Sign in with Facebook
78,424 books
—
292,311 voters
to-read
(1559)
currently-reading (78)
read (499)
did-not-finish (0)
coming-of-age (82)
awesome-characters (75)
favorites (62)
depressing (59)
historical (58)
historical-fiction (58)
young-adult (55)
classics (50)
currently-reading (78)
read (499)
did-not-finish (0)
coming-of-age (82)
awesome-characters (75)
favorites (62)
depressing (59)
historical (58)
historical-fiction (58)
young-adult (55)
classics (50)
buy-it
(45)
faith (42)
adventure (39)
nonfiction (39)
underdog (35)
action (27)
fantasy (27)
christianity (26)
science-fiction (25)
dystopian (24)
drama (23)
humor (21)
faith (42)
adventure (39)
nonfiction (39)
underdog (35)
action (27)
fantasy (27)
christianity (26)
science-fiction (25)
dystopian (24)
drama (23)
humor (21)
“I was so used to thinking about happiness as deferred satisfaction that I had neglected to think about the purpose and import of what happens now. I had failed to engage with the question of happiness as a present reality and, in the process, had just gotten really busy.”
― Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly
― Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly
“When I've really been in love with someone, it's not because they looked a certain way or liked a certain TV show or a certain cuisine. It's more because when I watched a certain TV show or ate a certain cuisine with them, it was the most fun thing ever.”
― Modern Romance
― Modern Romance
“If you asked me now who I am, the only answer I could give with any certainty would be my name. For the rest: my loves, my hates, down even to my deepest desires, I can no longer say whether these emotions are my own, or stolen from those I once so desperately wished to be.”
― Brideshead Revisited
― Brideshead Revisited
“A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts. We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
― The Goldfinch
― The Goldfinch
“A literary work ... is, during the time one reads it, a friend with whom one has chosen to spend one's time. The question now is, what does this friendship do to my mind? What does this new friend ask me to notice, to desire, to care about? How does he or she invite me to view my fellow human beings?”
―
―
Our Shared Shelf
— 222802 members
— last activity Jun 01, 2026 09:42PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Sharla’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sharla’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
358 books
|
14 friends
2,857 books
|
147 friends
754 books
|
102 friends
793 books
|
649 friends
4,512 books
|
449 friends
980 books
|
72 friends
1,606 books
|
109 friends
2,962 books
|
523 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Sharla
Lists liked by Sharla
