463 books
—
1,002 voters
Jenna Lynn
https://www.goodreads.com/jennakober
“There is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshiping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.”
― This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
― This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
“Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get. Life should be touched, not strangled. You've got to relax, let it happen at times, and at others move forward with it. It's like boats. You keep your motor on so you can steer with the current. And when you hear the sound of the waterfall coming nearer and nearer, tidy up the boat, put on your best tie and hat, and smoke a cigar right up till the moment you go over. That's a triumph.”
― Farewell Summer
― Farewell Summer
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where,
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don’t know any other way of loving.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
I love you simply, without problems or pride:
I love you in this way because I don’t know any other way of loving.”
― 100 Love Sonnets
“He glanced back at the wall. How like a mirror, too, her face. Impossible; for how many people did you know who reflected your own light to you? People were more often--he searched for a simile, found one in his work--torches, blazing away until they whiffed out. How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“Which doesn't mean, of course, that I'd stopped loving her, that I'd forgotten her, or that her image had paled; on the contrary; in the form of a quiet nostalgia she remained constantly within me; I longed for her as one longs for something definitively lost.”
― The Joke
― The Joke
Yale 291: The American Novel Since 1945
— 2 members
— last activity Mar 01, 2014 10:05AM
A group for those taking the Open Yale course, "The American Novel Since 1945." http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-291 ...more
High School English Teachers
— 718 members
— last activity Oct 30, 2024 02:06PM
A group for high school English teachers to talk about books they love reading, and books they love teaching
Underground Knowledge — A discussion group
— 25231 members
— last activity 12 hours, 28 min ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring ...more
Simply Salinger
— 156 members
— last activity Dec 06, 2016 10:38PM
The place to discuss all things JD Salinger. We will discuss the man and his stories, and try to uncover the messages he was trying to send us, his re ...more
David Foster Wallace
— 298 members
— last activity Oct 15, 2016 07:21PM
A group for the amazing work of David Foster Wallace, now deceased. RIP 1962-2008 Feel free to add his books to the bookshelf for the group.
Jenna’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jenna’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jenna
Lists liked by Jenna








































