Total Pages Read: 2,231
Shortest Book: 208 pages
Longest Book: 478 pages
Fiction: 6
Non-Fiction: 1
Cookbook: 0
Poetry: 0
Last Book Read:
7. The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations about a Triple Murder Trial by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper, & Sarah Krasnostein. Three journalists talk about their experience following the murder trial of a woman accused of killing three people (and attempted murder of a fourth). 240 pages. (Finished 24 Jan 2026).
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Full book list below the cut:
- My Friends by Fredrik Backman. A story a famous piece of art, a young woman, and the friendship depicted in the painting. 448 pages. (Finished 4 Jan 2026).
- The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. A teenager disappears from the tony summer camp her family owns. The story about the wealthy owners of the land and the blue collar town that is dependant on it for the jobs it provides. 478 pages. (Finished 12 Jan 2026).
- Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar by Katie Yee. A married couple go out to dinner, where the husband tells his wife he’s having an affair. Shortly after, the wife’s chest begins to ache and she walks into an exam room to a cancer diagnosis. The story follows her journey over the ensuing few months. 200 pages. (Finished 13 Jan 2026).
- Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. A black woman finds herself transported back to antebellum south (both in time and distance) to save a distant relative. 288 pages. (Finished 16 Jan 2026).
- Flesh by David Szalay. The story of on man over his lifetime and the events that shaped his life and who he becomes. 353 pages. (Finished 18 Jan 2026).
- A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar. In the near future, the world is facing a severe climate crisis. A woman is preparing to leave India to join her husband in the US with her child and father. Her plans are thrown into crisis when a thief steals her purse with their passports and visas in it. 224 pages. (Finished 20 Jan 2026).
- The Mushroom Tapes: Conversations about a Triple Murder Trial by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper, & Sarah Krasnostein. Three journalists talk about their experience following the murder trial of a woman accused of killing three people (and attempted murder of a fourth). 240 pages. (Finished 24 Jan 2026).
