Witchy Books for Fall
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Ben
851 ratings (4.48 avg)
92 reviews

Ben

Add friend

Block Ben?

This will prevent Ben from sending you messages, friend request or from viewing your profile. They will not be notified. Comments on discussion boards from them will be hidden by default.
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Ben.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/benstanley

Ben’s favourites shelf

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Noble House by James Clavell The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks HMS Ulysses by Alistair MacLean Neuromancer by William Gibson The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson Critical Mass by Craig Alanson Dracula by Bram Stoker
More…

Ben’s Bookshelves


Stats | More…

Ben is Currently Reading

The Fires of Dece...
Ben is currently reading
by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Sep 21, 2026 03:58PM
Halcyon Years
Ben is currently reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

progress: 
 
  (23%)
— Aug 30, 2026 08:25PM

 
Aug 21, 2026 11:08AM
Iron Flame
Ben is currently reading
by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

progress: 
 
  (page 207 of 623)
— Aug 21, 2026 11:06AM

 
Aug 07, 2026 10:00PM
Loading...

Ben’s Quotes

Iain M. Banks
“Living either never has any point, or is always its own point; being a naturally cheery soul, I lean towards the latter.”
― Iain M. Banks, The Hydrogen Sonata
8 likes

2026 Reading Challenge

Ben’s Year In Books

year in books
Ben’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ben’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Go to Ben’s 2025 Year in Books

Ben’s Friends (5)

Lake Smith
Lake Smith
21 books | 7 friends

alicia ...
alicia ...
759 books | 21 friends

Mia Spr...
Mia Sprague
66 books | 16 friends

Nuclear...
Nuclear Catsplosion
963 books | 6 friends

AC
AC
72 books | 6 friends


People Ben is Following

Petrik
Conn Ig...
Kim Sta...
Simon S...
Arthur ...
Iain M....
Clive C...
Tom Clancy
James S...
Terry P...
Dewey L...
Stephen...
Jack Du...
Boyd Mo...
Claudia...
James I...
Jim Bu...
Scott L...
William...
Craig A...
Kelly Gay
Amal El...
Michael...
Max Gla...
R.F. Kuang
Naomi N...
Anthony...
Travis ...
Fonda Lee
1 person is following Ben

Listopia Votes

I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden
Best Books About Ancient Rome
756 books — 1,158 voters


Favorite Genres

Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller, and Young-adult


Polls voted on by Ben

Lists liked by Ben