Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
It makes me think of an apple seed spit carelessly by the side of the road, sprouting despite the bad soil and the fumes, clinging hard to the only patch of earth it was ever given.
“All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing.”
― I Am Legend
― I Am Legend
“Man, being an American scientist sucks sometimes. You think in random, unpredictable units based on what situation you’re in.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“Hell is the absence of the people you long for.”
― Station Eleven
― Station Eleven
“To deny my messiness would be to deny my humanity.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“Show me a man or woman alone and I’ll show you a saint. Give me two and they’ll fall in love. Give me three and they’ll invent the charming thing we call “society.” Give me four and they’ll build a pyramid. Give me five and they’ll make one an outcast. Give me six and they’ll reinvent prejudice. Give me seven and in seven years they’ll reinvent warfare. Man may have been made in the image of God, but human society was made in the image of His opposite number, and is always trying to get back home.”
― The Stand
― The Stand
Orianna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Orianna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
122 books
|
5,001 friends
223 books
|
19 friends
932 books
|
42 friends
2,965 books
|
105 friends
131 books
|
90 friends
347 books
|
33 friends
361 books
|
34 friends
500 books
|
23 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Orianna
Lists liked by Orianna