to-read
(1495)
currently-reading (5)
read (487)
partially-read (42)
to-look-or-be-looked (7)
fiction (268)
novel (144)
non-fiction (133)
translations (112)
novella (95)
lady-authors (74)
politics (63)
currently-reading (5)
read (487)
partially-read (42)
to-look-or-be-looked (7)
fiction (268)
novel (144)
non-fiction (133)
translations (112)
novella (95)
lady-authors (74)
politics (63)
usa
(61)
contemporary (59)
history (59)
latin-american (59)
european (46)
wish-list (42)
short-stories (34)
memoir (33)
public-domain-in-english (32)
sci-fi (32)
essays (29)
historical-fiction (25)
contemporary (59)
history (59)
latin-american (59)
european (46)
wish-list (42)
short-stories (34)
memoir (33)
public-domain-in-english (32)
sci-fi (32)
essays (29)
historical-fiction (25)
“Never be too amusing. An unfettered sense of humor is on the whole thought to be a good thing only for the poor - for the rich a sense of humor is a disaster.”
― Rakkóx the Billionaire & The Great Race
― Rakkóx the Billionaire & The Great Race
“I really like things I don't understand: when I read a thing I don't understand I feel a sweet and abysmal vertigo.”
― A Breath of Life
― A Breath of Life
“My library is an archive of longings.”
― As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
― As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
“There's something impoverished in those who want to really have everything.”
― The Perpetual Motion Machine: The Story of an Invention
― The Perpetual Motion Machine: The Story of an Invention
“I had no wish to take any determined route on that stroll; I attempted, rather, a maximum latitude of probabilities in order not to wear out expectation with an obligatory anticipation of a single one of them. I was able, within the imperfect limits of possibility, to walk, as they say, at random. I accepted, without any conscious prejudice but that of avoiding the wider avenues and streets, the most obscure invitations of chance.”
― A Personal Anthology
― A Personal Anthology
Robbie’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Robbie’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Robbie
Lists liked by Robbie
















































