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George’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (853)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (791)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
russian-literature‎ (199)
science-fiction‎ (177)
american-literature‎ (143)
psychology‎ (126)
british-literature‎ (104)
spirituality‎ (87)
adventure‎ (69)
philosophy‎ (49)

history‎ (38)
mystery‎ (31)
french-literature‎ (29)
politics‎ (25)
consciousness-studies‎ (22)
fitness‎ (22)
integral-theory‎ (21)
german-literature‎ (19)
psychedelics‎ (18)
religion‎ (17)
anthropology‎ (15)
horror‎ (15)

books-not-finished‎ (14)
italian-literature‎ (14)
nutrition‎ (14)
success‎ (14)
business‎ (13)
mythology‎ (12)
scottish-literature‎ (12)
thriller‎ (12)
canadian-literature‎ (11)
self-improvement‎ (11)
classics‎ (9)
cyberpunk‎ (8)

fantasy‎ (8)
science‎ (8)
alternative-and-complementary-medic‎ (6)
cosmology‎ (6)
memoirs‎ (6)
religious-studies‎ (6)
sociology‎ (6)
counterculture-fiction‎ (5)
swedish-literature‎ (5)
urban-fantasy‎ (5)
biography‎ (4)
finnish-literature‎ (4)

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George’s Quotes

“Luckily, even as a young man not yet become himself, John Bridgens had two things besides indecision that kept him from self-destruction - books and a sense of irony.”
― Dan Simmons, The Terror

tags: books, irony, salvation, self-destruction

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“Francis Crozier believes in nothing. Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. It has no plan, no point, no hidden mysteries that make up for the oh-so-obvious miseries and banalities. Nothing he has learned in the past six months has persuaded him otherwise.

Has it?”
― Dan Simmons, The Terror

tags: banalities, belief, brutish, francis-rawdon-moira-crozier, hidden-mysteries, hobbe-s-leviathan, life, miseries, nasty, poor, short, solitary

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“The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice.”
― Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon

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Discovering Russian Literature — 3018 members — last activity Mar 02, 2026 04:52PM
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more

21st Century Literature — 3591 members — last activity 2 hours, 5 min ago
We read literary fiction from 2000 to present, with the intent of finding those literary gems of timeless and enduring quality. We're less focused o ...more

J.R.R. Tolkien — 3854 members — last activity Dec 26, 2025 03:51AM
Discussion, recommendations, and all-over appreciation for Britain's own myth maker, Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. ...more

The History Book Club — 26044 members — last activity 13 hours, 14 min ago
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more