Sign in with Facebook
22 books
—
14 voters
to-read
(2231)
currently-reading (7)
read (1055)
dnf (47)
author-female (613)
women-in-translation (410)
author-male (407)
non-fiction (211)
read-in-2016 (156)
in-translation (137)
fiction-literary (111)
audio (109)
currently-reading (7)
read (1055)
dnf (47)
author-female (613)
women-in-translation (410)
author-male (407)
non-fiction (211)
read-in-2016 (156)
in-translation (137)
fiction-literary (111)
audio (109)
library-nfk
(106)
read-in-2018 (100)
read-in-2017 (96)
fiction-historical (94)
fantasy (90)
1001-books-project (80)
z-2017-author-female (77)
z2018-author-female (76)
feminism (70)
fiction-classic (70)
fiction-contemporary (66)
read-in-2019 (66)
read-in-2018 (100)
read-in-2017 (96)
fiction-historical (94)
fantasy (90)
1001-books-project (80)
z-2017-author-female (77)
z2018-author-female (76)
feminism (70)
fiction-classic (70)
fiction-contemporary (66)
read-in-2019 (66)
But I don’t want to be protected. I just want patriarchy to stop protecting and enabling men. I don’t want to be protected. I want to be free.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
―
―
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
―
―
“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
―
―
“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
―
―
SpecFic Buddy Reads
— 120 members
— last activity 47 minutes ago
We want to read fun stuff as a group and do lots of buddy reads on the side. And we like to chat a bit, too. Friends don't let friends read alone:) ...more
The Roundtable
— 62 members
— last activity 5 hours, 18 min ago
Welcome to the Roundtable Our passions include literary fiction, the classics, and serious non-fiction. In 2025 we are reading 12 Longlisted Booker ...more
Around the World in 80 Books
— 30384 members
— last activity 15 hours, 42 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more
Newest Literary Fiction
— 1472 members
— last activity 47 minutes ago
Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more
FABClub (Female Authors Book Club)
— 649 members
— last activity May 16, 2025 05:56PM
We read books written by female authors and then we talk about them. All gender identities are welcome to become members of this group. All book selec ...more
Viv’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Viv’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
3,399 books
|
54 friends
1,791 books
|
234 friends
4,663 books
|
771 friends
4,382 books
|
89 friends
1,257 books
|
106 friends
2,360 books
|
1,447 friends
4,877 books
|
293 friends
2,631 books
|
298 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Adult Fiction, Art, Book Club, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, feminism, women in translation, and german-literature
Polls voted on by Viv
Lists liked by Viv
