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books i've read

i don't have a goodreads because amazon owns them so i'm just going to list books i've read here. one day i may even write something about each book.

2026

my goal for the year is to read 18 books. as of february 1st, i've read 3

  • another country, james baldwin, finished january 2026, ebook from library
  • war of the worlds, hg wells, finished january 2026, been in my edward gorey collection for years
  • replaceable you, mary roach, finished january 2026, ebook from library

2025

my goal for the year was to read more than 12 books and i read 14.

  • fuzz by mary roach, finished january 2025, bought from the strand
  • natural causes, barbara ehrenreich, finished january 2025, been on my shelf unread for many years
  • my documents, kevin nguyen, finished march 2025, publisher sent me a copy
  • tumblr porn, ana valens, finished april 2025, paperback gift from a friend
  • the fire next time, james baldwin, re-read may 2025, been on my shelf read for many years
  • giovanni's room, james baldwin, re-read may 2025, been on my shelf read for many years
  • a physical education , casey johnston, finished june 2025, pre-ordered hardcover
  • braiding sweetgrass, robin wall kimmerer, finished august 2025, bought from the strand
  • be ready when the luck happens, ina garten, finished september 2025, borrowed ebook from library
  • i regret almost everything, keith mcnally, finished november 2025, borrowed ebook from library
  • everything is tuberculosis, john green, finished november 2025, borrowed ebook from library
  • connie, connie chung, finished december 2025, borrowed ebook from library
  • animal farm, george orwell, re-read december 2025, borrowed ebook from library
  • the outsiders, s.e. hinton, finished december 2025, ebook from library