Index of books read since 2023. View by book cover or by year.

Classics

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 - ★★★★★…

Epics and Poetry

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

Essays and Memoirs

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 - ★★★★★…

Graphic Novels

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

History

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

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 - ★★★★☆…

Literary Fiction

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 - ★★★★☆…

Mystery and Suspense

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 - ★★★☆☆…

Philosophy and Spirituality

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 - ★★★★☆…

Reading and Writing

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 Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin - ★★★★☆…
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 - ★★★★☆…

Science and Psychology

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 - ★★★☆☆…

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 - ★★★★☆…

Travel and Nature

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 - ★★★★☆…

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