Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Matt
https://www.goodreads.com/mattjwhittle
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment is intuition.”
―
―
“So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise.”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations
“We live as we dream--alone....”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.”
― Heart of Darkness
― Heart of Darkness
“The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand; and write when there is something that you know; and not before; and not too damned much after. Let those who want to save the world if you can get to see it clear and as a whole. Then any part you make will represent the whole if it's made truly. The thing to do is work and learn to make it.”
― Death in the Afternoon
― Death in the Afternoon
The Rough South
— 563 members
— last activity Jun 30, 2023 03:12AM
If you started as a fan of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor and then found your way to Harry Crews, Barry Hannah, Larry Brown, Melinda Haynes, D ...more
Matt’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Matt’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
87 books
|
14 friends
68 books
|
2 friends
691 books
|
64 friends
1,431 books
|
231 friends
514 books
|
211 friends
276 books
|
10 friends
556 books
|
32 friends
206 books
|
13 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Matt
Lists liked by Matt