Sign in with Facebook
6,625 books
—
21,041 voters
read
(1134)
currently-reading (1)
to-read (362)
roleplaying (88)
abandoned (32)
to-avoid (15)
reviewed (499)
comics (367)
fantasy (351)
science-fiction (246)
novel (238)
america (203)
currently-reading (1)
to-read (362)
roleplaying (88)
abandoned (32)
to-avoid (15)
reviewed (499)
comics (367)
fantasy (351)
science-fiction (246)
novel (238)
america (203)
uk-and-ireland
(188)
childhood (173)
humor (168)
non-fiction (139)
horror (131)
short-story (121)
to-buy-or-borrow (96)
euro-comics (74)
illustrated (64)
contemporary-fiction (61)
capes (60)
contemporary-fantasy (56)
childhood (173)
humor (168)
non-fiction (139)
horror (131)
short-story (121)
to-buy-or-borrow (96)
euro-comics (74)
illustrated (64)
contemporary-fiction (61)
capes (60)
contemporary-fantasy (56)
J.G. Keely’s Recent Updates
|
J.G. Keely
is now friends with
Monalisa Vegda
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
wants to read
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
wants to read
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
wants to read
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
rated a book liked it
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
rated a book it was ok
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
wants to read
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
wants to read
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
started reading
|
|
|
J.G. Keely
rated a book really liked it
|
|
“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
―
―
“Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet.”
― The Complete Chronicles of Conan
― The Complete Chronicles of Conan
“The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also.”
―
―
“It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!”
―
―
“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”
― Scaramouche
― Scaramouche
Ada's Story
(Science Fiction & Fantasy)
14 chapters
—
updated May 10, 2016 08:34AM
Description:
An excerpt of my upcoming Late Victorian steampunk horror novel, wherein my admiration for the dark sea stories of Conrad and Melville meet upon a phantasmagorical theme after Bierce, Chambers, and M.R. James.
The Little Ship
(Poetry)
1 chapters
—
updated Sep 16, 2014 11:49AM
Description:
A short poem in the classical vein with rhyme, meter, conceit, and logic turns.
Sister, Mother, Sea
(Science Fiction & Fantasy)
9 chapters
—
updated Jul 26, 2013 08:05PM
Description:
A piece of Speculative Fiction influenced by JG Ballard's visceral, enclosing worlds. So far, this is the piece of fiction of which I feel the most proud.
The Alley
(Horror)
7 chapters
—
updated Feb 23, 2013 12:55PM
Description:
A short horror story after the style of Kipling.
François
(Literature & Fiction)
More of J.G. Keely’s writing…
1 chapters
—
updated Feb 23, 2013 12:50PM
Description:
A short, silly piece.
The Extra Cool Group! (of people Michael is experimenting on)
— 156 members
— last activity Aug 27, 2013 12:21PM
*Note: This group, although it lives on in a sense, like a photograph, capturing a moment so people can look back later and go, "Oh, wow, you looked s ...more
The Guttering Flame
— 75 members
— last activity Nov 28, 2011 08:35PM
This is a little society, a cadre, a coterie of the unlike-minded. Here we discuss Comic Books (or Graphic Novels, if you prefer) as art, aesthetic, l ...more
The Great Gormenghast Read
— 86 members
— last activity Oct 13, 2016 07:31AM
This group is for those who wish to participate in a planned read of the original Gormenghast novels as penned by Mervyn Peake before his death. The s ...more
Literature Defined: Is Eric full of crap?
— 50 members
— last activity Nov 13, 2012 07:54PM
I have been fascinated by many of my friend's comments on why they like or dislike a book. I'm going to throw out a thesis for discussion: That modern ...more
Herman Melville
— 55 members
— last activity Apr 03, 2017 06:35AM
Dedicated to the discussion and appreciation of Melville's works and life, open to lubbers and sea-dogs alike.
J.G. Keely’s 2018 Year in Books
Take a look at J.G. Keely’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
747 books
|
84 friends
971 books
|
167 friends
5,688 books
|
402 friends
4,178 books
|
262 friends
1,432 books
|
165 friends
1,416 books
|
1,595 friends
3,480 books
|
2,156 friends
1,359 books
|
435 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Classics, Comics, Fantasy, Graphic novels, History, Horror, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, and Science fiction
Quizzes and Trivia
questions answered:
1440 (0.5%)
correct:
1199 (83.3%)
skipped:
877 (37.9%)
11955 out of 3193366
streak:
1
best streak:
58
questions added:
9
Polls voted on by J.G. Keely
Lists liked by J.G. Keely
