Ellen

787 ratings (3.83 avg)
44 reviews

Ellen

Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Ellen.

Sign In

Ellen’s favorite books

To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis

Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper

100 Selected Poems by E.E. Cummings

The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story by William Shakespeare

A Hard Day's Write by Steve Turner

The Marx-Engels Reader by Karl Marx

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

More…

Ellen’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1014)
currently-reading‎ (2)

read‎ (851)
own‎ (278)

not-on-denver-overdrive‎ (101)
ya-scifi-fantasy‎ (9)

nonfiction‎ (0)

Stats | More…

Ellen is Currently Reading

The Buddhist Trad...

Ellen is currently reading

The Buddhist Tradition in India, China and Japan

by William Theodore de Bary

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 12, 2025 04:39AM

Boy, Snow, Bird

Ellen is currently reading

Boy, Snow, Bird

by Helen Oyeyemi (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Feb 16, 2025 09:57AM

2026 Reading Challenge

Ellen has read 8 of 30 books.

27%

Ellen’s Year In Books

year in books

Ellen’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Ellen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Ellen’s 2025 Year in Books

Ellen’s Friends (100)

Christine

Christine

776 books | 28 friends

Andy Ka...

Andy Karlson

398 books | 324 friends

Tenar

Tenar

767 books | 2 friends

yana

yana

5,095 books | 202 friends

Meredit...

Meredith Sessions

663 books | 41 friends

Matilda...

Matilda Thornton-clark

1,745 books | 32 friends

Max

Max

457 books | 114 friends

R.J. Cross

R.J. Cross

972 books | 166 friends

More friends…

5 people are following Ellen

Favorite Genres

Adult Fiction, African American, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, Literary Fiction, Politics, Religion, Thriller, and War

Polls voted on by Ellen

Lists liked by Ellen