32,550 books
—
123,942 voters
to-read
(820)
currently-reading (8)
read (691)
did-not-finish (1)
antiquity (235)
british-history (128)
africa (114)
polish (106)
italy-rome (102)
currently-reading (8)
read (691)
did-not-finish (1)
antiquity (235)
british-history (128)
africa (114)
polish (106)
italy-rome (102)
prehistory
(85)
german (71)
celtic (65)
iron-age (58)
greece (55)
dark-ages (54)
high-medieval (46)
slavic-history (30)
the-other-america (29)
german (71)
celtic (65)
iron-age (58)
greece (55)
dark-ages (54)
high-medieval (46)
slavic-history (30)
the-other-america (29)
Aithne
is currently reading
progress:
(page 56 of 544)
"I am sick and in need of something more digestible than Mrs Whitehead for the time being, and what could be more digestible than Francis Pryor...?
Great read so far." — May 21, 2026 03:50AM
"I am sick and in need of something more digestible than Mrs Whitehead for the time being, and what could be more digestible than Francis Pryor...?
Great read so far." — May 21, 2026 03:50AM
Aithne
is currently reading
progress:
(page 56 of 304)
"'It should be noted that if Merewalh was indeed a son of Penda, it is unlikely that he would have been the third son. He was old enough to be given a kingdom in his father's lifetime, whereas Penda left young, possibly not even teenage, sons when he died.'
This author has clearly never played Crusader Kings." — May 19, 2026 01:34PM
"'It should be noted that if Merewalh was indeed a son of Penda, it is unlikely that he would have been the third son. He was old enough to be given a kingdom in his father's lifetime, whereas Penda left young, possibly not even teenage, sons when he died.'
This author has clearly never played Crusader Kings." — May 19, 2026 01:34PM
“I'm tired of the news. I'm tired of the way it makes things spectacular that aren't, and deals so simplistically with what's truly appalling. I'm tired of the vitriol. I'm tired of anger. I'm tired of the meanness. I'm tired of selfishness. I'm tired of how we're doing nothing to stop it. I'm tired of how we're encourageing it. I'm tired of the violence that's on it's way, that's coming, that hasn't happened yet. I'm tired of liars. I'm tired of sanctified liars. I'm tired of how those liars have let this happen. I'm tired of having to wonder whether they did it out of stupidity or did it on purpose. I'm tired of lying governments. I'm tired of people not caring whether they're being lied to anymore. I'm tired of being made to feel this fearful.”
― Autumn
― Autumn
“If you prefer sitting in traffic to sitting at your desk, if you pass office hours waiting for closing time, if you spend more time on Facebook than you do attending to important emails then perhaps it's time for you to consider quitting your job.”
― Welcome to Lagos
― Welcome to Lagos
“A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.”
― The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi
― The Gift of Anger: And Other Lessons from My Grandfather Mahatma Gandhi
“He thinks about how, whatever being alive is, with all its pasts and presents and futures, it is most itself in the moments when you surface from a depth of numbness or forgetfulness that you didn't even know you were at, and break the surface.”
― Winter
― Winter
“We have to hope, Daniel was saying, that the people who love us and who know us a little bit will in the end have seen us truly. In the end, not much else matters.”
― Autumn
― Autumn
Aithne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Aithne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
History and Non-fiction
Polls voted on by Aithne
Lists liked by Aithne
































