Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“I’m fast becoming the one who leaves things behind,”
― Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
― Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
“You never realize how much of your background is sewn into the lining of your clothes.”
―
―
“...through reading, the modern man succeeds in obtaining an "escape from time" comparable to the "emegence from time" effected by myths. (...) Reading projects him out if his personal duration and incorporates him into other rythms, makes him live in another "history".”
― The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
― The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
“Again begins the ridiculous, terrible waiting, in which we do not know which object to move, which gesture to repeat—what to do in order to make what we are waiting for happen.”
― Nadja
― Nadja
“I thought I would stand myself a little dinner. I hadn't quite enough sense to know that what I really wanted was human companions. There aren't such things. Every man is eternally alone. But when you get mixed up with a fairly decent crowd, you forget that appalling fact for long enough to give your brain time to recover from the acute symptoms of its disease - that of thinking.”
― 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley
― 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley
Henry Miller
— 38 members
— last activity Feb 08, 2015 08:56AM
For those who appreciate the writings and art work of Henry Miller
Bukowski
— 645 members
— last activity Jul 07, 2025 08:19AM
This is a group for fans of the dirty old man. The words he wrote kept him from total madness.
Transgressive Fiction
— 1385 members
— last activity Aug 15, 2026 03:27PM
wikipedia: "Transgressive fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on characters who feel confined by the norms and expectations of society and w ...more
Literary Fiction Dialogue
— 171 members
— last activity Jul 19, 2026 10:32PM
A place for literary fiction readers and writers to engage in an open dialogue concerning the state of literature today, book recommendations, discuss ...more
The Next Best Book Club
— 26358 members
— last activity Aug 20, 2026 04:48AM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more
bloudwedd’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at bloudwedd’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
591 books
|
72 friends
1,579 books
|
107 friends
1,226 books
|
225 friends
1,685 books
|
35 friends
838 books
|
68 friends
1,095 books
|
492 friends
1,040 books
|
204 friends
913 books
|
140 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by bloudwedd
Lists liked by bloudwedd