31,914 books
—
63,439 voters


“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones I did not.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History

“I still believe that peace and plenty and happiness can be worked out some way. I am a fool.”
― Jailbird
― Jailbird

“But poor old Dim kept looking up at the stars and planets and the Luna with his rot wide open like a kid who'd never viddied any such thing before, and he said: "What's on them, I wonder. What would be up there on things like that?" I nudged him hard, saying: "Come, gloopy bastard as thou art. Think thou not on them. There'll be life like down here most likely, with some getting knifed and others doing the knifing.”
― A Clockwork Orange
― A Clockwork Orange

“I knew there was probably life elsewhere. But given the vast size and age of the universe, I also knew how astronomically unlikely it was we would ever make contact with it, much less within the narrow window of my own lifetime. We were all probably stuck here for the duration, on the third rock from our sun. Boldly going extinct.”
― Armada
― Armada

“I was glad I wasn't in love, that I wasn't happy with the world. I like being at odds with everything. People in love often become edgy, dangerous. They lose their sense of perspective. They lose their sense of humor. They become nervous, psychotic bores. They even become killers.”
― Women
― Women
Claud’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Claud’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends�
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Claud
Lists liked by Claud