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2025/2026 reading list
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items the books i read last and this year that have stood out and stuck with me from a variety of genres 📚
called the divine comedy for a reason, this was life changing and i cannot wait to read purgatory and paradise. dantes humor was ahead of his time, my favorite piece of the whole poem was his insertion of people in his real life as unlikable or usele...
Inferno (Signature Classics)
very interesting to me, navigated the grounds of christian fiction, mystery, and even a little thriller in a very interesting and unique way
The Stranger in the Lifeboat: A Novel | Barnes & Noble®
rumored to be the draft to lolita by my sweet beloved nabokov. will never live up to lolita or even pale fire but a good entry book into his works
The Enchanter
i am not usually a fan of self help and personal development books but this was truly the best ive ever read. full of useful information and doesnt promise to be the one fix to change your life. very meaningful.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal ...
encapsulating fiction story in a fiction world where girls are subjected to something called “the grace year”
The Grace Year: A Novel | Barnes & Noble®
explores womens biology and health and explains how one our most used solutions really affects our bodies
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of ...
describes the effects of minimizing our interactions with social media and technology as a whole and how digital minimalism is a beneficial philosophy, one of my favorite non fiction books personally
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
gone girl’s better sister to be honest, i loved loved sharp objects. the setting had me basically living through the book i was so sucked in
Sharp Objects
genuinely all i have to say about this book is oh my god.
Valley of the Dolls 50th Anniversary Edition - Barnes & Noble
a beautifully written story of a cannibalistic lover of culinary arts. the woman equivalent to patrick bateman pretty much
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers, Paperback
my favorite classic ive ever read. the puzzle is so intense and must be read at least twice for the full effect of the plot to be able to be understood. nabokov’s writing is truly genius
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov - Penguin Random House
i adore this book, it lingered with me for weeks after i finished it and had me thinking about the connections between love and death and what is too far when youre in love. i read this in like 3 days i just absolutely could not put it down
The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®
unintentionally stuck with my theme of love and death, i cried at least 3 times during this book and made me question my own feelings of grief. opened up a whole new topic i had never delved into but was meaningful and worth thinking about
The Year of Magical Thinking (National Book Award Winner)
one of my top five modern/contemporary fiction book.s. as someone who isnt even a huge fan of historical fiction this book made me change my mind, i have since then bought four other Kristin Hannah books that i just cant wait to read. the great alone...
The Great Alone - Barnes & Noble