Sign in with Facebook
698 books
—
625 voters
Patrick
https://www.goodreads.com/schakelvoort
to-read
(175)
currently-reading (2)
read (1161)
deutsch (173)
dutch (165)
fiction (165)
statesmen (74)
true-crime (74)
currently-reading (2)
read (1161)
deutsch (173)
dutch (165)
fiction (165)
statesmen (74)
true-crime (74)
mena
(63)
law (60)
challenge (58)
interbellum (55)
coldwarhist (51)
us-states (49)
balkans (42)
russian (41)
law (60)
challenge (58)
interbellum (55)
coldwarhist (51)
us-states (49)
balkans (42)
russian (41)
“I had always pictured the Albanian
peasants as a very fine picturesque race of men wearing spotless native costume, and slung about with fascinating looking daggers and curious weapons of all kinds, but the great majority of those I saw, more especially in the small towns, were
a very degenerate looking race indeed.”
― An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army
peasants as a very fine picturesque race of men wearing spotless native costume, and slung about with fascinating looking daggers and curious weapons of all kinds, but the great majority of those I saw, more especially in the small towns, were
a very degenerate looking race indeed.”
― An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army
“I might be a nihilist except that I don’t believe in anything.”
―
―
“Holland is precisely a country of lean, fatless two-meters-high vampires. The living ones in Holland are only the buzzed-up-coffee Indonesians, whom they inherited from the possession of Indonesia, islands of exotica and spices. In actual fact Holland is a railroad stage between France and Germany across Belgium, along the boring coast of a gray sea. In Holland 20 million of vampires live behind the protection of a concrete-laid coast”
― Другая Россия
― Другая Россия
“I'm pro-choice. But I hope that choice will be life.”
― The Way Things Ought to Be
― The Way Things Ought to Be
“Even today, I would go halfway round the world to find a book if I thought it essential to my needs, and I have a feeling of absolute veneration for those few authors who have given me something special. For this reason, I can never understand the tepid youth of today who wait for books to be given to them and who neither search nor admire. I would go without eating in order to get a book, and I have never liked borrowing books, because I have always wanted them to be absolutely mine so that I could live with them for hours on end.
As with men, it has always seemed to me that books have their own peculiar destinies. They go towards the people who are waiting for them and reach them at the right moment. They are made of living material and continue to cast light through the darkness long after the death of their authors.”
― C.G. Jung and Hermann Hesse: A Book of Two Friendships
As with men, it has always seemed to me that books have their own peculiar destinies. They go towards the people who are waiting for them and reach them at the right moment. They are made of living material and continue to cast light through the darkness long after the death of their authors.”
― C.G. Jung and Hermann Hesse: A Book of Two Friendships
Netherlands & Flanders group
— 1572 members
— last activity Dec 26, 2025 01:00AM
This group is for Dutch/Flemish readers mainly and offers a broad range of topics. However, the group is also meant for readers outside of the Netherl ...more
Fanatieke Nederlandse Lezers
— 914 members
— last activity 2 hours, 8 min ago
Welkom bij de Fanatieke Nederlandse Lezers groep! Wij staan open voor iedereen. De voertaal is Nederlands, maar waar je vandaan komt, maakt niet uit ...more
100+ Books in 2025
— 1795 members
— last activity 3 hours, 32 min ago
Up for a serious challenge? Then come join us! Our goal is to read 100 or more books in one year. GO AHEAD AND START YOUR 2025 LIST!! Just star ...more
Banned Books
— 5124 members
— last activity Dec 27, 2025 01:23PM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban throughout the world. We abhor censorship and promote freedom of speech.
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 304942 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
Patrick ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,932 books
|
1,092 friends
1,019 books
|
381 friends
1,732 books
|
629 friends
495 books
|
88 friends
1,816 books
|
74 friends
1,353 books
|
123 friends
37 books
|
263 friends
736 books
|
180 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Patrick
Lists liked by Patrick
