Matthew Chen

Add friend

https://www.goodreads.com/mathchem

Matthew’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (7)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (156)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
cold-blooded-thriller‎ (15)

detective‎ (13)
feature-shelf‎ (10)
thriller‎ (10)
loveable-characters‎ (7)
dystopian‎ (4)

romance-without-comedy-fail‎ (4)
growing-up‎ (3)
classic‎ (2)
epic-fantasy‎ (2)
feature‎ (1)

good-books‎ (1)
high-school‎ (1)

Stats | More…

“Being a detective isn't all about torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant...The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives.”
― Derek Landy

tags: family, humor

667 likes

“Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.'

And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.”
― Derek Landy, Playing with Fire

632 likes

“Doors are for people with no imagination.”
― Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant

tags: creativity

1240 likes

recent posts
Matthew’s Groups

Shut Up & Read — 9927 members — last activity 3 hours, 39 min ago
A place for all types of readers.

Rothfussians — 4561 members — last activity 9 hours, 19 min ago
Patrick Rothfuss needs a goodreads.com group! For fantasy fans and anyone that appreciates beautifully written books. Discuss The Name of the Wind, T ...more

The Book Was Better — 3920 members — last activity Sep 10, 2026 10:53AM
Join the discussion about your favorite books that have hit the big screen. If you would like to start a topic thread, please use the search bar to ...more