Sign in with Facebook
“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”
― The Butterfly as Companion: Meditations on the First Three Chapters of the Chuang Tzu
― The Butterfly as Companion: Meditations on the First Three Chapters of the Chuang Tzu
Drop Everything And Read
— 4393 members
— last activity May 03, 2026 01:53PM
“Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask for anything in return; they never went away, never, n ...more
Peace Corps
— 134 members
— last activity Jan 22, 2019 12:28PM
Whether or not voracious readers in the states, many PCVs find themselves with plenty of time on their hands and end up making their way through an im ...more
Literary Fiction by People of Color
— 13329 members
— last activity 19 hours, 41 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more
Wild Things: YA Grown-Up
— 2401 members
— last activity Mar 24, 2022 06:18PM
Welcome to Wild Things: YA Grown-Up! Important Information: This group is for mature, grown up discussions of all books included under the term 'Young ...more
Our Shared Shelf
— 222841 members
— last activity 5 hours, 56 min ago
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Mariela’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mariela’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
180 books
|
227 friends
948 books
|
2,260 friends
51 books
|
5 friends
2,803 books
|
37 friends
430 books
|
57 friends
1,607 books
|
10 friends
1,320 books
|
24 friends
439 books
|
59 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Mariela
Lists liked by Mariela
