Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“A good pursued too inflexibly may turn into a granite evil.”
― The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
― The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects
“And there, with an aching void in his young heart, and all outside so cold, and bare, and strange, Paul sat as if he had taken life unfurnished, and the upholsterer were never coming.”
― Dombey and Son
― Dombey and Son
“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.”
―
―
“The spirit of faction outlived the cause of faction, and became itself the new and prolific source of a useless, endless strife.”
―
―
“Anyone with an internet connection has access to more high-quality information sources than Harvard professors 50 years ago could have dreamed of. It turns out that there just aren’t many people who want to take advantage of that.”
―
―
Never too Late to Read Classics
— 12880 members
— last activity 38 minutes ago
NTLTRC will help you find your love of Classics! Find intrigue, well-developed characters, prose that is complex and beautiful, compelling stories tha ...more
English Mysteries Club
— 2960 members
— last activity 11 hours, 27 min ago
Do you love mysteries written in the "English" style? Why not come and join us? We are an established group of mystery readers, which re-launched in 2 ...more
Reading the Detectives
— 2401 members
— last activity 3 hours, 36 min ago
Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2025 and 2026 our challenge is Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple. W ...more
Dickensians!
— 661 members
— last activity 2 hours, 59 min ago
Do you love the stories by Charles Dickens, and anything Victorian? Are you keen to chat about his books, his life, the times or places he lived in, o ...more
Retro Reads
— 654 members
— last activity 10 hours, 59 min ago
A buddy reading group for those interested in twentieth century books and authors. Our time period will be 1900-2000. Authors like M.M. Kaye, Elizabet ...more
Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
28 books
|
382 friends
2,807 books
|
155 friends
1,166 books
|
967 friends
43 books
|
14 friends
663 books
|
526 friends
3,290 books
|
51 friends
1,091 books
|
287 friends
118 books
|
1 friend
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Sports, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
Polls voted on by Patrick
Lists liked by Patrick