Books Read 2026

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* Didn't finish the book. 

** Read the book but did a lot of skipping or scanning. Won't add the book to my permanent collection. Won't search out other books by the author.

*** Enjoyable read. If nonfiction, will keep the book but won't purchase if borrowed. If fiction won't keep the book, won't purchase if borrowed. Receptive to other works if they are recommended.

**** Liked the book a lot. If nonfiction, will keep or purchase if borrowed. If fiction, will keep the book but not purchase if borrowed. Will look for other works by the same author.

***** One of my all time favorites. If nonfiction, will keep or purchase to add to my collection. If fiction, will keep or purchase to add to my collection. Will actively search out other works by the same author.

Fiction

    1. Bear***
    2. Black Bag**
    3. Elizabeth is Missing
    4. Enormous Wings****
    5. If Cats Disappeared From the World**
    6. James****
    7. Long Division***
    8. Loved and Missed****
    9. Mr. g: A Novel About the Creation****
    10. My Year of Meats
    11. Orbital****
    12. Remarkably Bright Creatures****
    13. The Humans***
    14. The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances***
    15. The Mothers***

    Non-fiction

    1. A Walk in the Park: the True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon 
    2. Good Bones*****
    3. Good Morning, Monster****
    4. Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World****
    5. Lord of the Butterflies*****
    6. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me***
    7. Pansy*****
    8. Secrets of Adulthood: Simple Truths for Our Complex Lives***
    9. Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better*
    10. Stupid Faces in Stunning Paintings: A Serious Exploration of Art History’s Silliest Expressions***
    11. The Company of Owls: a Memoir
    12. The Devil's Teeth: a True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks****
    13. The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom***
    14. The Madness Vase*****
    15. The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again****