read
(938)
currently-reading (23)
to-read (4509)
beware-of-bullshit (6)
own (3875)
next-5-years (544)
fiction (358)
pub-2010s (351)
purged (340)
own-read (312)
pub-2000s (235)
one-sitting (232)
currently-reading (23)
to-read (4509)
beware-of-bullshit (6)
own (3875)
next-5-years (544)
fiction (358)
pub-2010s (351)
purged (340)
own-read (312)
pub-2000s (235)
one-sitting (232)
non-fiction
(222)
horror (165)
women (148)
comix (122)
2018 (113)
2017 (112)
challenge-padding-only (108)
2012 (100)
pub-1990s (97)
poetry (95)
mostly-pictures (88)
2014 (85)
horror (165)
women (148)
comix (122)
2018 (113)
2017 (112)
challenge-padding-only (108)
2012 (100)
pub-1990s (97)
poetry (95)
mostly-pictures (88)
2014 (85)
Jakob J.
is currently reading
progress:
(page 102 of 202)
"I want to live in a world in which ‘local cryptozoologist’ is a viable career choice." — Jul 20, 2024 09:47PM
"I want to live in a world in which ‘local cryptozoologist’ is a viable career choice." — Jul 20, 2024 09:47PM
![Loading... Loading...](https://cdn.statically.io/img/s.gr-assets.com/assets/loading_big-5baaead7062b26142a19d19a9bccf5c2.gif)
![Stephen Crane](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1197498223i/19879._UX200_CR0,31,200,200_.jpg)
“A Man Said to the Universe
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
― War Is Kind and Other Poems
A man said to the universe:
“Sir, I exist!”
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation.”
― War Is Kind and Other Poems
![Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1629693671i/3137322._UX200_CR0,25,200,200_.jpg)
“Finally: I'm bored, and I constantly do nothing. And writing things down really seems like work. They say work makes a man good and honest. Well, here's a chance, at least.”
― Notes From Underground
― Notes From Underground
![Stephen King](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1362814142i/3389._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“He held her and rocked her, believing, rightly or wrongly, that Ellie wept for the very intractability of death, its imperviousness to argument or to a little girl’s tears; that she wept over its cruel unpredictability; and that she wept because of the human being’s wonderful, deadly ability to translate symbols into conclusions that were either fine and noble or blackly terrifying. If all those animals had died and been buried, then Church could die
(any time!)
and be buried; and if that could happen to Church, it could happen to her mother, her father, her baby brother. To herself. Death was a vague idea; the Pet Sematary was real. In the texture of those rude markers were truths which even a child’s hands could feel.”
― Pet Sematary
(any time!)
and be buried; and if that could happen to Church, it could happen to her mother, her father, her baby brother. To herself. Death was a vague idea; the Pet Sematary was real. In the texture of those rude markers were truths which even a child’s hands could feel.”
― Pet Sematary
![Stephen King](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1362814142i/3389._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“there are lots of would-be censors out there, and although they may have different agendas, they all want basically the same thing: for you to see the world they see...or to at least shut up about what you do see that's different. they are agents of the status quo. not necessarily bad guys, but dangerous guys if you happen to believe in intellectual freedom.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
![108](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/groups/1720043872p1/108.jpg)
If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
![30358](https://cdn.statically.io/img/images.gr-assets.com/groups/1266450991p1/30358.jpg)
This is a group/book club for anyone who is a fan of extreme horror novels, such as ones by Edward Lee. It is also a place to discuss any of your favo ...more
Jakob J.’s 2023 Year in Books
Take a look at Jakob J.’s Year in Books. The good, the bad, the long, the short—it’s all here.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Jakob J.
Lists liked by Jakob J.