40 books
—
7 voters
to-read
(117)
currently-reading (3)
read (338)
did-not-finish (0)
questionable-read (42)
20s (95)
19u (84)
12u (66)
40s (48)
5star (48)
30s (46)
school (41)
currently-reading (3)
read (338)
did-not-finish (0)
questionable-read (42)
20s (95)
19u (84)
12u (66)
40s (48)
5star (48)
30s (46)
school (41)
john
(36)
historical-fiction (30)
library (26)
memoirs (22)
an-american-story (21)
action-suspense (20)
battle-books (19)
war (19)
europe (18)
animal-fiction (15)
non-fiction (14)
us-south (13)
historical-fiction (30)
library (26)
memoirs (22)
an-american-story (21)
action-suspense (20)
battle-books (19)
war (19)
europe (18)
animal-fiction (15)
non-fiction (14)
us-south (13)
“In the future, when something comes up, you tell exactly how it happened but write down for yourself the way you think it happened. Tell the truth and write the story.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.”
―
―
“No instinct tells him what he has to do, and no tradition tells him what he ought to do; sometimes he does not even know what he wishes to do. Instead, he either wishes to do what other people do (conformism) or he does what other people wish him to do (totalitarianism).”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“A lie was something you told because you were mean or a coward.
A story was something you made up out of something that might have happened. Only you didn't tell it like it was, you told it like you thought it should have been.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A story was something you made up out of something that might have happened. Only you didn't tell it like it was, you told it like you thought it should have been.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“My house was a world of my own possession, a country in which I was ruler and citizen, where I chose and where I served.”
― The Red Tent
― The Red Tent
What's the Name of That Book???
— 121121 members
— last activity 37 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Julie’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Julie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Julie hasn't connected with their friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Julie
Lists liked by Julie


























