975 books
—
958 voters
to-read
(0)
currently-reading (0)
read (785)
sci-fi (215)
female-author (155)
britain (154)
classics (92)
postmodernism (68)
comedy (63)
fantasy (59)
adventure (57)
mystery (45)
currently-reading (0)
read (785)
sci-fi (215)
female-author (155)
britain (154)
classics (92)
postmodernism (68)
comedy (63)
fantasy (59)
adventure (57)
mystery (45)
france
(40)
short-stories (37)
war (37)
surrealism (36)
unreliable-narrator (34)
crime (29)
horror (25)
eastern-europe (24)
russia (24)
young-adult (23)
stream-of-consciousness (22)
existentialism (21)
short-stories (37)
war (37)
surrealism (36)
unreliable-narrator (34)
crime (29)
horror (25)
eastern-europe (24)
russia (24)
young-adult (23)
stream-of-consciousness (22)
existentialism (21)
“Why can't people have what they want? The things were all there to content everybody; yet everybody has the wrong thing.”
― The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
― The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
“There was a house we all had in common and it was called the past, even though we'd lived in different rooms.”
― Wise Children
― Wise Children
“Do you know how a man makes his way here? By brilliant genius or by skilful corruption. You must either cut your way through these masses of men like a cannon ball, or steal among them like a plague.”
― Père Goriot
― Père Goriot
“And I'm a little mean to people who are dumb. And most people are dumb.”
― I Kill Giants
― I Kill Giants
“So does my grocer stigmatize me when I complain of the quality of his sultanas, and he answers in one breath that they are the best sultanas, and how can I expect the best sultanas at that price?”
― Howards End
― Howards End
Completists' Club
— 542 members
— last activity Dec 24, 2024 10:59PM
A group for those attempting to complete, or who have completed, the canons of their favourite writers. Share your canon-wide knowledge and opinion wi ...more
2015: The Year of Reading Women
— 675 members
— last activity Apr 01, 2020 04:01AM
Join us for a year of member-run group reads to make 2015 the year of reading women! Rules Members are free to create author threads by surname if th ...more
Brian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Brian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Brian
Lists liked by Brian




















