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2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007+

2026

I hate men.

Harmange, Pauline, 1994–
England, Fourth Estate, 2022; original title, "Moi les hommes, je les dΓ©teste"

112p.    1. Nonfiction  2. Essays  3. Feminism

Nineteen eighty-four.

Orwell, George, 1903–1950
New York, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company; 1949, renewed in 1977 by Sonia Brownell Orwell

298p.    1. Fiction  2. Dystopian


2025

The joy luck club.

Tan, Amy, 1952–
New York, Ballantine Books; Toronto, Random House; 1989, this edition published by arrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons

332p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary  3. Novel


The adult children of emotionally immature parents.

Gibson, Lindsay C.
California, New Harbinger Productions; 2015, distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

202p.    1. Self-help  2. Psychology  3. Family Dynamics


Seventeen poisoned englishmen.

Marquez, Gabriel GarcΓ­a, 1927–2014
England, Penguin Books; this selection published as a Pocket Penguin 2005; original copyright by Gabriel GarcΓ­a Marquez in 1954, 1992

56p.    1. Fiction  2. Literary  3. Short story collection


Hi score girl.

Oshikiri, Rensuke, 1979–
Japan, SQUARE ENIX CO., 2016; English translations by SQUARE ENIX CO., 2020

195p.    1. Shōnen  2. Manga

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2024

I did not finish a book in 2024.

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2023

Desert oracle: volume one.

Layne, Ken, 1967–
New York, MCD Picador / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020; first paperback edition 2021

287p.    1. Non-fiction  2. Regional  3. Paranormal

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2022

On earth we're briefly gorgeous.

Vuong, Ocean, 1988–
New York, Penguin Press; 2019

246p.    1. Fiction  2. Literary  3. Cultural heritage

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2021

Beyond the gender binary.

Menon, Alok Vaid, 1991–
New York, Penguin Random House LLC; 2020

64p.    1. Non-fiction  2. Memoir  3. Queer identity

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2020

I did not finish a book in 2020.

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2019

From here onwards, I collected the data from my now-abandoned Goodreads profile.
(Will delete the account once all this is logged.)


Boxers.

Yang, Gene Luen, 1973–
New York, First Second, 2013; #1 in Boxers & Saints series

325p.    1. Fiction  2. Historical  3. Graphic novel

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2018

American-born chinese.

Yang, Gene Luen, 1973–
New York, First Second; 2006

233p.    1. Fiction  2. Young adult  3. Graphic novel


Me talk pretty one day.

Sedaris, David, 1956–
New York, Little, Brown and Company; 2001

272p.    1. Nonfiction  2. Memoir

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2017

I finished one book, a famous one by an abhorrent, self-proclaimed TERF who used her billionaire dollars to attack the trans community. So I won't log those books publicly, because fuck her.
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2016

Furiously happy: a funny book about horrible things.

Lawson, Jenny, 1973–
New York, Flatiron Books; 2015

329p.    1. Nonfiction  2. Memoir


A clash of kings.

Martin, George R.R., 1948–
New York, Random House Worlds, 2002; #2 in A Song of Ice And Fire series

1009p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Epic


Killing and dying: stories.

Tomine, Adrian, 1974–
Quebec, Drawn and Quarterly, 2015; #12-14 in Optic Nerve series

128p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Short stories

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2015

About a boy.

Hornby, Nick, 1957–
England, Penguin Books; 2000

307p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary  3. British literature


The book of other people.

Smith, Zadie, 1975–
England, Penguin Books; 2007

289p.    1. Fiction  2. Short stories  3. Anthologies

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2014

Fight club.

Palahniuk, Chuck, 1962–
New York, W.W. Norton & Company (NYC); 2005

218p.    1. Fiction  2. Thriller  3. Classics


Seconds.

O'Malley, Bryan Lee, 1979–
New York, Ballantine Books; 2014

218p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Young adult

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2013

Time cat.

Alexander, Lloyd, 1924–2007
England, Puffin Books, 1996; original title, "Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth"

206p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Time travel


Lost at sea.

O'Malley, Bryan Lee, 1979–
Oregon, Oni Press; 2012

162p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Young adult


A game of thrones.

Martin, George R.R., 1948–
New York, Bantam, 2005; #1 in A Song of Ice and Fire series

835p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Epic


Squirrel seeks chipmunk.

Sedaris, David, 1956–
New York; Little, Brown & Co; 2010

163p.    1. Fiction  2. Short stories  3. Humor


Black hole.

Burns, Charles, 1955–
New York, Pantheon; 2005

368p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Horror

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2012

Caricature.

Clowes, Daniel, 1961–
Washington, Fantagraphic Books; 1998

101p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Short stories


Scott pilgrim vs. the world.

O'Malley, Bryan Lee, 1979–
Oregon, Oni Press, 2005; #2 in Scott Pilgrim series

168p.    1. Fiction  2. Comic  3. Young adult


Scott pilgrim's precious little life.

O'Malley, Bryan Lee, 1979–
Oregon, Oni Press, 2004; #1 in Scott Pilgrim series

200p.    1. Fiction  2. Comic  3. Young adult

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2011

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time.

Haddon, Mark, 1962–
New York, Vintage; 2004

226p.    1. Fiction  2. Mystery  3. Contemporary


Bossypants.

Fey, Tina, 1970–
New York, Reagan Arthur Books; 2011

283p.    1. Nonfiction  2. Memoir  3. Humor


Skim.

Tamaki, Mariko, 1975–
Ontario, Groundwood Books; 2008

143p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Queer

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2010

Kafka on the shore.

Murakami, Haruki, 1949–
England, Vintage International; 2006

467p.    1. Fiction  2. Magical realism  3. Japanese literature


Asterios polyp.

Mazzucchelli, David, 1960–
New York, Pantheon; 2009

324p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel


How the water feels to the fishes.

Eggers, Dave, 1970–
California, McSweeney's Books; 2007

63p.    1. Fiction  2. Literary  3. Short stories


Breaking dawn.

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973–
New York, Little, Brown and Company; 2008

756p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult

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2009

Blankets.

Thompson, Craig, 1975–
New Jersey, Top Shelf Productions; 2003

582p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Young adult


No one belongs here more than you.

July, Miranda, 1974–
New York, Scribner; 2007

225p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary  3. Short stories


A streetcar named desire.

Williams, Tennessee, 1911–1983
New York, Dramatist's Play Service, 1998; first published in 1947

107p.    1. Fiction  2. Classic  3. Play


Twilight.

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973–
New York; Little, Brown and Company, 2006; #1 in The Twilight Saga series

498p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult


New moon.

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973–
New York; Little, Brown and Company, 2006; #2 in The Twilight Saga series

563p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult


Eclipse.

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973–
New York; Little, Brown and Company, 2009; #3 in The Twilight Saga series

632p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult


The glass harmonica.

Marley, Louise, 1952–
New York, Ace; 2001

371p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Historical


The three incestuous sisters.

Niffenegger, Audrey, 1963–
New York, Abrams; 2005

176p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel


The ticking.

French, RenΓ©e, 1963–
New Jersey, Top Shelf Productions; 2006

216p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel


Eeeee eee eeee.

Lin, Tao, 1983–
New York, Melville House; 2007

211p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary


Push.

Sapphire, 1950–
New York, Vintage; 1997

177p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary  3. Young adult


Boy proof.

Castellucci, Cecil, 1969–
Massachusetts, Candlewick Press; 2006

208p.    1. Fiction  2. Young adult


Gamer girl.

Mancusi, Mari, 1974–
New York, Dutton Books for Young Readers; 2008

248p.    1. Fiction  2. Young adult


Murder by family: the incredible true story of a son's treachery and a father's forgiveness.

Whitaker, Kent,
Tennessee, Howard Books; 2008

211p.    1. Non-fiction  2. True crime  3. Memoir


Lolita.

Nabokov, Vladimir, 1899–1977
England, Penguin; 1995

368p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics


The plain janes.

Castellucci, Cecil, 1969–; Rugg, Jim, 1977–;
New York, Minx; 2007

176p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel  3. Young adult


Shortcomings.

Tomine, Adrian, 1974–
Quebec, Drawn and Quarterly; 2007

108p.    1. Fiction  2. Graphic novel


Understanding comics: the invisible art.

McCloud, Scott, 1960–
New York, Harper Perennial; 1993

222p.    1. Non-fiction  2. Art  3. Comics

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2008

Many waters.

L'Engle, Madeleine, 1918–2007
New York, Square Fish, 2007; #4 in the Time Quintet and Kairos series

359p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult


Ender's game.

Card, Orson Scott, 1951–
New York, Tor, 2004; #1 in the Ender's Saga series

324p.    1. Science fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult


Breakfast at tiffany's and three stories.

Capote, Truman, 1924–1984
New York, Vintage Books, 1993; original title, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

142p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Short stories


In cold blood.

Capote, Truman, 1924–1984
New York, Vintage, 1994; Edgar Award for *Best Fact Crime* (1966)

343p.    1. Non-fiction  2. Classics  3. True crime


The gashlycrumb tinies.

Gorey, Edward, 1925–2000
England, Bloomsbury, 1998; #1 in *The Vinegar Works* series

64p.    1. Fiction  2. Picture book  3. Horror

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2007 and beyond...

These were books that I remembered reading from the past.
This isn't the entire collection, of course.


A wrinkle in time.

L'Engle, Madeleine, 1918–2007
New York, Yearling Books, 1973; #1 in the Time Quintet and Kairos series

211p.    1. Fiction  2. Fantasy  3. Young adult


On the road.

Kerouac, Jack, 1922–1969
England, Penguin Books; 1976

307p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. American


White oleander.

Fitch, Janet, 1955–
New York; Little, Brown and Company; 2001

446p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary


Slaughterhouse-five.

Vonnegut Jr. Kurt, 1922–2007
New York, Dell; 1991

215p.    1. Science fiction  2. Classics


Animal farm.

Orwell, George, 1903–1950
New York, Signet Classics; 1996

215p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Dystopia


Stargirl.

Spinelli, Jerry, 1941–
New York, Scholastic; 2002

186p.    1. Fiction  2. Contemporary  3. Teen


The catcher in the rye.

Salinger, J.D., 1919–2010
New York, Back Bay Books; 2001

277p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Young adult


The perks of being a wallflower.

Chbosky, Stephen, 1970–
New York, MTV Books/Pocket Books; 1999

213p.    1. Fiction  2. Young adult


The great gatsby.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 1896–1940
New York, Scribner; 1925

180p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Historical


The lovely bones.

Sebold, Alice, 1963–
New York; Little, Brown and Company; 2006

372p.    1. Fiction  2. Mystery


To kill a mockingbird.

Lee, Harper, 1926–2016
New York, Harper Perennial Modern Classics; 2006

323p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Historical


The authoritative calvin and hobbes: a calvin and hobbes treasury.

Watterson, Bill, 1958–
England, Sphere; 1990

254p.    1. Fiction  2. Comics  3. Childrens


The giver.

Lowry, Lois, 1937–
New York, Dell Laurel-Leaf; 1994

179p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Young adult

Holes.

Sachar, Louis, 1954–
New York, Scholastic; 2000

272p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Childrens


The Outsiders.

Hinton, S.E., 1948–
New York, Puffin Books; 1997

208p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Young adult


Anne of green gables.

Montgomery, L.M., 1921–2006
England, Bantam Books; 1982

308p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Childrens


Where the sidewalk ends: the poems and drawings of shel silverstein.

Silverstein, Shel, 1930–1999
New York, Harpercollins; 1996

166p.    1. Poetry  2. Childrens  3. Classics


The metamorphosis.

Kafka, Franz, 1883–1924
New York, Bantam Classics; 1972

201p.    1. Fiction  2. Classics  3. Fantasy


The phantom tollbooth.

Juster, Norton, 1929–
New York, Random House Bullseye Books; 1996

256p.    1. Fiction  2. Childrens  3. Fantasy


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