Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Tako✘
https://www.goodreads.com/takoyako
Star Maker
by
Yet there was bitterness. And bitterness not only invaded us from the world; it welled up also within our own magic circle. For horror at our futility, at our own unreality, and not only at the world’s delirium, had driven me out on to the
...more
“I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“You don't blame us for being here, do you? After all, we have no place to go. No home... Incidentally, what an excellent day for an exorcism...”
― The Exorcist
― The Exorcist
“Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati. It does not mean to flow with exuberance. It means to suffer.”
― House of Leaves
― House of Leaves
“You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own.”
― Battle Royale
― Battle Royale
“There is no such thing as a good influence. Because to influence a person is to give him one's own soul. He does not think his natural thoughts, or burn with his natural passions. His virtures are not real to him. His sins, if there are such thing as sins, are borrowed. He becomes an echo of someone else's music, an actor of a part that has not been written for him.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club
— 28946 members
— last activity 7 hours, 16 min ago
Click HERE for the latest group announcements. "It reminded me of ____ but in space." "I read ____ in high school, and actually liked it." "It's ...more
Horror Aficionados
— 30747 members
— last activity 1 hour, 9 min ago
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
Tako✘’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tako✘’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,196 books
|
237 friends
480 books
|
165 friends
3,409 books
|
954 friends
886 books
|
4,465 friends
2,278 books
|
95 friends
9 books
|
6 friends
793 books
|
70 friends
549 books
|
297 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Crime, Fantasy, History, Horror, Manga, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Psychology, Science fiction, and Thriller
Polls voted on by Tako✘
Lists liked by Tako✘