Sign in with Facebook
78,028 books
—
291,014 voters
Mel
https://www.goodreads.com/heyduchess
to-read
(642)
currently-reading (9)
read (194)
did-not-finish (0)
fiction (190)
young-adult (144)
history (98)
abolition (89)
psychology (75)
chicago (71)
politics (67)
feminism (59)
currently-reading (9)
read (194)
did-not-finish (0)
fiction (190)
young-adult (144)
history (98)
abolition (89)
psychology (75)
chicago (71)
politics (67)
feminism (59)
philosophy
(55)
favorites (46)
strategy (39)
neuroscience (37)
race (37)
manga (33)
biography (26)
economics (26)
anarchism (24)
lgbt (23)
vamp-trash (22)
classics (21)
favorites (46)
strategy (39)
neuroscience (37)
race (37)
manga (33)
biography (26)
economics (26)
anarchism (24)
lgbt (23)
vamp-trash (22)
classics (21)
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
―
―
“I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.”
―
―
“As a bio major, I figured "free will" meant chemicals in your brain telling you what to do, the molecules bouncing around in a way that felt like choosing but was actually the dance of little gears--neurons and hormones bubbling up into decisions like clockwork. You don't use your body; it uses you.”
― Peeps
― Peeps
“I want to make my own discoveries…….penetrate the evil which attracts me”
― Henry and June: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin
― Henry and June: From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin
Political Philosophy and Ethics
— 6431 members
— last activity May 04, 2026 08:06AM
Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more
Queereaders
— 21456 members
— last activity 1 hour, 47 min ago
A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more
Mel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
93 books
|
4 friends
2,341 books
|
21 friends
1,077 books
|
43 friends
387 books
|
19 friends
193 books
|
22 friends
726 books
|
377 friends
124 books
|
19 friends
1,813 books
|
294 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Mel
Lists liked by Mel
