6,256 books
—
8,072 voters
Karina
https://www.goodreads.com/karinargh
to-read
(574)
currently-reading (1)
read (1505)
2021 (9)
2016 (164)
2015 (157)
comics-and-such (154)
2020 (150)
2017 (139)
2018 (138)
currently-reading (1)
read (1505)
2021 (9)
2016 (164)
2015 (157)
comics-and-such (154)
2020 (150)
2017 (139)
2018 (138)
2014
(132)
favorites (128)
owned-but-unread (128)
2019 (118)
2013 (116)
2012 (114)
2011 (101)
native-norwegian (81)
short-stories (81)
non-fiction (79)
favorites (128)
owned-but-unread (128)
2019 (118)
2013 (116)
2012 (114)
2011 (101)
native-norwegian (81)
short-stories (81)
non-fiction (79)
“Some people grow into their dreams, instead of out of them.”
― Komarr
― Komarr
“Since he was very young he had known that in certain ways he was unlike anyone else he knew. For a child the consciousness of such difference is very painful, since, having done nothing yet and being incapable of doing anything, he cannot justify it. The reliable and affectionate presence of adults who are also, in their own way, different, is the only reassurance such a child can have; and Shevek had not had it. His father had indeed been utterly reliable and affectionate. Whatever Shevek was and whatever he did, Palat approved and was loyal. But Palat had not had this curse of difference. He was like the others, like all the others to whom community came so easy. He loved Shevek, but he could not show him what freedom is, that recognition of each person's solitude which alone transcends it.”
― The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
― The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
“Lying in bed would be an altogether supreme experience if one only had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.”
― Tremendous Trifles
― Tremendous Trifles
“Like every other creature on the face of the earth, Godfrey was, by birthright, a stupendous badass, albeit in the somewhat narrow technical sense that he could trace his ancestry back up a long line of slightly less highly evolved stupendous badasses to that first self-replicating gizmo---which, given the number and variety of its descendants, might justifiably be described as the most stupendous badass of all time. Everyone and everything that wasn't a stupendous badass was dead.”
― Cryptonomicon
― Cryptonomicon
“Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.”
― Mirror Dance
― Mirror Dance
2026 Reading Challenge
— 35113 members
— last activity 2 hours, 27 min ago
Are you ready to set your 2026 reading goal? This is a supportive, fun group of people looking for people just like you. Track your annual reading go ...more
The Challenge Factory
— 1702 members
— last activity 13 minutes ago
The Challenge Factory offers a variety of fun and engaging challenges for all interests and schedules, including year-long, monthly, team-based, games ...more
The Sword and Laser
— 21689 members
— last activity Mar 06, 2026 01:09PM
Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
— 42163 members
— last activity 5 hours, 26 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
Around the Year in 52 Books
— 11201 members
— last activity 3 hours, 51 min ago
~ 2026 Reading Challenge ~ 52 books for 52 weeks. Each week, members read the book of their choice for that week's challenge requirement. ▶︎ CURREN ...more
Karina’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karina’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Karina
Lists liked by Karina



























































