to-read
(60)
currently-reading (72)
read (464)
did-not-finish (0)
memoir (28)
tech (23)
literary-fiction (21)
currently-reading (72)
read (464)
did-not-finish (0)
memoir (28)
tech (23)
literary-fiction (21)
african-american
(13)
philip-roth (13)
losangeles (11)
poetry (11)
african (9)
short-story (9)
essays (7)
philip-roth (13)
losangeles (11)
poetry (11)
african (9)
short-story (9)
essays (7)
“Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.”
― The Road
― The Road
“There is a difficulty with only one person changing. People call that person a great saint or a great mystic or a great leader, and they say, 'Well, he's different from me - I could never do it.' What's wrong with most people is that they have this block - they feel they could never make a difference, and therefore, they never face the possibility, because it is too disturbing, too frightening.”
―
―
“Painting is literature in colors. Literature is painting in language.”
― Bumi Manusia
― Bumi Manusia
“In this sense, literary translation, as a labour of changing words, and changing the orders of words, is always and from the outset wrong: its wrongness is a way of indirectly stressing and restressing the rightness of the original words in their right and original order.”
― This Little Art
― This Little Art
“If I love you it means we share the same fantasies, the same madnesses”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
21st Century Literature
— 3643 members
— last activity 10 hours, 14 min ago
We read literary fiction from 2000 to present, with the intent of finding those literary gems of timeless and enduring quality. We're less focused o ...more
Around the World in 80 Books
— 31272 members
— last activity 10 hours, 8 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
The Seasonal Reading Challenge
— 9272 members
— last activity 4 hours, 16 min ago
Do you want to broaden your reading horizons and discover new books, authors and genres? Do you love reading challenges? Do you live for competition? ...more
Shara’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Shara
Lists liked by Shara























































