78,346 books
—
292,097 voters
to-read
(251)
currently-reading (2)
read (247)
did-not-finish (2)
priority (33)
on-hold-for-now (2)
physically-own (92)
currently-reading (2)
read (247)
did-not-finish (2)
priority (33)
on-hold-for-now (2)
physically-own (92)
childhood-favourites
(61)
6-out-of-10 (58)
7-out-of-10 (57)
8-out-of-10 (48)
5-out-of-10 (32)
libby (25)
non-fiction (21)
6-out-of-10 (58)
7-out-of-10 (57)
8-out-of-10 (48)
5-out-of-10 (32)
libby (25)
non-fiction (21)
I am always half in life, half in a fantastical version of it in my head.
“A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.”
― Dune
― Dune
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
― Dune
― Dune
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
― Dune
― Dune
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.”
― The Catcher in the Rye
― The Catcher in the Rye
“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”
― Dune
― Dune
Jess’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jess’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jess
Lists liked by Jess
































