Becky Canovan

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

https://www.goodreads.com/beckiejean

Loading...
John Green
“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

Jasper Fforde
“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.”
Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair

Philip Pullman
“When you look at what C.S. Lewis is saying, his message is so anti-life, so cruel, so unjust. The view that the Narnia books have for the material world is one of almost undisguised contempt. At one point, the old professor says, ‘It’s all in Plato’ — meaning that the physical world we see around us is the crude, shabby, imperfect, second-rate copy of something much better. I want to emphasize the simple physical truth of things, the absolute primacy of the material life, rather than the spiritual or the afterlife.

[The New York Times interview, 2000]”
Philip Pullman

Scott Westerfeld
“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.”
Scott Westerfeld, Uglies

Cassandra Clare
“I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead."
"Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”
Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

128093 Dubuque Virtual Book Club — 104 members — last activity Feb 22, 2024 07:08AM
A place where Dubuquers can share and talk about the books (and audiobooks!) they love and connect with other readers. This group is moderated by libr ...more
year in books
Emily S...
717 books | 75 friends

Christina
2,696 books | 147 friends

Carrie
1,883 books | 179 friends

Amelia
1,370 books | 110 friends

Angie
1,416 books | 35 friends

Anda
1,254 books | 286 friends

Dan
Dan
2,274 books | 144 friends

Optimism
444 books | 36 friends

More friends…
The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Best Graphic Novels
3,459 books — 6,778 voters
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Young Adult Road Trip Novels
393 books — 1,940 voters

More…


Polls voted on by Becky

Lists liked by Becky