Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

Arthi

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Arthi.


Loading...
Fredrik Backman
“Is that why you’re here? To talk about that? Sweet Jesus . . . you men. It’s never your fault, is it? When are you going to admit that it isn’t ‘hockey’ that raises these boys, it’s YOU LOT? In every time and every place, I’ve come across men who blame their own stupidity on crap they themselves have invented. ‘Religion causes wars,’ ‘guns kill people,’ it’s all the same old bullshit!” “I didn’t mea . . . ,” Sune tries, but has to duck when she tries to slap him again. “Keep your trap shut when I’m talking! Fucking men! YOU’RE the problem! Religion doesn’t fight, guns don’t kill, and you need to be very fucking clear that hockey has never raped anyone! But do you know who do? Fight and kill and rape?” Sune clears his throat. “Men?” “MEN! It’s always fucking men!”
Fredrik Backman, Beartown

Fredrik Backman
“Sometimes life doesn’t let you choose your battles. Just the company you keep.”
Fredrik Backman, Beartown

Fredrik Backman
“If she does everything right at work, things usually go as planned, but it doesn’t matter if she does absolutely everything in the universe correctly as a mother: the very worst can still happen.”
Fredrik Backman, Beartown

Fredrik Backman
“For me, culture is as much about what we encourage as what we actually permit.” David asked what he meant by that, and Sune replied: “That most people don’t do what we tell them to. They do what we let them get away with.”
Fredrik Backman, Beartown

Fredrik Backman
“There's an obvious difference between the children who live in homes where the money can run out and the ones who don't. How old you are when you realize that also makes a difference.”
Fredrik Backman, Beartown

179584 Our Shared Shelf — 222900 members — last activity Sep 11, 2026 08:57AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
year in books
Natalina
1,969 books | 63 friends

mrmrmr
1,142 books | 23 friends

Roberta...
1,193 books | 47 friends

Adolfo
506 books | 9 friends

Shannon
4,361 books | 2,174 friends

Aldo Ha...
8,731 books | 448 friends

Max's C...
286 books | 70 friends

Chad
13,018 books | 2,389 friends

More friends…
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Best Chapter Books to Read Out Loud
808 books — 865 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Young Adult Books
13,359 books — 80,681 voters

More…



Polls voted on by Arthi

Lists liked by Arthi