Sign in with Facebook
160 books
—
217 voters
to-read
(4639)
currently-reading (3)
read (3542)
translated (1121)
crime (818)
historical-fiction (708)
british-literature (620)
horror (486)
novella (442)
american-literature (394)
france (257)
noir (221)
currently-reading (3)
read (3542)
translated (1121)
crime (818)
historical-fiction (708)
british-literature (620)
horror (486)
novella (442)
american-literature (394)
france (257)
noir (221)
fantasy
(218)
non-fiction (213)
short-stories (174)
coming-of-age (173)
war (161)
mystery (150)
contemporary (149)
ghost-story (134)
humour (119)
scotland (108)
history (105)
dystopian (103)
non-fiction (213)
short-stories (174)
coming-of-age (173)
war (161)
mystery (150)
contemporary (149)
ghost-story (134)
humour (119)
scotland (108)
history (105)
dystopian (103)
Andy Weston said:
"
Aira is so good that each idea upon which his stories are based is worthy of a full length novella. His novellas aren’t very long either, so in effect here, the reader is getting 10 times what they usually get from him. If there’s a downside, it’s th
...more
"
Andy Weston
is currently reading
Andy Weston said:
"
The Stackpole Legend - Wendell Berry 4 / 5 The Arrow - Gina Chung 3 / 5
That Girl - Addie Citchens 3 / 5
The Pleasure of a Working Life - Michael Deagler 5 / 5
Blackbirds - Lindsey Drager 5 / 5
Hearing Aids - Clyde Edgerton 4 / 5
Sanrevelle - Dave Egge ...more "
“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are nought without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.”
― Scrambles Amongst the Alps
― Scrambles Amongst the Alps
“His mouth open, he fell asleep, because a man always falls asleep in the end. One weeps, one shrieks, one rages, one despairs, and then one eats and sleeps as if nothing had happened.”
―
―
“White people were dangerous and snakes were dangerous and now the two were working together, each doing what the other told it to. She was sure she had seen a snake in a weeded ditch with the head of a white man. Right after she came out of the house on the way to Big Joe's, which she had immediately forgotten, she saw it, long and black and diamond-patterned in the ditch with a white man's head. It had blue eyes. The bluest eyes any white man ever had. She was sure she had seen it. She thought she had seen it. Maybe it was only a dream or a memory of another time. Whatever it was, she still saw it every time she closed her eyes, coiled there on the back of her eyelids, blue-eyed and dangerous.”
― A Feast of Snakes
― A Feast of Snakes
“When you say “hill,”’ the Queen interrupted, ‘I could show you hills, in comparison with which you’d call that a valley.’
‘No, I shouldn’t,’ said Alice, surprised into contradicting her at last: ‘a hill CAN’T be a valley, you know. That would be nonsense –’
‘The Red Queen shook her head. ‘You may call it “nonsense” if you like,’ she said, ‘but I’VE heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!”
― Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
‘No, I shouldn’t,’ said Alice, surprised into contradicting her at last: ‘a hill CAN’T be a valley, you know. That would be nonsense –’
‘The Red Queen shook her head. ‘You may call it “nonsense” if you like,’ she said, ‘but I’VE heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!”
― Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.”
―
―
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 306283 members
— last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
— 2100 members
— last activity 47 minutes ago
Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
On the Southern Literary Trail
— 2189 members
— last activity 1 hour, 47 min ago
Whether you prefer Faulkner, O'Connor, McCullers or more recent authors of Southern Literature such as Clyde Edgerton, Tom Franklin, William Gay, or M ...more
Literary Horror
— 2026 members
— last activity 8 hours, 37 min ago
A group for fans of literary horror. We will be discussing all things horrible and literary but especially those horrible volumes that either aspire t ...more
Andy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Andy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
724 books
|
135 friends
14,609 books
|
1,895 friends
4,783 books
|
4,992 friends
2,686 books
|
2,628 friends
7,918 books
|
3,796 friends
591 books
|
152 friends
1,517 books
|
5,000 friends
944 books
|
1,023 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Andy
Lists liked by Andy
