TIME TRAVEL
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, 1994β
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, 1903β1950
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, 1952β
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, 1927β2014
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, 1979β
Japan, SQUARE ENIX CO., 2016; English translations by SQUARE ENIX CO., 2020
195p. 1. ShΕnen 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, 1967β
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, 1988β
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, 1991β
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, 1973β
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, 1973β
New York, First Second; 2006
233p. 1. Fiction 2. Young adult 3. Graphic novel
Me talk pretty one day.
Sedaris, David, 1956β
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, 1973β
New York, Flatiron Books; 2015
329p. 1. Nonfiction 2. Memoir
A clash of kings.
Martin, George R.R., 1948β
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, 1974β
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, 1957β
England, Penguin Books; 2000
307p. 1. Fiction 2. Contemporary 3. British literature
The book of other people.
Smith, Zadie, 1975β
England, Penguin Books; 2007
289p. 1. Fiction 2. Short stories 3. Anthologies
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2014
Fight club.
Palahniuk, Chuck, 1962β
New York, W.W. Norton & Company (NYC); 2005
218p. 1. Fiction 2. Thriller 3. Classics
Seconds.
O'Malley, Bryan Lee, 1979β
New York, Ballantine Books; 2014
218p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Young adult
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2013
Time cat.
Alexander, Lloyd, 1924β2007
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, 1979β
Oregon, Oni Press; 2012
162p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Young adult
A game of thrones.
Martin, George R.R., 1948β
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, 1956β
New York; Little, Brown & Co; 2010
163p. 1. Fiction 2. Short stories 3. Humor
Black hole.
Burns, Charles, 1955β
New York, Pantheon; 2005
368p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Horror
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2012
Caricature.
Clowes, Daniel, 1961β
Washington, Fantagraphic Books; 1998
101p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Short stories
Scott pilgrim vs. the world.
O'Malley, Bryan Lee, 1979β
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, 1979β
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, 1962β
New York, Vintage; 2004
226p. 1. Fiction 2. Mystery 3. Contemporary
Bossypants.
Fey, Tina, 1970β
New York, Reagan Arthur Books; 2011
283p. 1. Nonfiction 2. Memoir 3. Humor
Skim.
Tamaki, Mariko, 1975β
Ontario, Groundwood Books; 2008
143p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Queer
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2010
Kafka on the shore.
Murakami, Haruki, 1949β
England, Vintage International; 2006
467p. 1. Fiction 2. Magical realism 3. Japanese literature
Asterios polyp.
Mazzucchelli, David, 1960β
New York, Pantheon; 2009
324p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel
How the water feels to the fishes.
Eggers, Dave, 1970β
California, McSweeney's Books; 2007
63p. 1. Fiction 2. Literary 3. Short stories
Breaking dawn.
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973β
New York, Little, Brown and Company; 2008
756p. 1. Fiction 2. Fantasy 3. Young adult
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2009
Blankets.
Thompson, Craig, 1975β
New Jersey, Top Shelf Productions; 2003
582p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Young adult
No one belongs here more than you.
July, Miranda, 1974β
New York, Scribner; 2007
225p. 1. Fiction 2. Contemporary 3. Short stories
A streetcar named desire.
Williams, Tennessee, 1911β1983
New York, Dramatist's Play Service, 1998; first published in 1947
107p. 1. Fiction 2. Classic 3. Play
Twilight.
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973β
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, 1973β
New York; Little, Brown and Company, 2006; #2 in The Twilight Saga series
563p. 1. Fiction 2. Fantasy 3. Young adult
Eclipse.
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973β
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, 1952β
New York, Ace; 2001
371p. 1. Fiction 2. Fantasy 3. Historical
The three incestuous sisters.
Niffenegger, Audrey, 1963β
New York, Abrams; 2005
176p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel
The ticking.
French, RenΓ©e, 1963β
New Jersey, Top Shelf Productions; 2006
216p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel
Eeeee eee eeee.
Lin, Tao, 1983β
New York, Melville House; 2007
211p. 1. Fiction 2. Contemporary
Push.
Sapphire, 1950β
New York, Vintage; 1997
177p. 1. Fiction 2. Contemporary 3. Young adult
Boy proof.
Castellucci, Cecil, 1969β
Massachusetts, Candlewick Press; 2006
208p. 1. Fiction 2. Young adult
Gamer girl.
Mancusi, Mari, 1974β
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, 1899β1977
England, Penguin; 1995
368p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics
The plain janes.
Castellucci, Cecil, 1969β; Rugg, Jim, 1977β;
New York, Minx; 2007
176p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel 3. Young adult
Shortcomings.
Tomine, Adrian, 1974β
Quebec, Drawn and Quarterly; 2007
108p. 1. Fiction 2. Graphic novel
Understanding comics: the invisible art.
McCloud, Scott, 1960β
New York, Harper Perennial; 1993
222p. 1. Non-fiction 2. Art 3. Comics
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2008
Many waters.
L'Engle, Madeleine, 1918β2007
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, 1951β
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, 1924β1984
New York, Vintage Books, 1993; original title, "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
142p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Short stories
In cold blood.
Capote, Truman, 1924β1984
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, 1925β2000
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, 1918β2007
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, 1922β1969
England, Penguin Books; 1976
307p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. American
White oleander.
Fitch, Janet, 1955β
New York; Little, Brown and Company; 2001
446p. 1. Fiction 2. Contemporary
Slaughterhouse-five.
Vonnegut Jr. Kurt, 1922β2007
New York, Dell; 1991
215p. 1. Science fiction 2. Classics
Animal farm.
Orwell, George, 1903β1950
New York, Signet Classics; 1996
215p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Dystopia
Stargirl.
Spinelli, Jerry, 1941β
New York, Scholastic; 2002
186p. 1. Fiction 2. Contemporary 3. Teen
The catcher in the rye.
Salinger, J.D., 1919β2010
New York, Back Bay Books; 2001
277p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Young adult
The perks of being a wallflower.
Chbosky, Stephen, 1970β
New York, MTV Books/Pocket Books; 1999
213p. 1. Fiction 2. Young adult
The great gatsby.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 1896β1940
New York, Scribner; 1925
180p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Historical
The lovely bones.
Sebold, Alice, 1963β
New York; Little, Brown and Company; 2006
372p. 1. Fiction 2. Mystery
To kill a mockingbird.
Lee, Harper, 1926β2016
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, 1958β
England, Sphere; 1990
254p. 1. Fiction 2. Comics 3. Childrens
The giver.
Lowry, Lois, 1937β
New York, Dell Laurel-Leaf; 1994
179p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Young adult
Holes.
Sachar, Louis, 1954β
New York, Scholastic; 2000
272p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Childrens
The Outsiders.
Hinton, S.E., 1948β
New York, Puffin Books; 1997
208p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Young adult
Anne of green gables.
Montgomery, L.M., 1921β2006
England, Bantam Books; 1982
308p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Childrens
Where the sidewalk ends: the poems and drawings of shel silverstein.
Silverstein, Shel, 1930β1999
New York, Harpercollins; 1996
166p. 1. Poetry 2. Childrens 3. Classics
The metamorphosis.
Kafka, Franz, 1883β1924
New York, Bantam Classics; 1972
201p. 1. Fiction 2. Classics 3. Fantasy
The phantom tollbooth.
Juster, Norton, 1929β
New York, Random House Bullseye Books; 1996
256p. 1. Fiction 2. Childrens 3. Fantasy
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