Sign in with Facebook
75 books
—
118 voters
to-read
(649)
currently-reading (4)
read (837)
did-not-finish (6)
will-come-back-to (10)
in-the-wings (1)
own (386)
male-protagonist (220)
series (211)
female-protagonist (198)
historical (182)
child-protagonist (181)
currently-reading (4)
read (837)
did-not-finish (6)
will-come-back-to (10)
in-the-wings (1)
own (386)
male-protagonist (220)
series (211)
female-protagonist (198)
historical (182)
child-protagonist (181)
multi-protagonist
(157)
saw-the-film (149)
humans-are-people-too (136)
brit-lit (134)
forgettable (125)
kid-lit (116)
adventuring (113)
cared-enough-to-buy (112)
overcoming (103)
fantasy (101)
high-school-reads (96)
books-that-schock (94)
saw-the-film (149)
humans-are-people-too (136)
brit-lit (134)
forgettable (125)
kid-lit (116)
adventuring (113)
cared-enough-to-buy (112)
overcoming (103)
fantasy (101)
high-school-reads (96)
books-that-schock (94)
Karen
is currently reading
bookshelves:
own,
2017,
child-protagonist,
female-protagonist,
futuristic,
humans-are-people-too,
currently-reading
Reading for the 2nd time
read in April 2017
“So winners, Hae-Joo proposed, are the real losers because they learn nothing? What, then, are losers? Winners?”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“Have you ever had that feeling—that you’d like to go to a whole different place and become a whole different self?”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
“You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“I cut off his fingers to get him to talk, and when he'd confessed everything I wanted to hear, I had his fucking tongue cut out, and the stump cauterized."
Everyone in the room stared at him.
"I called him an asshole, too," said Locke. "He didn't like that.”
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
Everyone in the room stared at him.
"I called him an asshole, too," said Locke. "He didn't like that.”
― The Lies of Locke Lamora
“As we used to say in the mountains, "Breathe. Breathe again. With every breath, you are alive." After all these years, this still the best advice I can give you: Savor your existence. Live every moment. Do not waste a breath.”
― Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
― Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Outlander Series
— 6426 members
— last activity Oct 10, 2025 03:40AM
For fans of Diana Gabaldon and the Outlander Series. Feel free to post, poll, invite, and discuss. Please take a moment to read the rules found in ' ...more
What's the Name of That Book???
— 121172 members
— last activity 1 hour, 9 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 326635 members
— last activity 10 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Karen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
4,515 books
|
250 friends
1,442 books
|
554 friends
1,356 books
|
1,196 friends
2,398 books
|
98 friends
3,835 books
|
4,729 friends
4,712 books
|
445 friends
1,007 books
|
1,386 friends
4,898 books
|
518 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Karen
Lists liked by Karen
