Reading in 2026
Books finished in order. Click a cover to see my notes.
Books
A running list of what I've read, with a sentence or two on each. Click the book title to get my notes on each book.
Rating Scale
| 10/10 | Changed something in me. I'll read it again. |
| 9/10 | Excellent. Recommended without hesitation. |
| 8/10 | Really good. Stuck with me after I finished. |
| 7/10 | Solid. Worth your time. |
| 6/10 | Decent. Had good ideas but didn't fully land. |
| 5/10 | Mixed. Some value, some filler. |
| 4/10 | Struggled to finish. Wouldn't recommend. |
| 3/10 | Not for me. |
| 2/10 | Genuinely bad. |
| 1/10 | Did not finish. |
2026
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01
Room (Goodreads)
My sister recommended this. A story told entirely from the POV of a five-year-old who has never left the room he was born in, which is actually a shed in someone's backyard. This book was inspired by the Josef Fritzl case. Messed up stuff.8/10 -
02
A Marriage at Sea (Goodreads)
A couple decides to sail across the Pacific with almost no experience. Their boat sinks. They spend 118 days on a raft. The survival story is gripping. Enjoyed this one.7/10 -
03
The Tiger (Goodreads)
A tiger in Siberia decides to hunt humans, methodically, over days. It's terrifying and the setting makes it worse. Vaillant writes the landscape so well you feel cold reading it.8/10 -
04
Co-Intelligence (Goodreads)
Mollick is one of the clearest thinkers writing about AI right now, and there's a lot of noise out there. This is practical and genuinely interesting. I rated it a 6 mostly because I came in with a lot of context. If you're newer to the space, it's probably an 8.6/10 -
05
The Art Thief (Goodreads)
The most successful art thief in history was doing it because he just genuinely loved the paintings. Stashed a billion dollars worth of art in his apartment. Finkel tells the story in a way that makes you almost root for the guy. Read in one sitting.9/10 -
06
Fahrenheit 451 (Goodreads)
Books are banned and firemen set fire to any that are found. The story follows Guy Montag, a fireman, as he begins to question the society he lives in. This was fun read.7/10 -
07
Man's Search for Meaning (Goodreads)
Viktor Frankl's account of surviving four Nazi concentration camps, and the psychological framework, logotherapy, he developed from the experience. The central argument: meaning, not pleasure or power, is the primary human drive. One of those books that makes you rethink suffering and choice.8/10 -
08
If This Is A Man (Goodreads)
A firsthand account of survival in Auschwitz, written by Italian chemist Primo Levi. It's a precise and unflinching look at what the camp system did to human identity.8/10
