13 books
—
91 voters
to-read
(66)
currently-reading (3)
read (601)
thank-you-netgalley (67)
grit-lit (35)
irish (27)
history (25)
currently-reading (3)
read (601)
thank-you-netgalley (67)
grit-lit (35)
irish (27)
history (25)
pulitzer-prize-winners
(23)
nature (18)
latin-america (17)
southern-literature (14)
booker-2019 (12)
booker-2021 (10)
man-booker-2018 (10)
nature (18)
latin-america (17)
southern-literature (14)
booker-2019 (12)
booker-2021 (10)
man-booker-2018 (10)
“Grief is such a—oh, it is such a solitary thing; this is the terror of it, I think. It is like sliding down the outside of a really long glass building while nobody sees you.”
― Oh William!
― Oh William!
“You are in every line I have ever read.”
― Great Expectations
― Great Expectations
“Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“Anyone, Eliza is thinking, who describes dying as ‘slipping away’ or ‘peaceful’ has never witnessed it happen. Death is violent, death is a struggle. The body clings to life, as ivy to a wall, and will not easily let go, will not surrender its grip without a fight.”
― Hamnet
― Hamnet
Dave’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Dave’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Dave
Lists liked by Dave



































