The Reading Ape

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about The.

http://thereadingape.blogspot.com

Loading...
Gustave Flaubert
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
Gustave Flaubert

Joseph Conrad
“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”
Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes

Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

4862 Books on the Nightstand — 6096 members — last activity Apr 13, 2026 05:09PM
A group to discuss books and topics mentioned on Books on the Nightstand, a blog and podcast about books and reading.
1218 The Next Best Book Club — 26115 members — last activity 6 hours, 8 min ago
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more
7687 Bloggers Unite™ — 1861 members — last activity Apr 16, 2026 10:28PM
For those who blog, love books and love to read them both! Let’s open up the world of blogging and have lots of fun doing it; please join our Group. E ...more
152441 Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge — 26924 members — last activity Apr 19, 2026 07:52AM
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
year in books
Benoit ...
1,770 books | 878 friends

Aarti
2,290 books | 326 friends

Greg Zi...
1,410 books | 563 friends

Jill
1,967 books | 138 friends

Book Ri...
1,823 books | 6,319 friends

Nicole
873 books | 69 friends

Brandi ...
745 books | 118 friends

David A...
2,552 books | 2,118 friends

More friends…


Polls voted on by The

Lists liked by The