1,167 books
—
513 voters
Grant (Insert wit here)
http://notthomaspynchon.tumblr.com/
https://www.goodreads.com/hellotojasonissacs
to-read
(538)
currently-reading (1)
read (98)
on-hold (31)
shortlist (28)
favorites (20)
philosophy-to-read (20)
classics (19)
currently-reading (1)
read (98)
on-hold (31)
shortlist (28)
favorites (20)
philosophy-to-read (20)
classics (19)
modern-library-100
(11)
theatre (10)
vonnegut (10)
comics (8)
dfw (8)
overrated (5)
philosphical-fiction-read (5)
read-for-school (4)
theatre (10)
vonnegut (10)
comics (8)
dfw (8)
overrated (5)
philosphical-fiction-read (5)
read-for-school (4)


“Women do not normally fuck in the active sense. They are fucked in the passive tense and hence automatically fucked-up, done over, undone.”
― The Sadeian Woman: And the Ideology of Pornography
― The Sadeian Woman: And the Ideology of Pornography

“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
―
―

“The insane, on occasion, are not without their charms,”
― The Sirens of Titan
― The Sirens of Titan

“Simply being a "social isolate" as a child does not, however, doom you to bad breath and poor party skills as an adult. In fact, it can make you hypersocial. It's just that at some point you'll begin to feel a gnawing, almost remorseful need to be alone and do some reading - to reconnect to that community.”
― How to Be Alone
― How to Be Alone

NOTE: This group is intermittently active, but you are welcome to revive past discussions if you're currently reading any of those books. We read ch ...more

A group in honour of the late Jim Ballard, who pulled science fiction out of the adolescent male ghetto and gave us books full of beauty, excitement, ...more
Grant’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Grant’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Grant
Lists liked by Grant