James Chrasta

James’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1366)
currently-reading‎ (7)
read‎ (431)
read-picture-books‎ (117)
read-middle-grade‎ (40)
read-easy-readers‎ (18)
read-teen‎ (4)
novel‎ (232)
comics‎ (178)
nonfiction‎ (173)
modern-age-comics‎ (104)
sci-fi‎ (94)

library‎ (91)
superheroes‎ (89)
fantasy‎ (63)
read-aloud‎ (60)
horror‎ (51)
queer‎ (49)
baseball‎ (44)
animals‎ (39)
sequels‎ (39)
space‎ (37)
music‎ (36)
memoir‎ (33)

african-american‎ (32)
dystopian‎ (29)
poetry‎ (29)
new-york-city‎ (28)
picture-books‎ (28)
black-and-white-comics‎ (27)
childhood‎ (26)
literary-fiction‎ (26)
superman‎ (26)
short-stories‎ (25)
aliens‎ (23)
read-for-school‎ (23)

feminist‎ (22)
history‎ (22)
leftist‎ (21)
manga‎ (21)
activism‎ (19)
religion‎ (19)
robots‎ (19)
teen‎ (19)
dogs‎ (18)
middle-grade‎ (18)
spaceship‎ (18)
war‎ (18)

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James is Currently Reading

James Chrasta is currently reading

Witches' Sabbath

by Paula Allardyce

bookshelves: currently-reading, novel, england, rural, witches

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Dec 24, 2025 03:47PM

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Vineland

by Thomas Pynchon

bookshelves: currently-reading, novel, hippies, drugs, california, 1960s, 1980s, acab, activism, fascism, generational-trauma, leftist, library, literary-fiction, los-angeles, music, ninjas, political, rural, small-town, kung-fu

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Jan 04, 2026 08:47AM

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Cataloging Legal Literature

by Melody Busse Lembke

bookshelves: currently-reading, nonfiction, professional-development

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Dec 15, 2025 10:24AM

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James’s Quotes

“Books to the ceiling,
Books to the sky,
My pile of books is a mile high.
How I love them! How I need them!
I'll have a long beard by the time I read them.”
― Arnold Lobel

tags: books, reading

1832 likes

“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

6234 likes

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

37982 likes