Sign in with Facebook
Flybyreader
https://www.goodreads.com/flybyreader
to-read
(192)
currently-reading (3)
read (955)
did-not-finish (2)
world-classics (201)
audiobooks (115)
halloween (82)
netgalley (71)
all-time-favorites (49)
currently-reading (3)
read (955)
did-not-finish (2)
world-classics (201)
audiobooks (115)
halloween (82)
netgalley (71)
all-time-favorites (49)
nonfiction
(48)
turkish-classics (41)
birkutukitap (33)
literary-nonfiction (32)
christmas (28)
feminist-literature (28)
historical-fiction (27)
poetry (25)
austenesque (22)
turkish-classics (41)
birkutukitap (33)
literary-nonfiction (32)
christmas (28)
feminist-literature (28)
historical-fiction (27)
poetry (25)
austenesque (22)
Flybyreader
is currently reading
Reading for the 2nd time
read in January 2024
Flybyreader said:
"
I just want to read this over and over again until the rest of my life. What a freakishly brilliant adventure in a fantasy world that swept me off my feet! If you are looking for a mixture of Harry Potter with mature vibes and Priory of the Orange Tr
...more
"
“But what is the opposite of fidelity?' asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of his dialitic; now he needed only to draw it to a close with a punch. 'Betrayal. Translation means doing violence upon the original, it means warping and distorting it for foreign, unintended eyes. So, where does that leave us? How can we conclude except by acknowledging that an act of translation is always an act of betrayal?”
― Babel
― Babel
“Words and phrases you think are carved into your bones can disappear in no time.”
― Babel
― Babel
“There was no innate, perfectly comprehensible language; there was no candidate, not English, not French, that could bully and absorb enough to become one. Language was just difference. A thousand different ways of seeing, of moving through the world. No, a thousand worlds within one. And translation - a necessary endeavour, however futile, to move between them”
― Babel
― Babel
“After all, we’re here to make the unknown known, to make the other familiar. We’re here to make magic with words.”
― Babel
― Babel
“Translation involves a spatial dimension - a literal transportation of texts across conquered territory, words delivered likes spices from an alien land. Words mean something quite different when they journey from the palaces of Rome to the tea-rooms of today’s Britain.”
― Babel
― Babel
NetGalley Readers
— 6663 members
— last activity 10 minutes ago
This is a group for those who participate in NetGalley.com to discuss the books that they have been reading from the website, share helpful hints, and ...more
The Short Story Club
— 570 members
— last activity 1 hour, 29 min ago
The purpose of this group is to read and discuss one short story a week. For the the first couple of years, we read from specific anthologies, but fro ...more
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
— 16165 members
— last activity 1 hour, 27 min ago
The world is made up of two kinds of people: first, those who love classics, and second, those who have not yet read a classic. Be bold and join us as ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 320534 members
— last activity 0 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
Bookworm Bitches
— 12414 members
— last activity 47 minutes ago
This group now has a Discord! https://discord.gg/QC8vCNfzKa I would encourage everyone to join as it will become a primary hub for book-of-the-month d ...more
Flybyreader’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Flybyreader’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,225 books
|
494 friends
3,267 books
|
796 friends
1,800 books
|
752 friends
1,484 books
|
5,161 friends
1,161 books
|
1,359 friends
3,076 books
|
1,058 friends
1,703 books
|
875 friends
4,718 books
|
656 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Flybyreader
Lists liked by Flybyreader
