Sign in with Facebook
156 books
—
42 voters
Jacob
https://www.goodreads.com/2adhd2read
to-read
(1210)
currently-reading (16)
read (356)
started (52)
plan-never-to-read (14)
graphic-novels (146)
politics (102)
brain-health (86)
comms (74)
philosophy (55)
favorites (50)
post-apocalyptic (43)
currently-reading (16)
read (356)
started (52)
plan-never-to-read (14)
graphic-novels (146)
politics (102)
brain-health (86)
comms (74)
philosophy (55)
favorites (50)
post-apocalyptic (43)
lovecraftian
(38)
memoir (38)
history (35)
transgressive-fiction (35)
gender (32)
postmodern (32)
magical-realism (28)
science (23)
poetry (22)
cosmic-horror (19)
fantasy (19)
wwii (19)
memoir (38)
history (35)
transgressive-fiction (35)
gender (32)
postmodern (32)
magical-realism (28)
science (23)
poetry (22)
cosmic-horror (19)
fantasy (19)
wwii (19)
Jacob
is currently reading
progress:
(page 71 of 224)
"To whosoever it may concern: Please grant me the strength and poise to tell difficult truths with the clarity and poetry of Achille Mbembe." — Jan 11, 2026 12:01AM
"To whosoever it may concern: Please grant me the strength and poise to tell difficult truths with the clarity and poetry of Achille Mbembe." — Jan 11, 2026 12:01AM
I’d no particular ambitions beyond being either widely admired or stealthily influential—I
“Writing's funny, it's like walking down a hall in the dark looking for the light switch, and suddenly you find it, flip it on, and then you discover the hallway you passed through is papered with the novel you've written.”
―
―
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
―
―
“I wonder if being sane means disregarding the chaos that is life, pretending only an infinitesimal segment of it is reality.”
― Koolaids: The Art of War
― Koolaids: The Art of War
“To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.”
― Outliers: The Story of Success
― Outliers: The Story of Success
“Either greed belongs in a war zone, or it doesn't. You can't unleash it in the name of sparking an economic boom and then be shocked when Halliburton overcharges for everything from towels to gas, when Parsons' sub, sub, sub-contractor builds a police academy where the pipes drip raw sewage on the heads of army cadets and where Blackwater investigates itself and finds it acted honorably. That's just corporations doing what they do and Iraq is a privatized war zone so that's what you get. Build a frontier, you get cowboys and robber barons.”
―
―
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 308601 members
— last activity 2 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
Conversations with Chris Palmer
— 7 members
— last activity Apr 01, 2020 04:25AM
I'm a wildlife filmmaker and author. I'd love to answer any questions you may have about my books or my work! Here is my bio: Chris Palmer has spear ...more
Jacob’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jacob’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
185 books
|
2,199 friends
2,546 books
|
78 friends
790 books
|
15 friends
318 books
|
2,367 friends
2,668 books
|
587 friends
1,551 books
|
4,999 friends
227 books
|
14 friends
878 books
|
34 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jacob
Lists liked by Jacob
