Sign in with Facebook
read
(152)
currently-reading (29)
to-read (250)
fiction (93)
non-fiction (48)
favorites (45)
india (35)
classics (27)
history (22)
russian-lit (18)
philosophy (15)
political (15)
currently-reading (29)
to-read (250)
fiction (93)
non-fiction (48)
favorites (45)
india (35)
classics (27)
history (22)
russian-lit (18)
philosophy (15)
political (15)
mind-and-matter
(11)
economics (10)
autobiographical (8)
dostoevsky (8)
existential (8)
holmes (8)
religion (8)
tolstoy (8)
french-lit (7)
short-stories (7)
america (5)
camus (5)
economics (10)
autobiographical (8)
dostoevsky (8)
existential (8)
holmes (8)
religion (8)
tolstoy (8)
french-lit (7)
short-stories (7)
america (5)
camus (5)
“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”
― Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
― Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
“Every person of intelligence should be able to use his mother tongue correctly. It only requires a little pains, a little care, a little study to enable one to do so, and the recompense is great.”
― How to Speak and Write Correctly
― How to Speak and Write Correctly
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
“Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.”
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
― The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays
“The world says: "You have needs -- satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more." This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
Discovering Russian Literature
— 2589 members
— last activity Feb 18, 2021 09:09AM
Whether you are a newbie or an expert or simply love Russian literature... Welcome! This is a friendly group where you can share your thoughts an ...more
Baker Street Irregulars
— 1165 members
— last activity Mar 01, 2021 05:55PM
Book club devoted to the great consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his dear friend and colleague Dr. John Watson. We choose, read and discuss a p ...more
bookshelf IIT Roorkee
— 137 members
— last activity Sep 27, 2016 07:08AM
This is an attempt to bring together the readers of IIT Roorkee at one place so you can have a look at what others are reading suggest and even ask fo ...more
Arun’s 2020 Year in Books
Take a look at Arun’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
122 books
|
210 friends
342 books
|
97 friends
546 books
|
142 friends
485 books
|
21 friends
129 books
|
216 friends
775 books
|
186 friends
238 books
|
279 friends
65 books
|
23 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Arun
Lists liked by Arun
