“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.”
― After the Quake
― After the Quake
“Hell, I am young. I am free. My teeth are clean. The sun shines. To hell with everything else”
― Making History
― Making History
“Les souvenirs, c'est quelque chose qui vous réchauffe de l'intérieur. Et qui vous déchire violemment le cœur en même temps.”
― Kafka on the Shore
― Kafka on the Shore
“I don't know -- maybe the world has two different kinds of people, and for one kind the world is this completely logical, rice pudding place, and for the other it's all hit-or-miss macaroni gratin.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
JJKuma’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at JJKuma’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
JJKuma hasn't connected with her friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by JJKuma
Lists liked by JJKuma
















