7,878 books
—
49,823 voters
Lake Success
by
The night was warm and windy, a perfect Manhattan I-don’t-want-to-die kind of night,
“He was developing a theory about Cecily: The hardness of her outer shell was only to protect a very soft core.”
― The Great Believers
― The Great Believers
“She moved her finger on the screen to the third row, the second man. Dark curly hair, a long slit of a mouth. Hair slicked and parted down the middle. A skinny, floppy bow tie.
What had been so special about hm? Fiona didn't know what she'd expected, but something more than this. Ranko Novak was worth seventy years of devotion. Ranko Novak was irreplaceable, a hole at the center of Nora's universe. And this was it? A face, two eyes, two ears.
Well, try telling that to someone in love.”
― The Great Believers
What had been so special about hm? Fiona didn't know what she'd expected, but something more than this. Ranko Novak was worth seventy years of devotion. Ranko Novak was irreplaceable, a hole at the center of Nora's universe. And this was it? A face, two eyes, two ears.
Well, try telling that to someone in love.”
― The Great Believers
“I sat there on the starched sheets holding my baby, and my mother held me, and I cried uncontrollably, because I finally understood how much she loved me, and I could hardly stand the grace of it.”
― Splinters
― Splinters
“Being an adult meant watching many possible versions of yourself whittle into just one.”
― Splinters
― Splinters
“It’s not exactly a liberation, getting what you secretly wanted.”
― The New Me
― The New Me
Haruki Murakami Book Group
— 5908 members
— last activity Apr 18, 2026 12:56PM
Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolis ...more
Boston Athenaeum Readers
— 451 members
— last activity Dec 29, 2023 12:44PM
A virtual space for Boston Athenæum members to review, recommend and discuss their favorite titles.
Sarah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sarah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Sarah
Lists liked by Sarah
































































