Sign in with Facebook
3,106 books
—
5,121 voters
to-read
(1959)
currently-reading (8)
read (361)
started-reading (3)
fantasy (294)
paranormal (219)
horror (210)
chick-lit-and-romance (170)
books-i-own (155)
historical-fiction (140)
mystery (132)
religious-studies-and-spirituality (124)
currently-reading (8)
read (361)
started-reading (3)
fantasy (294)
paranormal (219)
horror (210)
chick-lit-and-romance (170)
books-i-own (155)
historical-fiction (140)
mystery (132)
religious-studies-and-spirituality (124)
favorites
(119)
science-fiction (110)
childrens-books (101)
catholic (98)
christian (93)
thriller (93)
classic (84)
history (81)
urban-fantasy (74)
dystopia (70)
politics (67)
comics-manga-and-graphic-novels (57)
science-fiction (110)
childrens-books (101)
catholic (98)
christian (93)
thriller (93)
classic (84)
history (81)
urban-fantasy (74)
dystopia (70)
politics (67)
comics-manga-and-graphic-novels (57)
“Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“You were merely wishing for the end of pain, the monster said. Your own pain. An end to how it isolated you. It is the most human wish of all.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“Cultures that develop around the notion of an authoritarian Father God inevitably oppress those who do not fit the image of the all-powerful, adult, human male: children, women, homosexuals, and the nonhuman communities of animal, plant, and mineral life with which we live and share the planet.”
― Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment
― Power of the Witch: The Earth, the Moon, and the Magical Path to Enlightenment
“Stories are important, the monster said. They can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“Because humans are complicated beasts, the monster said. How can a queen be both a good witch and a bad witch? How can a prince be a murderer and a saviour? How can an apothecary be evil-tempered but right-thinking? How can a parson be wrong-thinking but good-hearted? How can invisible men make themselves more lonely by being seen?
"I don't know," Connor shrugged, exhausted. "Your stories never made any sense to me."
The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day. You wanted her to go at the same time you were desperate for me to save her. Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― A Monster Calls
"I don't know," Connor shrugged, exhausted. "Your stories never made any sense to me."
The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day. You wanted her to go at the same time you were desperate for me to save her. Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― A Monster Calls
Michelle’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Michelle’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,852 books
|
1,024 friends
1,822 books
|
354 friends
4,733 books
|
475 friends
3,235 books
|
824 friends
2,292 books
|
414 friends
650 books
|
54 friends
5,657 books
|
191 friends
3,079 books
|
182 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Michelle
Lists liked by Michelle
