78,238 books
—
291,810 voters
Vilena
https://www.goodreads.com/vsimon
to-read
(2508)
currently-reading (22)
read (935)
did-not-finish (0)
paused (14)
classicstoread (181)
politics (157)
timeless-classics (118)
readingchallenge2017 (113)
short-reads (92)
2024 (82)
philosophy (78)
currently-reading (22)
read (935)
did-not-finish (0)
paused (14)
classicstoread (181)
politics (157)
timeless-classics (118)
readingchallenge2017 (113)
short-reads (92)
2024 (82)
philosophy (78)
self-improvement
(72)
psychology (64)
favorites (59)
pop-psych (54)
nutrition-exercise (46)
popularscience (45)
business-personal-finance (44)
god (43)
writing (39)
leadership (38)
horror (37)
psychiatry (35)
psychology (64)
favorites (59)
pop-psych (54)
nutrition-exercise (46)
popularscience (45)
business-personal-finance (44)
god (43)
writing (39)
leadership (38)
horror (37)
psychiatry (35)
“Who is John Galt?”
― Atlas Shrugged
― Atlas Shrugged
“When one woman strikes at the heart of another, she seldom misses, and the wound is invariably fatal.”
― Les liaisons dangereuses
― Les liaisons dangereuses
“Truth to tell, the longer I live, the more I'm tempted to think that the only moderately worthwhile people in the world are you and I.”
― Les Liaisons Dangereuses
― Les Liaisons Dangereuses
“I can see that you're in love, but only in a very narrow sense. It's the love of someone that finds charms and qualities in a woman that she doesn't actually have, who puts her in a class apart with every one else in second place, and who stays attached to her even while he's abusing her.”
― Les liaisons dangereuses
― Les liaisons dangereuses
“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.”
― The Portable John Adams
― The Portable John Adams
LS Healthy Reads Book Club
— 260 members
— last activity Sep 01, 2017 06:14AM
LIVESTRONG.COM's Healthy Reads Book Club is an interactive reading group that serves as a platform for learning and discussing all things wellness. ...more
Conservative Mentors
— 152 members
— last activity Mar 17, 2025 10:38AM
This group is for Conservative book lovers who want to join other Conservative book lovers in sharing book suggestions and mentoring young people to s ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
— 4958 members
— last activity May 20, 2026 06:54PM
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Russia
— 807 members
— last activity May 09, 2026 04:14AM
Readers from Russia. Группа для читателей из России на Goodreads.
Political Philosophy and Ethics
— 6439 members
— last activity May 21, 2026 10:07PM
Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more
Vilena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Vilena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Classics, Crime, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, cult-classics, personal-development, dystopia, alternate-universe, health, nutrition, whodunit, legal-thriller, psychological-thriller, romantic-suspense, and lesbian-romance
Polls voted on by Vilena
Lists liked by Vilena



































































