Sign in with Facebook
76,950 books
—
286,388 voters
to-read
(1748)
currently-reading (29)
read (428)
american-revolution (122)
economics-economic-history (74)
modernism (70)
political-philosophy (68)
poetry (67)
american-civil-war (50)
cold-war (43)
the-south (40)
communism (37)
currently-reading (29)
read (428)
american-revolution (122)
economics-economic-history (74)
modernism (70)
political-philosophy (68)
poetry (67)
american-civil-war (50)
cold-war (43)
the-south (40)
communism (37)
american-party-systems
(36)
progressive-era (34)
art-history (31)
mass-society (31)
anthropology-sociology (24)
prose-style (21)
english-civil-war (19)
philosophy (19)
american-journalism (18)
ancient-greece (18)
conceptual-history (18)
foundations-ngos (18)
progressive-era (34)
art-history (31)
mass-society (31)
anthropology-sociology (24)
prose-style (21)
english-civil-war (19)
philosophy (19)
american-journalism (18)
ancient-greece (18)
conceptual-history (18)
foundations-ngos (18)
Jonathan
is currently reading
bookshelves:
currently-reading,
american-revolution,
american-party-systems,
english-civil-war,
political-philosophy
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“I hate mankind, for I think myself one of the best of them, and I know how bad I am.”
―
―
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.”
― Johnsonian Miscellanies - Vol II
― Johnsonian Miscellanies - Vol II
Classics and the Western Canon
— 4945 members
— last activity Feb 21, 2026 12:09PM
This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
Jonathan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jonathan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,064 books
|
186 friends
409 books
|
12 friends
332 books
|
58 friends
223 books
|
40 friends
136 books
|
73 friends
16 books
|
29 friends
4 books
|
95 friends
2 books
|
3 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jonathan
Lists liked by Jonathan
