Sign in with Facebook
progress:
(page 75 of 306)
"I liked the "What is a Human" chapter until the very last line by George Bernard Shaw "Life is not about finding ourselves, its about creating ourselves." Sure there is some aspect of this, life would be tragic without the aspect of self creation. But for the books purposes I think it would have been better to highlight the static and permanent aspects in a human (which I staunchly insist is deep and abiding surely)" — Apr 14, 2026 10:25AM
"I liked the "What is a Human" chapter until the very last line by George Bernard Shaw "Life is not about finding ourselves, its about creating ourselves." Sure there is some aspect of this, life would be tragic without the aspect of self creation. But for the books purposes I think it would have been better to highlight the static and permanent aspects in a human (which I staunchly insist is deep and abiding surely)" — Apr 14, 2026 10:25AM
Ian
is currently reading
progress:
(page 0 of 496)
"Three things:
1.) fitting I buy this book at the Harvard Square bookstore.
2.) It’s useful to originate the MAGA phenomenon in the 1960, but it’s far from accurate. And, relatedly
3.) Through the introduction there is much of the usual talk: centering female/bipoc experience, problematizing the family, framing native climate experiences but not a damn word given to deindustrialization. Typical" — Jun 11, 2025 09:35AM
"Three things:
1.) fitting I buy this book at the Harvard Square bookstore.
2.) It’s useful to originate the MAGA phenomenon in the 1960, but it’s far from accurate. And, relatedly
3.) Through the introduction there is much of the usual talk: centering female/bipoc experience, problematizing the family, framing native climate experiences but not a damn word given to deindustrialization. Typical" — Jun 11, 2025 09:35AM
“I had to get rid of everything unnecessary…in order to save myself.”
―
―
“Afterwards I learned, that the best way to manage some kinds of pain fill thoughts, is to dare them to do their worst; to let them lie and gnaw at your heart till they are tired; and you find you still have a residue of life they cannot kill.”
― Phantastes
― Phantastes
“We don't actually fear death, we fear that no one will notice our absence, that we will disappear without a trace.”
―
―
“Make peace with yourself, and both heaven and earth will make peace with you.”
―
―
“Everyone carries a room about inside him. This fact can even be proved by means of the sense of hearing. If someone walks fast and one pricks up one’s ears and listens, say in the night, when everything round about is quiet, one hears, for instance, the rattling of a mirror not quite firmly fastened to the wall.”
― The Blue Octavo Notebooks
― The Blue Octavo Notebooks
Ian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,549 books
|
82 friends
1,319 books
|
38 friends
828 books
|
68 friends
1,232 books
|
5,388 friends
836 books
|
236 friends
568 books
|
5 friends
1,821 books
|
760 friends
97 books
|
10 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ian
Lists liked by Ian
