112 books
—
42 voters
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
to-read
(388)
currently-reading (40)
read (732)
did-not-finish (0)
literature-french (158)
everymans-library (105)
fiction (102)
art (88)
beautiful-books (74)
folio-society-editions (73)
stories (72)
nyrb-classics (63)
currently-reading (40)
read (732)
did-not-finish (0)
literature-french (158)
everymans-library (105)
fiction (102)
art (88)
beautiful-books (74)
folio-society-editions (73)
stories (72)
nyrb-classics (63)
poetry
(61)
painting (60)
literature-classics (51)
taschen (51)
memoir-biography-diaries-letters (44)
penguins (43)
mystery-crime-thriller-espionage (42)
literature-british (37)
paris (37)
noir (34)
identity (30)
simenon (29)
painting (60)
literature-classics (51)
taschen (51)
memoir-biography-diaries-letters (44)
penguins (43)
mystery-crime-thriller-espionage (42)
literature-british (37)
paris (37)
noir (34)
identity (30)
simenon (29)
Gary
is currently reading
bookshelves:
aesthetics,
art,
memoir-biography-diaries-letters,
currently-reading,
identity,
alienation
progress:
(page 176 of 336)
""It was becoming increasingly easy to see how people ended up vanishing in cities, disappearing in plain sight . . . I was getting a taste of it, all right, but what on earth would it be like to live the whole of your life like this, occupying the blind spot in other people's existences, their noisy intimacies? If anyone can be said to have worked from that place, it's Henry Darger" (p. 136)." — Apr 13, 2016 07:57PM
""It was becoming increasingly easy to see how people ended up vanishing in cities, disappearing in plain sight . . . I was getting a taste of it, all right, but what on earth would it be like to live the whole of your life like this, occupying the blind spot in other people's existences, their noisy intimacies? If anyone can be said to have worked from that place, it's Henry Darger" (p. 136)." — Apr 13, 2016 07:57PM
Gary
is currently reading
progress:
(page 135 of 274)
""Garbo's face is an Idea, Hepburn's an Event" (p. 75, "Garbo's Face").
"If God is really speaking through Dr. Graham's mouth, it must be acknowledged that God is quite stupid" (p. 110, "Billy Graham at the Vel' d'Hiv'")." — Aug 26, 2013 05:52PM
""Garbo's face is an Idea, Hepburn's an Event" (p. 75, "Garbo's Face").
"If God is really speaking through Dr. Graham's mouth, it must be acknowledged that God is quite stupid" (p. 110, "Billy Graham at the Vel' d'Hiv'")." — Aug 26, 2013 05:52PM
“For we live with those retrievals from childhood that coalesce and echo throughout our lives, the way shattered pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope reappear in new forms and are songlike in their refrains and rhymes, making up a single monologue. We live permanently in the recurrence of our own stories, whatever story we tell.”
― Divisadero
― Divisadero
“A book is more than a verbal structure or series of verbal structures; it is the dialogue it establishes with its reader and the intonation it imposes upon his voice and the changing and durable images it leaves in his memory. A book is not an isolated being: it is a relationship, an axis of innumerable relationships.”
―
―
“Two people in love, alone, isolated from the world, that's beautiful.”
―
―
“We were together. I forget the rest.”
―
―
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
―
―
The Year of Reading Proust
— 1635 members
— last activity Mar 29, 2025 09:41AM
2013 was the year for reading—or re-reading—Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu or In Search of Lost Time for many of us. However, these th ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 332997 members
— last activity 9 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
The Folio Society
— 355 members
— last activity Apr 28, 2024 02:31PM
Welcome to the official Folio Society group, a place to catch up with all the news on upcoming releases, events and giveaways. The Folio Society has p ...more
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
— 235 members
— last activity Nov 29, 2016 06:32AM
A group to gather and discuss, question, comment, interpret, review etc. Drinking of actual Margaritas while reading and/or discussing strongly encour ...more
Gary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,969 books
|
1,462 friends
1,792 books
|
303 friends
5,310 books
|
553 friends
1,638 books
|
179 friends
7,011 books
|
1,178 friends
2,994 books
|
1,527 friends
1,861 books
|
466 friends
2,894 books
|
189 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Gary
Lists liked by Gary