784 ratings (3.65 avg)
41 reviews

Alex

Add friend

https://www.goodreads.com/alixwongo

Alex’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (819)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (829)

did-not-finish‎ (10)
to-read-2018‎ (35)
favorites‎ (31)

to-be-finished-maybe‎ (22)
owned-kindle‎ (18)
owned-physical‎ (5)

Stats | More…

Alex’s Quotes

“Survival is insufficient.”
― Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven

925 likes

“What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.”
― Eric Weiner, The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley

16 likes

“She told me later that her parents had told her to steer clear of me at school.
"My mum said that nobody really knew where you came from. And that you might be dangerous." "Why didn't you listen to her?" I asked.
"Because nobody knew where you came from, Simon! And you might be dangerous!"
"You have the worst survival instincts."
"Also, I felt sorry for you," she said. "You were holding your wand backwards.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Carry On

tags: friendship, humour, magic

266 likes

“what am i to you he asks
i put my hands in his lap
and whisper you
are every hope
i've ever had
in human form”
― Rupi Kaur, Milk and honey

tags: hope, love

155 likes

“wind picks up a little more (Terribly sorry, I imagine it saying; apparently, the wind is British, wondering how it got all the way over here) and Henna has to snap her hand down on a page of an assignment that’s threatening to fly away. “Why do we even have paper anymore?” “Books,” Jared says. “Toilet paper,” Mel says. “Because paper is a thing,” I say, “and sometimes you need things rather than just thoughts.”
― Patrick Ness, The Rest of Us Just Live Here

2 likes

More of Alex’s quotes…

recent posts
Alex’s Groups

Bookworm Bitches — 12429 members — last activity Jul 12, 2026 12:09PM
This group now has a Discord! https://discord.gg/QC8vCNfzKa I would encourage everyone to join as it will become a primary hub for book-of-the-month d ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 222807 members — last activity Jul 11, 2026 02:03PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

Amnesty International BookClub — 669 members — last activity Sep 03, 2024 07:24AM
The Amnesty International Book Club combines awareness and action. Every month, a guest reader will recommend a book about the human experience they b ...more

Books & Boba — 2816 members — last activity Jul 11, 2026 06:50PM
This is a book club dedicated to books written by Asian and Asian American authors. We cover a wide range of genres including contemporary, historical ...more

Goodreads Developers — 3057 members — last activity Jul 02, 2026 03:31PM
Official group for developers on Goodreads to coordinate and build cool apps. For general Goodreads support, please visit our help page.

More of Alex’s groups…