{"id":2596,"date":"2025-12-27T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts\/?p=2596"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:49:59","slug":"books-ive-read-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhinoblues.com\/thoughts\/2025\/12\/books-ive-read-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Books I’ve Read in 2025\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Total Pages Read:\u00a0<\/strong>14,771
Shortest Book: 96
Longest Book: 601
Fiction: 32
Non-Fiction: 3
Cookbook: 8
Poetry: 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Book Read:<\/em><\/strong>
44.\u00a0Katabasis<\/em> by R.F. Kuang. A magical journey into Hell along the lines of Dante and Orpheus. 541 pages. (Finished 27 Dec 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Lists:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 List<\/a><\/td>2018 List<\/a><\/td>2012 List<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2023 List<\/a><\/td>2017 List<\/a><\/td>2011 List<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2022 List<\/a><\/td>2016 List<\/a><\/td>2010 List<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2021 List<\/a><\/td>2015 List<\/a><\/td>2009 List<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2020 List<\/a><\/td>2014 List<\/a><\/td>2008 List<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
2019 List<\/a><\/td>2013 List<\/a><\/td>2007 List<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Full book list below the cut:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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  1. The Plot<\/em> by Jean Hanff Korelitz. (The Book Series #1). Jacob Finch Bonner was a promising young novelist that is now languishing teaching in a low-residency MFA program. One of his students tells him about the plot of his “sure thing” novel. When Jake finds out a few years later about the death of that student without the publishing of that novel it sets up a dilemna for Jake and a chain of events that will consume him. 317 pages. (Finished 04 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Everyday Pressure Cooking: Over 100 Family Favourites Made Fast and Easy in Stovetop and Electric Pressure Cookers<\/em> by Catherine Phipps. Another fun cookbook from Catherine Phipps. She’s from England, so the cookbook definitely has a British flair to it (from units of measurements to names for different ingredients.) 256 pages. (Finished 06 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Orbital<\/em> by Samantha Harvey. Six astronauts are orbiting Earth on one of the last trips to the space station. 224 pages. (Finished 08 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. I hope this finds you well: poems<\/em> by Kate Baer. From comments\/emails\/news by erasing words poems are created. 96 pages. (Finished 09 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. The Sequel<\/em> by Jean Hanff Korelitz. (The Book Series #2). Anna Williams-Bonner is about to release her debut novel in the aftermath of her husbands death. In the insuing acclaim for her own book, ghosts from the past reappear. 304 pages. (Finished 13 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Latin\u00edsimo: Home Recipes from the Twenty-One Countries of Latin America<\/em> by Sandra A. Gutierrez. 475 pages. (Finished 14 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The Mighty Bean: 100 Easy Recipes That Are Good for Your Health, the World, and Your Budget<\/em> by Judith Choate. 239 pages. (Finished 22 Jan 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Intermezzo<\/em> by Sally Rooney. Peter and Ivan Koubek are not alike. Peter is a successful lawyer in Dublin. Ivan is a socially awkward former competitive chess player. They are both grieving the death of their father in their own ways. 454 pages. (Finished 29 Jan 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. The Wishing Game<\/em> by Meg Shaffer. Lucy Hart is one of the biggest fans of childrens author Jack Masterson. When Jack announces a contest for the sole copy of his new book, she gets a chance to finally get her wish. 304 pages. (Finished 04 Feb 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Richard Hart Bread: Intuitive Sourdough Baking<\/em> by Richard Hart. 601 pages. (Finished 18 Feb 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. James<\/em> by Percival Everett. A reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/em> but told from the perspective of the enslaved Jim. 303 pages. (Finished 18 Feb 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Milk Street Fast and Slow: Instant Pot Cooking at the Speed You Need<\/em> by Christopher Kimball. 579 pages. (Finished 09 Mar 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. The Vanishing Half<\/em> by Brit Bennett. The Vignes twins left their home town (a small, southern black community) at 16. Years later, one returns with her black daughter. The other has disappeared, secretly passing for a white woman. 389 pages. (Finished 09 Mar 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Behold the Dreamers<\/em> by Imbolo Mbue. Jende Jonga feels he is extremely lucky when he gets a job in the fall of 2007 as a chauffeur for a senior executive at Lehman Brothers. However, when Lehman Brothers collapses the following year, it will have dire consequences for both his boss and Jende’s family. 400 pages. (Finished 29 Mar 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. The Tigers of Lents<\/em> by Mark Pomeroy. The story of a family who live in the outer neighborhood of Lents in Portland. Three sisters who are struggling with life, each other, and figuring out how to survive in a world that nothing comes easy in. 222 pages. (Finished 07 Apr 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Men We Reaped: A Memoir<\/em> by Jesmyn Ward. The story of five men and their deaths and how it affected their families and the world around them in far south. 274 pages. (Finished 11 Apr 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Victory City<\/em> by Salman Rushdie. 352 pages. (Finished 16 Apr 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Tilt: A Novel<\/em> by Emma Pattee. 237 pages. (Finished 17 Apr 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. The Fires<\/em> by Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Hagal\u00edn Bj\u00f6rnsd\u00f3ttir. 300 pages. (Finished 24 Apr 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Midnight in Soap Lake<\/em> by Matthew J. Sullivan. 415 pages. (Finished 28 Apr 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Redemption<\/em> by Deborah J Ledford (Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran #1). 363 pages. (Finished 5 May 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Havoc<\/em> by Deborah J Ledford (Eva “Lightning Dance” Duran #2). 344 pages. (Finished 13 May 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Preserved: Drinks: 25 Recipes<\/em> by Darra Goldstein, Courtney Burns, & Richard Martin. 112 pages. (Finished 17 May 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Let Us Descend: A Novel<\/em> by Jesmyn Ward. 336 pages. (Finished 20 May 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. The Mountain Rose Herbs Book of Natural Body Care: 68 Simple Recipes for Health and Beauty<\/em> by Shawn Donnille. 232 pages. (Finished 24 May 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. The Manual: A Philosopher’s Guide to Life<\/em> by Epictetus. 70 pages. (Finished 2 Jun 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. The Brightwood Stillness<\/em> by Mark Pomeroy. 290 pages. (Finished 2 Jun 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Preserved: Vegetables: 25 Recipes<\/em> by Darra Goldstein, Courtney Burns, & Richard Martin. 112 pages. (Finished 2 Jun 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. The City and Its Uncertain Walls<\/em> by Haruki Murakami. 449 pages. (Finished 16 Jun 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Your Absence is Darkness<\/em> by J\u00f3n Kalman Stef\u00e1nsson. 561 pages. (Finished 30 Jul 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Bright Young Women<\/em> by Jessica Knoll. 400 pages. (Finished 9 Aug 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. The Summer I Turned Pretty<\/em> by Jenny Han (Summer #1). 304 pages. (Finished 10 Aug 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. It’s Not Summer Without You<\/em> by Jenny Han (Summer #2). 320 pages. (Finished 14 Aug 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  34. Never Search Alone: The Job Seeker’s Playbook<\/em> by Phyl Terry. 296 pages. (Finished 15 Aug 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  35. We’ll Always Have Summer<\/em> by Jenny Han (Summer #3). 320 pages. (Finished 17 Aug 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  36. Klara and the Sun<\/em> by Kazuo Ishiguro. 303 pages. (Finished 5 Sep 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  37. Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats: A Guide to the History, Identification, and Use of Psychoactive Fungi<\/em> by Paul Stamets. 256 pages. (Finished 8 Sep 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  38. Birnam Wood<\/em> by Eleanor Catton. 423 pages. (Finished 12 Oct 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  39. Yellowface<\/em> by R.F. Kuang. 322 pages. (Finished 23 Oct 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  40. Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution<\/em> by R.F. Kuang. 545 pages. (Finished 20 Nov 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  41. The Rose Field<\/em> by Philip Pullman (The Book of Dust #3). 672 pages. (Finished 7 Dec 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  42. Automatic Noodle<\/em> by Annalee Newitz. 168 pages. (Finished 10 Dec 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  43. The Correspondent<\/em> by Virginia Evans. 291 pages. (Finished 11 Dec 2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  44. Katabasis<\/em> by R.F. Kuang. 541 pages. (Finished 27 Dec 2025).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n