Sign in with Facebook
175 books
—
173 voters
Olga
https://www.goodreads.com/olga_n
to-read
(34)
currently-reading (9)
read (1074)
did-not-finish (0)
featured (11)
historical-fiction (185)
contemporary (170)
adult (134)
lgbt (119)
romance (102)
fantasy (86)
literary-fiction (85)
currently-reading (9)
read (1074)
did-not-finish (0)
featured (11)
historical-fiction (185)
contemporary (170)
adult (134)
lgbt (119)
romance (102)
fantasy (86)
literary-fiction (85)
mystery
(85)
british (78)
non-fiction (72)
coming-of-age (68)
young-adult (67)
dark (66)
magical-realism (63)
grief-and-loss (59)
magic (59)
atmospheric (57)
5-star-reads (54)
crime (53)
british (78)
non-fiction (72)
coming-of-age (68)
young-adult (67)
dark (66)
magical-realism (63)
grief-and-loss (59)
magic (59)
atmospheric (57)
5-star-reads (54)
crime (53)
In a way, fasting is like the “calming of the monkey mind” effected by the Rosary: both are means of settling the superficial mind that darts from preoccupation to preoccupation.
“A book was all it ever took to hold him captive.”
― Curious Tides
― Curious Tides
“I cannot think of what it was not to love him. To look at him and realise I had found what I had not known I was hungering for. A hunger so deep, so capable of driving me into the night, that it terrified me.”
― Burial Rites
― Burial Rites
“I’m saying that it is hard to find a man who is really strong. Strong enough not to desire to be stronger than you.”
― Clytemnestra
― Clytemnestra
“Blíndur er bóklaus ma∂ur. Blind is a man without a book.”
― Burial Rites
― Burial Rites
“You could rattle the stars," she whispered. "You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.”
― Throne of Glass
― Throne of Glass
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 324988 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
The Catholic Book Club
— 2669 members
— last activity May 22, 2026 02:04AM
This reading group is for Catholics and anyone else interested in reading and discussing Catholic literature from devotional and theological writings ...more
Olga’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Olga’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
745 books
|
19 friends
2,759 books
|
311 friends
2 books
|
1,410 friends
1,727 books
|
1,117 friends
260 books
|
180 friends
206 books
|
15 friends
2,165 books
|
1,406 friends
3,800 books
|
617 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Olga
Lists liked by Olga
