to-read
(133)
currently-reading (3)
read (599)
did-not-finish (0)
dumped (7)
books-i-own (214)
non-fiction (149)
fantasy (94)
comics-manga (88)
currently-reading (3)
read (599)
did-not-finish (0)
dumped (7)
books-i-own (214)
non-fiction (149)
fantasy (94)
comics-manga (88)
audiobook
(75)
favorites (75)
one-sitting (69)
christian (65)
art-theory (56)
downright-mysterious (50)
e-readers (48)
日本の (39)
history (35)
favorites (75)
one-sitting (69)
christian (65)
art-theory (56)
downright-mysterious (50)
e-readers (48)
日本の (39)
history (35)
“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
―
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
―
“I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland.”
―
―
“Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.”
― The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teachings on Discipleship
― The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teachings on Discipleship
“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
― The Land of Heart's Desire
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
― The Land of Heart's Desire
Anime, Manga, & More
— 403 members
— last activity Jul 05, 2025 08:41AM
This group is for all ages just to meet anime and manga lovers. We will read a selection of manga books (example: FMA or Vampire Knight), anime series ...more
On Reading Graphic Novels
— 1824 members
— last activity May 15, 2026 10:04AM
Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brooklyn ...more
Haruki Murakami Book Group
— 5912 members
— last activity 3 hours, 25 min ago
Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolis ...more
Karl’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karl’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, and Philosophy
Polls voted on by Karl
Lists liked by Karl



















