Sign in with Facebook
68 books
—
42 voters
to-read
(1187)
currently-reading (1)
read (719)
dnf (23)
favourites (31)
queer (303)
romantic (302)
fantasy (217)
nonfiction (93)
het (91)
low-fantasy (83)
justice (82)
currently-reading (1)
read (719)
dnf (23)
favourites (31)
queer (303)
romantic (302)
fantasy (217)
nonfiction (93)
het (91)
low-fantasy (83)
justice (82)
historical
(80)
supernatural (77)
historical-fiction (72)
vamp (72)
coming-of-age (67)
it-fucks (67)
urban-fantasy (66)
dragons (64)
priority-to-read (54)
warrior-women (42)
trans-fiction (41)
high-school-reads (40)
supernatural (77)
historical-fiction (72)
vamp (72)
coming-of-age (67)
it-fucks (67)
urban-fantasy (66)
dragons (64)
priority-to-read (54)
warrior-women (42)
trans-fiction (41)
high-school-reads (40)
He throws his arms up in defeat. “Fine! We’re friends. But I’m not looking to date, and he’s straight. So, whatever you thought you saw last night, you didn’t.” Reina wrinkles her nose. “But the vibe, AB.” “You can’t not believe someone
...more
“Pessimism is the luxury of the powerful.”
― Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
― Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”
― The Go-Between
― The Go-Between
“I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.”
― The Farthest Shore
― The Farthest Shore
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
― Jingo
― Jingo
“All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."
REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
"They're not the same at all!"
YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.
"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"
MY POINT EXACTLY.”
― Hogfather
REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
"They're not the same at all!"
YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.
"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"
MY POINT EXACTLY.”
― Hogfather
Transgender Fiction
— 314 members
— last activity Feb 27, 2022 10:46AM
A group for the discussion of transgender fiction and transgender issues. We are open to trans* people of all identities and open-minded allies of all ...more
Beta Reader Group
— 29876 members
— last activity 9 hours, 22 min ago
A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
Dragons & Tea Book Club
— 4444 members
— last activity Mar 01, 2024 07:14AM
Hello! This is a book club, hosted by four Asian book reviewers, dedicated to boosting marginalized voices and celebrating diverse books, while always ...more
Anarchist & Radical Book Club
— 2703 members
— last activity Feb 08, 2026 01:40PM
This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of anarchist literature, non-fiction, and theory, as well ...more
Write LGBTQ+ Beta Readers
— 718 members
— last activity Feb 04, 2026 08:57AM
This is a safe space for LGBTQ+ writers, readers, and allies to come together and support one another through the grueling and rewarding journey that ...more
nat’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at nat’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,042 books
|
2,862 friends
5,656 books
|
464 friends
5,895 books
|
1,158 friends
1,330 books
|
268 friends
3,552 books
|
4,405 friends
909 books
|
2 friends
1,832 books
|
2,084 friends
144 books
|
11 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by nat
Lists liked by nat
