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“There was this book Dad used to read to me every night called "The Giving Tree." It was a really good book, but the back of it had a picture of the author, this guy named Shel Silverstein.
But Shel Silverstein looks more like a burglar or a pirate than a guy who should be writing books for kids.
Dad must have known that picture kind of freaked me out, because one night after I got out of bed, Dad said: "IF YOU GET OUT OF BED AGAIN TONIGHT, YOU'LL PROBABLY RUN INTO SHEL SILVERSTEIN IN THE HALLWAY."
That really did the trick, Ever since then, I STILL don't get out of bed at night, even if I really need to use the bathroom.”
― The Last Straw
But Shel Silverstein looks more like a burglar or a pirate than a guy who should be writing books for kids.
Dad must have known that picture kind of freaked me out, because one night after I got out of bed, Dad said: "IF YOU GET OUT OF BED AGAIN TONIGHT, YOU'LL PROBABLY RUN INTO SHEL SILVERSTEIN IN THE HALLWAY."
That really did the trick, Ever since then, I STILL don't get out of bed at night, even if I really need to use the bathroom.”
― The Last Straw

“Once you want something, everything changes. Now I want everything. More and more and more.”
― Matched
― Matched

“He was the toast to her butter.”
― The Lucky One
― The Lucky One

“It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs.”
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
― Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

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On our lips, begin and tell
A Thousand and a Hundred score
A Hundred and a Thousand more”
― Dragonfly in Amber
On our lips, begin and tell
A Thousand and a Hundred score
A Hundred and a Thousand more”
― Dragonfly in Amber
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