Sign in with Facebook
586 books
—
519 voters
to-read
(741)
currently-reading (5)
read (2208)
did-not-finish (5)
historical-fiction (887)
mystery (235)
classics (222)
non-fiction (78)
fantasy (77)
currently-reading (5)
read (2208)
did-not-finish (5)
historical-fiction (887)
mystery (235)
classics (222)
non-fiction (78)
fantasy (77)
fiction
(51)
library-books (43)
short-stories (36)
childrens (30)
review-copies (24)
20-books-of-summer-2024 (22)
favourites-read-in-2022 (22)
gothic-fiction (21)
tudor (21)
library-books (43)
short-stories (36)
childrens (30)
review-copies (24)
20-books-of-summer-2024 (22)
favourites-read-in-2022 (22)
gothic-fiction (21)
tudor (21)
“Animals don't behave like men,' he said. 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality.”
― Watership Down
― Watership Down
“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.”
―
―
“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
― Scaramouche
― Scaramouche
“What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren't long enough for the reading she wanted to do.”
― The Uncommon Reader
― The Uncommon Reader
“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
― The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything
― The Critic As Artist: With Some Remarks on the Importance of Doing Nothing and Discussing Everything
Victorians!
— 3807 members
— last activity Jun 24, 2026 06:06PM
Some of the best books in the world were written and published in Great Britain between 1837 and 1901. What's not to love? Dickens, the Brontes, Co ...more
Historical Fictionistas
— 16272 members
— last activity 2 hours, 21 min ago
Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
The Classics Club
— 241 members
— last activity Jul 02, 2023 12:46PM
This group is made up of members of the Classics Book Club. Members who happen to be part of Goodreads can meet here to share links, post reviews, etc ...more
Dorothy Dunnett fans
— 313 members
— last activity Apr 05, 2022 06:50AM
Those readers who waded into the difficulties of Dorothy Dunnett's writing and then became enthralled and find other books to pale in comparison. Anyo ...more
Outlander Series
— 6428 members
— last activity Oct 10, 2025 03:40AM
For fans of Diana Gabaldon and the Outlander Series. Feel free to post, poll, invite, and discuss. Please take a moment to read the rules found in ' ...more
Helen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Helen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
6,185 books
|
4,455 friends
1,056 books
|
1,776 friends
1,114 books
|
2,305 friends
14,734 books
|
657 friends
5,121 books
|
256 friends
3,779 books
|
1,040 friends
2,195 books
|
4,947 friends
815 books
|
4,729 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Helen
Lists liked by Helen
