James Chrasta

James’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1452)
currently-reading‎ (6)
read‎ (456)
did-not-finish‎ (1)
read-picture-books‎ (117)
read-middle-grade‎ (40)
read-easy-readers‎ (18)
read-teen‎ (4)
novel‎ (237)
comics‎ (186)
nonfiction‎ (177)
modern-age-comics‎ (109)

library‎ (96)
sci-fi‎ (96)
superheroes‎ (91)
fantasy‎ (63)
read-aloud‎ (60)
horror‎ (53)
queer‎ (51)
baseball‎ (44)
sequels‎ (41)
animals‎ (39)
space‎ (39)
music‎ (37)

memoir‎ (35)
african-american‎ (32)
dystopian‎ (32)
new-york-city‎ (30)
literary-fiction‎ (29)
poetry‎ (29)
black-and-white-comics‎ (28)
picture-books‎ (28)
superman‎ (27)
childhood‎ (26)
leftist‎ (25)
short-stories‎ (25)

aliens‎ (23)
read-for-school‎ (23)
feminist‎ (22)
history‎ (22)
manga‎ (22)
urban‎ (21)
activism‎ (19)
book-club‎ (19)
religion‎ (19)
robots‎ (19)
spaceship‎ (19)
teen‎ (19)

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James is Currently Reading

James Chrasta is currently reading

Sword of Destiny (The Witcher, #0.7)

by Andrzej Sapkowski

bookshelves: short-stories, fix-up-novel, fantasy, swords-and-sorcery, sequels, currently-reading

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Jul 16, 2026 06:15PM

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Astrophysics: A Very Short Introduction

by James Binney

bookshelves: currently-reading, nonfiction, science, astronomy, astrophysics, space, physics

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Jun 09, 2026 08:30AM

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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)

by George R.R. Martin

bookshelves: currently-reading, eunuchs

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Jun 02, 2026 08:51AM

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James’s Quotes

“A good night sleep, or a ten minute bawl, or a pint of chocolate ice cream, or all three together, is good medicine.”
― Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine

tags: humor

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“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: reading

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“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

tags: humour, individuality, science-fiction

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“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

tags: books, children, difficult, grown-ups, write, writers, writing

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