267 books
—
444 voters
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“What is it, Colonel Combs?” she says to the man in the chair, and I can tell from her tone that Colonel Combs won’t be getting raisins in his hot cereal for some time to come.
“I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.”
―
―
“I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself.”
―
―
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
―
―
“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”
―
―
“The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.”
―
―
The Novella Club
— 947 members
— last activity Oct 16, 2026 03:01PM
A book group devoted to reading and discussing novellas (one a month). Definition of NOVELLA 1) a story with a compact and pointed plot 2) a work of ...more
read’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at read’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,220 books
|
4,957 friends
978 books
|
4,773 friends
46,439 books
|
1,639 friends
302 books
|
1,725 friends
587 books
|
41 friends
2,359 books
|
208 friends
2,576 books
|
26 friends
1,566 books
|
191 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Cooking, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Travel, Young-adult, and Women's Fiction
Polls voted on by read
Lists liked by read