Sign in with Facebook
31,479 books
—
119,930 voters
Katie said:
"
This was a fun ride! It was not what I expected, but in a good way. It was almost more of a detective story than the horror I thought it was going to be. I spent the majority of the book wondering how this was supposed to be based on Ed Gein and then
...more
"
“That was our mistake, I think. One of many mistakes. To believe that boys were acting with a logic that we could someday understand. To believe that their actions had any meaning beyond thoughtless impulse. We were like conspiracy theorists, seeing portent and intention in every detail, wishing desperately that we mattered enough to be the object of planning and speculation. But they were just boys. Silly and young and straightforward; they weren't hiding anything.”
― The Girls
― The Girls
“As a species we're fundamentally insane. Put more than two of us in a room, we pick sides and start dreaming up reasons to kill one another. Why do you think we invented politics and religion?”
―
―
“Eddie discovered one of his childhood's great truths. Grownups are the real monsters, he thought.”
― It
― It
“Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent. Any parent with a hard hand can crush it, but to nurture it is much more difficult.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“No one ever does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.”
― Wolves of the Calla
― Wolves of the Calla
Katie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,459 books
|
68 friends
433 books
|
20 friends
557 books
|
917 friends
1,614 books
|
53 friends
1,168 books
|
109 friends
346 books
|
48 friends
356 books
|
4 friends
4,420 books
|
168 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Katie
Lists liked by Katie
