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Books I've Read in 2025

The complete list, continually updated.

Hall of Fame Reading List

The current favorites (also a living document, curated by whatever mood I'm in when updating.)

Books to Make You Hurl Your Phone Into a River

I've been using this post title as shorthand for far too long. But: a journey into digital minimalism, nature, disappearance, dopamine, etc,.

Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander

Like Jury Duty (the show) in romance book form—two exes sequestered.

Flesh by David Szalay — Notes

This Booker Prize winner grabbed me much more than I expected, and I have a lot to discuss.

Love Buzz by Neely Tubati Alexander

A chance encounter sends an almost thirty-year-old to wreck the rest of her life (in a good way.)

Heart the Lover by Lily King

Lily King resists the temptation to take the easy way out, and this love/friendship story is all the better for it.

Beartown by Fredrik Backman (Voice Note Review)

By popular request, some notes on cult-ish thinking, "almost isn't enough," and contrastive parallelism á la ChatGPT through the lens of Fredrik Backman's Beartown.

The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer

An original Bluebeard retelling as a ghost story—with Marissa Meyer's signature flair.

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