Discover & read more

Already a member? Sign In

Deciding what to read next?

You’re in the right place. Tell us what titles or genres you’ve enjoyed in the past, and we’ll give you surprisingly insightful recommendations.

What are your friends reading?

Chances are your friends are discussing their favorite (and least favorite) books on Goodreads.

What will you discover?

Because Brian liked…

Nudge by Richard H. Thaler Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

He discovered:

Decision-making, Sociology, Marketing

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
→

Because Brian liked…

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Life of Pi by Yann Martel Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

He discovered:

Contemporary, Classics

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
→

Quotes

Oscar Wilde
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Oscar Wilde
I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
Marilyn Monroe
Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
Frank Zappa
Albert Einstein
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
Albert Einstein
Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Bernard M. Baruch
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
Bernard M. Baruch
William W. Purkey
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
William W. Purkey
Dr. Seuss
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Dr. Seuss
Mae West
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
Mae West
Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Robert Frost
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
Robert Frost
J.K. Rowling
“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Albert Camus
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
Albert Camus
Mark Twain
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
Mark Twain
Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another What! You
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
Maya Angelou
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou
Elbert Hubbard
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
Elbert Hubbard
Oscar Wilde
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

Love lists?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Angels & Demons by Dan       Brown Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
7,021 books | 15,707 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 1984 by George Orwell Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
7,826 books | 50,994 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
12,419 books | 16,224 voters

More book lists

Are you an author or a publisher?

Gain access to a massive audience of book lovers. Goodreads is a great place to promote your books.