Colleen

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

https://www.goodreads.com/colleen_m_o_83

The Future is Fem...
Rate this book
Clear rating

progress: 
 
  (page 185 of 475)
May 20, 2026 05:47PM

 
As I Was Saying
Rate this book
Clear rating

progress: 
 
  (page 68 of 220)
"I finished part 1 which introduces Gertrude Stein and publication history/early critical reception of The Making of Americans. Part 2 is more essays. I will read part 3 alongside TMOA, as it is a “chapter” by “chapter guide (there are no actual chapters, chapters seem to be supplied by critics)." May 16, 2026 04:48PM

 
The Making of Ame...
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Book cover for Man's Search for Meaning
everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
Loading...
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
Rumi

Winston S. Churchill
“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
Winston Churchill

Charlotte Brontë
“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour ... If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?”
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

Walker Percy
“Before, I wandered as a diversion. Now I wander seriously and sit and read as a diversion.”
Walker Percy, The Moviegoer

Tressie McMillan Cottom
“Beauty is not good capital. I compounds the oppression of gender. It constrains those who identify as women against their will. It costs money and demands money. It colonizes. It hurts. It is painful. It can never be fully satisfied. It is not useful for human flourishing. Beauty is, like all capital, merely valuable.”
Tressie McMillan Cottom, Thick: And Other Essays

247296 Book Cougars — 656 members — last activity May 20, 2026 07:05AM
Come chat with us! A place for listeners of the Book Cougars: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read to come together to talk about books, ...more
213993 Reading Envy Readers — 255 members — last activity Dec 14, 2023 06:47AM
For feedback on Reading Envy Podcast episodes, Reading Envy Readalong discussions, and general chatter about books we are envying!
1164491 2021 Big Book Summer Reading Challenge — 39 members — last activity May 27, 2022 09:05AM
My annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer! Join the fun and sign up here (in the Sign-U ...more
7269793 2026 Big Book Summer Challenge — 56 members — last activity 15 minutes ago
The annual Reading Challenge to tackle those Big Books (400 pages or more) during the lazy days of summer kicks off this year on May 22 and ends on Se ...more
3183 Tournament of Books — 2364 members — last activity 23 hours, 54 min ago
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more
More of Colleen’s groups…
year in books
Robin G...
2,240 books | 431 friends

Kelly F...
1,664 books | 186 friends

Aaron B...
215 books | 1 friend

Carolin...
948 books | 172 friends

Kristy
2,097 books | 31 friends

Stephan...
632 books | 13 friends

Angelic...
173 books | 18 friends

Tina
2,926 books | 137 friends

More friends…



Polls voted on by Colleen

Lists liked by Colleen