Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Shaun
https://www.goodreads.com/sponting
to-read
(473)
currently-reading (3)
read (201)
did-not-finish (12)
lined-up-own (9)
own-on-bookcase (43)
own-on-kindle (35)
fiction (164)
non-fiction (96)
humor (72)
fantasy (70)
book-perk (51)
currently-reading (3)
read (201)
did-not-finish (12)
lined-up-own (9)
own-on-bookcase (43)
own-on-kindle (35)
fiction (164)
non-fiction (96)
humor (72)
fantasy (70)
book-perk (51)
science-fiction
(49)
history (42)
science-and-technology (41)
psychology (39)
book-perk-possibilities (33)
mystery (33)
graphic-novel (30)
2025-challenge (28)
africa-lit (28)
chuck-palahniuk (28)
classics (28)
philosophy (25)
history (42)
science-and-technology (41)
psychology (39)
book-perk-possibilities (33)
mystery (33)
graphic-novel (30)
2025-challenge (28)
africa-lit (28)
chuck-palahniuk (28)
classics (28)
philosophy (25)
Shaun
is currently reading
bookshelves:
humor,
non-fiction,
philosophy,
psychology,
own-on-bookcase,
book-perk,
2020-challenge,
currently-reading
Instant toga. “Self-ambulation detected,” says the computer. “What’s your name?” “I am Emperor Comatose. Kneel before me.” “Incorrect.”
Alex liked this
“We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “success”, defined monetarily, rather than learning to think critically and to challenge. We should not forget that the true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers. A culture that does not grasp the vital interplay between morality and power, which mistakes management techniques for wisdom, which fails to understand that the measure of a civilization is its compassion, not its speed or ability to consume, condemns itself to death.”
― Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
― Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
“The devil damn thee black, thou cream-faced loon! Where got’st thou that goose look?”
― Macbeth
― Macbeth
“because the rubber, too, is bulletproof. And so relentless is the wind that it rakes the street, pushing along this burden of crippled vermin, trundling this tide of suffering always in the wake of the Town Car as it reaches Spaulding Square. Fissures of lightning”
― Doomed
― Doomed
“Don't put one foot in your job and the other in your dream, Ed. Go ahead and quit, or resign yourself to this life. It's just too much of a temptation for fate to split you right up the middle before you've made up your mind which way to go.”
― Player Piano
― Player Piano
THE Group for Authors!
— 13085 members
— last activity Sep 08, 2026 06:14AM
This is a group for authors to discuss their craft, as well as publishing and book marketing.
Sponting's Test Group
— 2 members
— last activity Sep 30, 2017 06:20AM
Used for testing group stuff.
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 338636 members
— last activity 3 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
What's the Name of That Book???
— 122001 members
— last activity 8 hours, 29 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more
Shaun’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shaun’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Shaun
Lists liked by Shaun





























































