1,134 books
—
10,102 voters
to-read
(652)
currently-reading (0)
read (805)
did-not-finish (0)
resident-madness (367)
on-the-boards (177)
the-blood-is-the-life (139)
visions-of-tomorrow (115)
tree-of-lives (111)
currently-reading (0)
read (805)
did-not-finish (0)
resident-madness (367)
on-the-boards (177)
the-blood-is-the-life (139)
visions-of-tomorrow (115)
tree-of-lives (111)
scheherazade
(108)
blues-people (96)
halcyon-days (85)
the-illustrated-men (75)
the-god-in-the-bowl (63)
booze-broads-and-bullets (42)
incantations (25)
word-magic (20)
zenith (20)
blues-people (96)
halcyon-days (85)
the-illustrated-men (75)
the-god-in-the-bowl (63)
booze-broads-and-bullets (42)
incantations (25)
word-magic (20)
zenith (20)
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be”
―
―
“The unborn” are a convenient group of people to advocate for. They never make demands of you; they are morally uncomplicated, unlike the incarcerated, addicted, or the chronically poor; they don’t resent your condescension or complain that you are not politically correct; unlike widows, they don’t ask you to question patriarchy; unlike orphans, they don’t need money, education, or childcare; unlike aliens, they don’t bring all that racial, cultural, and religious baggage that you dislike; they allow you to feel good about yourself without any work at creating or maintaining relationships; and when they are born, you can forget about them, because they cease to be unborn. You can love the unborn and advocate for them without substantially challenging your own wealth, power, or privilege, without re-imagining social structures, apologizing, or making reparations to anyone. They are, in short, the perfect people to love if you want to claim you love Jesus, but actually dislike people who breathe. Prisoners? Immigrants? The sick? The poor? Widows? Orphans? All the groups that are specifically mentioned in the Bible? They all get thrown under the bus for the unborn.”
―
―
“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun”
―
―
“I didn't know I was really alive in this world until I felt things hard enough to kill for 'em...”
― Native Son
― Native Son
Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy
— 8851 members
— last activity 11 hours, 56 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more
Audiobooks
— 16591 members
— last activity 3 hours, 7 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more
Stephen King Fans
— 20362 members
— last activity 15 hours, 14 min ago
A place for all Stephen King fans to gather and discuss his work. Welcome Constant Readers!! EST 2007
Black Coffee
— 3066 members
— last activity May 16, 2026 11:03AM
This group focuses on books written by or about black people from all continents in many different genres though we focus on historical fiction and cl ...more
Get Your Shorts in a Bunch
— 385 members
— last activity Feb 06, 2019 02:13PM
Short Story Anthologies. Here's the place to read and discuss them. ...more
Bobby’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Bobby’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Bobby
Lists liked by Bobby


















































