laura
https://www.goodreads.com/thecuriouslala
Laura
is currently reading
progress:
(40%)
"Finished the 2nd book around Jan. 2018. Once I got back into it I really liked it. Magic was used a bit differently and there popped in a couple small bits where you could tell it was in the same world as the first book, but still far away. Again, it's obvious to tell this is more early work by the general flatness of the characters but the plot is good old fantasy that I love." — May 06, 2018 02:46PM
"Finished the 2nd book around Jan. 2018. Once I got back into it I really liked it. Magic was used a bit differently and there popped in a couple small bits where you could tell it was in the same world as the first book, but still far away. Again, it's obvious to tell this is more early work by the general flatness of the characters but the plot is good old fantasy that I love." — May 06, 2018 02:46PM
“That was the thing about words, they were clear and specific-chair, eye, stone- but when you talked about feelings, words were too stiff, they were this and not that, they couldn't include all the meanings. In defining, they always left something out.”
― White Oleander
― White Oleander
“Books are better than television, the internet, or the computer for educating and maintaining freedom.
Books matter because they state ideas and then attempt to thoroughly prove them. They have an advantage precisely because they slow down the process, allowing the reader to internalize, respond, react and transform. The ideas in books matter because time is taken to establish truth, and because the reader must take the time to consider each idea and either accept it or, if he rejects it, to think through sound reasons for doing so. A nation of people who write and read is a nation with the attention span to earn an education and free society if they choose.”
―
Books matter because they state ideas and then attempt to thoroughly prove them. They have an advantage precisely because they slow down the process, allowing the reader to internalize, respond, react and transform. The ideas in books matter because time is taken to establish truth, and because the reader must take the time to consider each idea and either accept it or, if he rejects it, to think through sound reasons for doing so. A nation of people who write and read is a nation with the attention span to earn an education and free society if they choose.”
―
“Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else.”
― The Name of This Book Is Secret
― The Name of This Book Is Secret
“Books may not change our suffering, books may not protect us from evil, books may not tell us what is good or what is beautiful, and they will certainly not shield us from the common fate of the grave. But books grant us myriad possibilities: the possibility of change, the possibility of illumination.”
―
―
“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.”
― American Gods
― American Gods
Fast Times At Sunnydale High
— 155 members
— last activity Aug 05, 2015 05:22PM
A group for discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. In other words, All Things Whedon. Fair game: actors, characters, writ ...more
500 Essential Graphic Novels
— 234 members
— last activity Nov 08, 2012 06:39AM
A group for anyone reading the recommendations of 500 Essential Graphic Novels by Gene Kannenberg, Jr. Whether you're dipping in here or there, or tr ...more
The Sword and Laser
— 21720 members
— last activity 3 hours, 50 min ago
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more
Comics Reader's Advisory
— 33 members
— last activity Sep 22, 2015 08:38AM
This group was started by members of the Comics Reader's Advisory course at the University of Illinois Grad School of Library & Information Science in ...more
The Functional Nerds
— 33 members
— last activity May 20, 2011 05:18PM
A book group for fans and friends of The Functional Nerds podcast.
Laura’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Laura’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Laura
Lists liked by Laura





























































