View by book, by book cover, by year or just my favorites.

Classics

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens - ★★★★☆…
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi - ★★★★★…
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - ★★★★★…
Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway - ★★★★★…
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - ★★★★★…
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - ★★★☆☆…
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - ★★★★★…
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf - ★★★★★…
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - ★★★★★…
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo - ★★★★☆…
Moby Dick by Herman Melville - ★★★★★…
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway - ★★★★★…
Bleak House by Charles Dickens - ★★★★★…

Epics and Poetry

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry - ★★★★★…
The Odyssey by Homer - ★★★★★…

Essays and Memoirs

H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald - ★★★☆☆…
Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li - ★★★★★…
New York Sketches by E.B. White -  ★★★★★…
Self-reliance and Other Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson - ★★★★★…
The Best American Essays 2024 by Wesley Morris (editor) - ★★★☆☆…
Creative Nonfiction: The Final Issue by Lee Gutkind - ★★★★☆…
The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl - ★★★☆☆…
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett -  ★★★★☆…
Somehow by Anne Lamott - ★★★☆☆…
Here is New York by E. B. White - ★★★★★…
Consolations by David Whyte - ★★★★★…
The Night Country by Loren C Eiseley - ★★★☆☆…
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut - ★★★☆☆…
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett - ★★★★☆…
The Glorious American Essay by Phillip Lopate - ★★★★★…
Will by Will Smith - ★★★★★…

Graphic Novels

The Walking Dead Compendium 2 by Robert Kirkman - ★★★★☆…
The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman - ★★★★☆…

History

The Last Lion: Alone by William Manchester - ★★★★☆…
On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder - ★★★★☆…
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer - ★★★★☆…
The Age of Napoleon by Will Durant - ★★★★☆…
Fallen Leaves by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
Rousseau and Revolution by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
The Age of Voltaire by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
The Age of Louis XIV by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
The Age of Reason Begins by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
The Reformation by Will Durant - ★★★★☆…
The Renaissance by Will Durant - ★★★★☆…
The Age of Faith by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
Caesar and Christ by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
The Life of Greece by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant - ★★★★★…
Trust the Plan by Will Sommer - ★★★☆☆…
The Last Lion by William Manchester - ★★★★☆…
The Lessons of History by Will Durant - ★★★★☆…

Horror

Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin - ★★★★☆ …
Bag of Bones by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Gerald’s Game by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Just After Sunset by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Needful Things by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Rose Madder by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
You Like It Darker by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
The Regulators by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - ★★★☆☆…
Desperation by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Holly by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Christine by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Blaze by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Lisey’s Story by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Night Shift by Stephen King - ★★★★★…
Elevation by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Cujo by Stephen King - ★★★★★…
The Dead Zone by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
Insomnia by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…

Literary Fiction

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell - ★★★★★…
My Friends by Fredrik Backman - ★★☆☆☆…
Chess Story by Stefan Zweig - ★★★★☆…
A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker - ★★★★☆…
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner - ★★★★☆…
On the Calculation of Volume (Book I) by Solvej Balle - ★★★★☆…
Brightness Falls by Jay McInerney - ★★★★★…
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck - ★★★★☆…
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner - ★★★★★…
James by Percival Everett - ★★★★☆…
The Spectator Bird by Wallace Stegner - ★★★★★…
How to Read a Book by Monica Wood - ★★★★☆…
Table for Two by Amor Towles - ★★★★☆…
The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis - ★★★★★…
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver - ★★★★☆…
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - ★★★☆☆…
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - ★★★★☆…
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - ★★★★☆…
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - ★★★★★…
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - ★★★★☆…
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov - ★★★☆☆…
Wednesday’s Child by Yiyun Li - ★★★★☆…
The Silentiary by Antonio Di Benedetto - ★★★☆☆…
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride - ★★★☆☆…
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore - ★★☆☆☆…
The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner - ★★★★★…
Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley - ★★★★★…
Mr Ives’ Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos - ★★★★☆…
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - ★★★★★…
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles - ★★★★☆…
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson - ★★☆☆☆…
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy - ★★★★★…
Fat City by Leonard Gardner - ★★★☆☆…
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - ★★★★☆…
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - ★★★★☆…
So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell - ★★★☆☆…

Mystery and Suspense

We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough - ★★★☆☆…
Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard - ★★★★☆…
London Rules by Mick Kerron - ★★★★☆…
The Godfather by Mario Puzo - ★★★★☆…
A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes - ★★★★☆…
Spook Street by Mick Herron - ★★★★☆…
City of Glass by Paul Auster - ★★★☆☆…
Real Tigers by Mick Herron - ★★★★☆…
Dead Lions by Mick Herron - ★★★★☆…
Slow Horses by Mick Herron - ★★★★★…
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh - ★★★☆☆…
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
A Perfect Spy by John le Carré - ★★★★☆…
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - ★★★☆☆…
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane - ★★★★★…
The Deep Blue Good-by by John D MacDonald - ★★★★☆…
The Rubber Band by Rex Stout - ★★★☆☆…
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai - ★★★☆☆…
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier - ★★★★☆…
Dead Calm by Charles Williams - ★★★★☆…
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - ★★★★☆…
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger - ★★★☆☆…
Death Without Company by Craig Johnson - ★★★☆☆…
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson - ★★★★☆…
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith - ★★★★☆…
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth - ★★★★☆…
Until Proven Guilty by J.A. Jance - ★★★☆☆…

Philosophy and Spirituality

Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday - ★★★☆☆…
Laozi’s Dao De Jing by Lao Tzu - ★★★★★…
Consolations by David Whyte - ★★★★★…
The Book by Alan Watts - ★★★☆☆…
The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh - ★★★★★…
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday - ★★★☆☆…
On Friendship by Marcus Cicero - ★★★★☆…
How to Live by Derek Sivers - ★★★★☆…
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday - ★★★★☆…
Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre - ★★★☆☆…
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - ★★★★★…

Reading and Writing

The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll - ★★★☆☆…
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks - ★★★★☆…
The Notebook by Roland Allen - ★★★★★…
The Work of Art by Adam Moss - ★★★★☆…
Thinking on Paper by V.A. Howard, J.H. Barton - ★★★☆☆…
A System for Writing by Bob Doto - ★★★☆☆…
Show Your Work by Austin Kleon - ★★★☆☆…
The Public Library by Robert Dawson - ★★★☆☆…
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff - ★★★★☆…
Stories of Books and Libraries by Jane Holloway (editor) - ★★★★★…
The Private Library by Reid Byers - ★★★★★…
Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark - ★★★★☆…
Storycraft by Jack Hart - ★★★★★…
Wordcraft by Jack Hart - ★★★★★…
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell - ★★★★☆…
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon - ★★★★☆…
Essayism by Brian Dillon - ★★★☆☆…
To Show and to Tell by Phillip Lopate - ★★★☆☆…

Science and Psychology

The School of Life by Alain de Botton - ★★★☆☆…
Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell - ★★★★☆…
Quiet by Susan Cain - ★★★★☆…
Your Brain on Art by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross - ★★★★☆…
Selfless by Brian Lowery - ★★★☆☆…
How Do We Know Ourselves by David G Myers - ★★★★☆…
Attention Span by Gloria Mark - ★★☆☆☆…
Probable Impossibilities by Alan Lightman - ★★★☆☆…
Basin and Range by John McPhee - ★★★★☆…
Quit by Annie Duke - ★★★★☆…
The Night Country by Loren C Eiseley - ★★★☆☆…
Grieving Dad by Mark Seidman - ★★★★☆…
This Is What It Sounds Like by Susan Rogers - ★★★☆☆…
Finding Meaning by David Kessler - ★★★★★…
Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine by Alan Lightman - ★★★★★…

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Babel by R.F. Kuang - ★★☆☆☆…
The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke - ★★★★☆…
The Death of Grass by John Christopher - ★★★★☆…
Dune by Frank Herbert - ★★★★★…
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree - ★★★★☆…
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling - ★★★★☆…
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King - ★★★★☆…
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi - ★★★★☆…
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine - ★★★★☆…
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - ★★★☆☆…
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel - ★★★★☆…
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier - ★★★★☆…
Fairy Tale by Stephen King - ★★★☆☆…
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ★★★★☆…
The Peripheral by William Gibson - ★★★☆☆…
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle - ★★★☆☆…

Sports, Health and Sobriety

On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates - ★★★☆☆…
At the Fights by George Kimball - ★★★★☆…
Thrive in Retirement by Eric Thurman - ★★★☆☆…
How to Retire Happy by Stan Hinden - ★★★☆☆…
We Are the Luckiest by Laura Mckowen - ★★★★☆…
Four Kings by George Kimball - ★★★☆☆…
Dry by Augusten Burroughs - ★★★★☆…

Travel and Nature

H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald - ★★★☆☆…
The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl - ★★★☆☆…
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony - ★★★★☆…
Move on Down to Mexico by Nicholas Grant - ★★★☆☆…
Sibley’s Birding Basics by David Allen Sibley - ★★★★☆…
The Vagabond’s Way by Rolf Potts - ★★★★☆…
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck - ★★★★☆…
Going Back to Bisbee by Richard Shelton - ★★★★☆…
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben - ★★★★☆…

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