Harold Smithson

Add friend
Sign in to Goodreads to learn more about Harold.


Loading...
Terry Pratchett
“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”
Terry Pratchett, Jingo

Markus Zusak
“I am haunted by humans.”
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

Robert Cormier
“The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.”
Robert Cormier

Douglas Adams
“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.”
Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

Carl Sagan
“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”
Carl Sagan, Cosmos

1112 Young Adult Fiction for Adults — 11079 members — last activity Feb 18, 2026 03:53AM
Whatever your age is, if you love reading young adult fiction, then I want to know what you are reading! Let's exchange ideas of good reads, nice idea ...more
32418 YA and Beyond — 2766 members — last activity Aug 20, 2022 02:30PM
All are welcome from young and old to discuss books they love to read from different genres, especially YA!
70863 David Estes Fans and YA Book Lovers Unite! — 2917 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
A Group for all things YA and David Estes
78213 Reviews for the Literary Inclined — 297 members — last activity Nov 02, 2022 12:43PM
This group is for reviews on books, series, characters, authors, theme, etc of any genre. Within this group nobody is right or wrong so feel free to ...more
93710 Goodreads Debate Club — 5 members — last activity Feb 28, 2013 12:42AM
For all of your debating needs.
More of Harold’s groups…
year in books
Gwennie
1,757 books | 951 friends

Karen’s...
2,331 books | 1,658 friends

Ekenedi...
2,728 books | 316 friends

Jenny
7,304 books | 1,964 friends

Lorn
548 books | 70 friends

Lloyd
1,425 books | 138 friends

Lasse
2,118 books | 67 friends

Emma
1,587 books | 125 friends

More friends…
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMisery by Stephen  King20th Century Boys 1 by Naoki UrasawaSwan Song by Robert McCammonMattimeo by Brian Jacques
Best Mentally Ill Characters
264 books — 263 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueLes Misérables by Victor HugoCatch-22 by Joseph HellerChaos Walking by Patrick NessThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best War Novels
1,693 books — 1,441 voters

More…



Polls voted on by Harold

Lists liked by Harold