215 books
—
533 voters
James Barker
http://www.artbank.org.uk
to-read
(1124)
currently-reading (13)
read (1151)
did-not-finish (0)
gb (500)
women-writers (308)
canada-us (277)
5s (275)
1001-books (218)
non-fiction (162)
humour (146)
modern-life-is-rubbish (135)
currently-reading (13)
read (1151)
did-not-finish (0)
gb (500)
women-writers (308)
canada-us (277)
5s (275)
1001-books (218)
non-fiction (162)
humour (146)
modern-life-is-rubbish (135)
london
(134)
europe (122)
bglt (116)
inspirational (110)
being-or-becoming (106)
feed-the-poor (100)
short-stories (95)
phd (90)
somehow-reviewed (87)
auto-bio (85)
bloody-books (65)
booker-schmooker (64)
europe (122)
bglt (116)
inspirational (110)
being-or-becoming (106)
feed-the-poor (100)
short-stories (95)
phd (90)
somehow-reviewed (87)
auto-bio (85)
bloody-books (65)
booker-schmooker (64)
“Where men can't live gods fare no better.”
― The Road
― The Road
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.”
―
―
“A man bears the weight of his own body without knowing it, but he soon feels the weight of any other object. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that a man cannot forget- but not himself.”
― Every Man for Himself
― Every Man for Himself
“She wasn't a person to whom things happen. She did all the happenings.”
― Aiding and Abetting
― Aiding and Abetting
“For we live with those retrievals from childhood that coalesce and echo throughout our lives, the way shattered pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope reappear in new forms and are songlike in their refrains and rhymes, making up a single monologue. We live permanently in the recurrence of our own stories, whatever story we tell.”
― Divisadero
― Divisadero
Magic Realism
— 1037 members
— last activity May 20, 2026 05:55AM
Magic realism is a global and varied mode of literature, from the early twentieth century European works which made the everyday seem magical, to the ...more
Just Literature
— 333 members
— last activity May 04, 2020 02:38AM
I feel there is the need for a forum where we can discuss literature. Not just rate books and say how much we like them, but anything to do with liter ...more
The GR Mixtape exchange service
— 167 members
— last activity Nov 27, 2020 04:55PM
For those of you who wonder, as I do, if similar taste in books can translate to similar taste in music... This group is for posting mixtapes in a mo ...more
The BURIED Book Club
— 951 members
— last activity Feb 27, 2026 06:22PM
TODAY BOOKS ARE NOT BURNED. THEY ARE BURIED. WE SHALL UNEARTH THEM.
Queereaders
— 21545 members
— last activity 21 hours, 7 min ago
A group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and supporters interested in fun and stimulating conversation about books, movies, art, ...more
James’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at James’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by James
Lists liked by James






























