Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

Absurd Book Nerd

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

https://www.goodreads.com/absurdbooknerd

Loading...
Markus Zusak
“Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.”
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

Gregory Maguire
“Happy endings are still endings.”
Gregory Maguire, Son of a Witch

Gregory Maguire
“People who claim that they're evil are usually no worse than the rest of us... It's people who claim that they're good, or any way better than the rest of us, that you have to be wary of.”
Gregory Maguire, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Andy Weir
“Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.”
Andy Weir, The Martian

Andy Weir
“I can't wait till I have grandchildren. When I was younger, I had to walk to the rim of a crater. Uphill! In an EVA suit! On Mars, ya little shit! Ya hear me? Mars!”
Andy Weir, The Martian

144425 The League of Gentle Readers — 57 members — last activity Jul 22, 2026 06:04PM
A Place For Friends Who Read Together
66309 Audiobook Addicts — 1206 members — last activity Jul 27, 2026 05:01AM
THIS GROUP IS FOR PEOPLE WHO PREFER TO READ WITH THEIR EARS! Listeners are encouraged to recommend some of their favorite audiobooks, and authors a ...more
135633 Reading Addicts — 279 members — last activity Jul 09, 2026 09:28AM
We are a group of people who are reading addicts. We read anything and everything and love nothing more than discussing what we have just read. We re ...more
25x33 Saturday Book Club — 2 members — last activity Jan 30, 2011 07:23PM
We are a new group that began Jan 2011. Our book club meets one Saturday a month. We read fiction.
28613 North Carolina Book Nuts — 19 members — last activity Mar 19, 2012 01:49PM
This is a group for readers in North Carolina. Recommend books, discuss, or just chat.
More of Absurd’s groups…
year in books
Rebecca...
1,684 books | 1,120 friends

Sunshin...
312 books | 5,001 friends

Charli
2,152 books | 105 friends

Kerry
3,548 books | 161 friends

Kelly B
2,114 books | 404 friends

Juliana...
1,413 books | 131 friends

Ann Wehr
659 books | 31 friends

Jill
1,211 books | 38 friends

More friends…
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1984 by George OrwellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,837 books — 124,691 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Best Historical Fiction
8,067 books — 26,735 voters

More…



Polls voted on by Absurd

Lists liked by Absurd