Sign in with Facebook
158 books
—
237 voters
His family would haunt him for life: and nothing in his writing gives the impression he was surprised that it should be so. We are haunted animals: ghosts, Donne’s work and life suggest, should be treated as the norm.
“My past is everything I failed to be.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
“I bought an energy bar, and as I ate it a great weariness came over me.”
―
―
“There's something vile (and all the more vile because ridiculous) in the tendency of feeble men to make universal tragedies out of the sad comedies of their private woes.”
―
―
“I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting.”
― Franny and Zooey
― Franny and Zooey
“Live to the point of tears.”
―
―
ManBookering
— 1776 members
— last activity May 17, 2023 10:29AM
Join us as we read the backlist of Man Booker Prize winners and the nominees each year for the MBP!
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
— 26873 members
— last activity 8 hours, 59 min ago
An annual reading challenge to to help you stretch your reading limits and explore new voices, worlds, and genres! The challenge begins in January, bu ...more
The Anna & Eric Book Club
— 184 members
— last activity Nov 09, 2017 05:41PM
In the great tradition of Oprah's Book Club in the US and Richard & Judy in the UK, we've formed a book club because we want to galvanize people into ...more
The Mookse and the Gripes
— 2125 members
— last activity 14 hours, 20 min ago
Forum for spirited and convivial discussion of fiction from around the world, with particular though not exclusive focus on 20th and 21st century fict ...more
Jay’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jay’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,797 books
|
4,932 friends
878 books
|
4,992 friends
7,120 books
|
1,753 friends
12,459 books
|
1,071 friends
1,522 books
|
195 friends
38 books
|
536 friends
9,275 books
|
1,097 friends
2,533 books
|
1,284 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Jay
Lists liked by Jay
