Sign in with Facebook
88 books
—
96 voters
to-read
(1406)
currently-reading (5)
read (974)
fantasy (129)
young-adult (109)
amazing (99)
classics (89)
spiritual (86)
scifi (69)
philosophy (50)
fiction (46)
currently-reading (5)
read (974)
fantasy (129)
young-adult (109)
amazing (99)
classics (89)
spiritual (86)
scifi (69)
philosophy (50)
fiction (46)
environmental
(40)
graphic-novels (31)
crime (30)
humor (26)
science (21)
magical-realism (17)
memoirs (17)
poetry (17)
political (16)
history (15)
mystery (15)
graphic-novels (31)
crime (30)
humor (26)
science (21)
magical-realism (17)
memoirs (17)
poetry (17)
political (16)
history (15)
mystery (15)
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.”
― Gravity’s Rainbow
― Gravity’s Rainbow
“When we get out of the glass bottles of our ego,
and when we escape like squirrels turning in the
cages of our personality
and get into the forests again,
we shall shiver with cold and fright
but things will happen to us
so that we don't know ourselves.
Cool, unlying life will rush in,
and passion will make our bodies taut with power,
we shall stamp our feet with new power
and old things will fall down,
we shall laugh, and institutions will curl up like
burnt paper.”
―
and when we escape like squirrels turning in the
cages of our personality
and get into the forests again,
we shall shiver with cold and fright
but things will happen to us
so that we don't know ourselves.
Cool, unlying life will rush in,
and passion will make our bodies taut with power,
we shall stamp our feet with new power
and old things will fall down,
we shall laugh, and institutions will curl up like
burnt paper.”
―
“These are the days that must happen to you.”
―
―
“Nothing at all is to be valued, but life should be sweet. You should not serve things; things should serve you.”
― The Instructions of Shuruppak
― The Instructions of Shuruppak
“[D]on't ever apologise to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that's what they're there for. Use your library). Don't apologise to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend's copy. What's important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read...”
―
―
Silent Book Club-Zooming Around the World
— 134 members
— last activity 5 hours, 34 min ago
This Silent Book Club is where members from all over the world come and bring whatever book they are reading and we read silently for an hour, after t ...more
Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy
— 8773 members
— last activity 7 hours, 56 min ago
A place for those who walk the green forests of Middle Earth, cross the pale sands of Arrakis, sail the blue waters of Earthsea, slip among the shadow ...more
The book you like most
— 49241 members
— last activity 5 hours, 38 min ago
This group (ranked in the TOP 100 most popular groups on Goodreads) is dedicated to the "Vision and Story" project. Additionally, the group THE BOOK ...more
Virtual Silent Book Group - Literary Fiction by People of Color
— 96 members
— last activity Mar 04, 2023 09:37AM
A Silent Book Club is where members from all over the world come and bring whatever book they are reading and we read silently for an hour, after the ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 315109 members
— last activity 3 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Scot’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Scot’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
606 books
|
39 friends
2,514 books
|
2,411 friends
835 books
|
793 friends
1,503 books
|
11 friends
4,526 books
|
187 friends
1,169 books
|
371 friends
1,501 books
|
860 friends
1,740 books
|
889 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Scot
Lists liked by Scot
