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November
05
1Q84
Haruki Murakami
June 2019
10
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March 2019
11
finished reading:
House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski
House of Leaves Mark Z. Danielewski
February 2019
19
finished reading:
This One Summer - Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
This One Summer Mariko Tamaki, Jillian Tamaki
finished reading:
The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
The Virgin Suicides Jeffrey Eugenides
February 2019
17
finished reading:
Penance - Kanae Minato, Philip Gabriel
Penance Kanae Minato, Philip Gabriel
February 2019
14
finished reading:
Dark Water - Glynne Walley, Koji Suzuki
Dark Water Glynne Walley, Koji Suzuki
January 2019
3
finished reading:
Salvation of a Saint - Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith
Salvation of a Saint Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith
December 2018
28
finished reading:
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus Erin Morgenstern
December 2018
24
finished reading:
Birds Without Wings - Louis de Bernières
Birds Without Wings Louis de Bernières
December 2018
15
finished reading:
The Devotion of Suspect X: A Detective Galileo Novel - Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith
The Devotion of Suspect X: A Detective Galileo Novel Keigo Higashino, Alexander O. Smith
finished reading:
Japan Transformed: Political Change and Economic Restructuring - Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Michael F. Thies
Japan Transformed: Political Change and Economic Restructuring Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Michael F. Thies
December 2018
4
finished reading:
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
Twilight Stephenie Meyer
November 2018
30
finished reading:
Shadow Shoguns: The Rise and Fall of Japan�s Postwar Political Machine - Jacob M. Schlesinger
Shadow Shoguns: The Rise and Fall of Japan�s Postwar Political Machine Jacob M. Schlesinger
finished reading:
The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters
The Paying Guests Sarah Waters
November 2018
19
finished reading:
Uzumaki - Junji Ito
Uzumaki Junji Ito
November 2018
18
finished reading:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Max Brooks
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War Max Brooks
November 2018
1
finished reading:
Trainspotting - Irvine Welsh
Trainspotting Irvine Welsh
October 2018
31
finished reading:
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World - Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Haruki Murakami
October 2018
29
finished reading:
A Girl on the Shore - Inio Asano
A Girl on the Shore Inio Asano
October 2018
22
finished reading:
No Longer Human - Osamu Dazai
No Longer Human Osamu Dazai
October 2018
18
finished reading:
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays - Joan Didion
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays Joan Didion
September 2018
10
finished reading:
Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
September 2018
07
reviewed: The Kite Runner
DNF at 61% (Chapter 19)I tried to like this book. I really did. In fact, throughout the first quarter of the book, I truly *d...
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
finished reading:
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
August 2018
12
finished reading:
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernières
Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de Bernières
June 2018
25
finished reading:
Morning Glories, Vol. 2: All Will Be Free - Nick Spencer
Morning Glories, Vol. 2: All Will Be Free Nick Spencer
May 2018
30
finished reading:
The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass Philip Pullman
May 2018
1
finished reading:
The World America Made - Robert Kagan
The World America Made Robert Kagan
April 2018
30
reviewed: Fingersmith
In the end, too similar to "The Handmaiden" to keep my interest. Wish I would have read it before watching the movie - they b...
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
finished reading:
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
Fingersmith Sarah Waters
March 2018
21
reviewed: Grotesque
Did not finish. Characters are all repulsive, not a single likable person in this book. Narrator is especially annoying.
Grotesque - Natsuo Kirino
reviewed: Out
Me, pages 1-385: this book is amazing! What an awesome, well written, thought provoking, female centric thriller!Me, pages 38...
Out - Natsuo Kirino, Stephen Snyder
finished reading:
Out - Natsuo Kirino, Stephen Snyder
Out Natsuo Kirino, Stephen Snyder
March 2018
18
finished reading:
Lyndon Johnson's War: America's Cold War Crusade in Vietnam, 1945-1968 - Michael H. Hunt
Lyndon Johnson's War: America's Cold War Crusade in Vietnam, 1945-1968 Michael H. Hunt
February 2018
11
finished reading:
Akira, Vol. 6 - Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy
Akira, Vol. 6 Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy
February 2018
10
finished reading:
Kokoro - Sōseki Natsume, Edwin McClellan
Kokoro Sōseki Natsume, Edwin McClellan
February 2018
8
finished reading:
Akira, Vol. 5 - Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Yuko Umezawa
Akira, Vol. 5 Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Yuko Umezawa
February 2018
6
finished reading:
Akira, Vol. 4 - Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy
Akira, Vol. 4 Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy
February 2018
3
finished reading:
Akira, Vol. 3 - Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Linda York
Akira, Vol. 3 Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Linda York
February 2018
2
finished reading:
Akira, Vol. 2 - Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Linda York
Akira, Vol. 2 Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Linda York
January 2018
31
finished reading:
Akira, Vol. 1 - Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Linda York
Akira, Vol. 1 Yoko Umezawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Chris Warner, Jo Duffy, Linda York
January 2018
17
finished reading:
Annihilation - Jeff VanderMeer
Annihilation Jeff VanderMeer
January 2018
6
finished reading:
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the Universe - Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the Universe Bryan Lee O'Malley
finished reading:
Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour - Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour Bryan Lee O'Malley
January 2018
05
reviewed: The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt’s latest Pulitzer-prize winning novel takes the reader on a rich, vivid journey through the life of an orphan in ...
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
finished reading:
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together - Bryan Lee O'Malley, Steve Buccellato
Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together Bryan Lee O'Malley, Steve Buccellato
finished reading:
The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt
December 2017
22
finished reading:
After Dark - Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami
After Dark Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami
December 2017
18
finished reading:
The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
The Subtle Knife Philip Pullman
December 2017
16
finished reading:
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Tragic, Compelling Story of the Last Tsar and his Family - Robert K. Massie
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Tragic, Compelling Story of the Last Tsar and his Family Robert K. Massie
December 2017
10
finished reading:
Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness - Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim & the Infinite Sadness Bryan Lee O'Malley
December 2017
6
finished reading:
Woodrow Wilson - H.W. Brands, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Woodrow Wilson H.W. Brands, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
November 2017
27
finished reading:
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World - Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World Bryan Lee O'Malley
finished reading:
Barbarian Virtues: The United States Encounters Foreign Peoples at Home and Abroad, 1876-1917 - Matthew Frye Jacobson
Barbarian Virtues: The United States Encounters Foreign Peoples at Home and Abroad, 1876-1917 Matthew Frye Jacobson
November 2017
15
finished reading:
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life - Bryan Lee O'Malley
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Bryan Lee O'Malley
November 2017
13
finished reading:
Dangerous Nation: America's Foreign Policy from Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (Vintage) - Robert Kagan
Dangerous Nation: America's Foreign Policy from Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century (Vintage) Robert Kagan
October 2017
7
finished reading:
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Secret History Donna Tartt
September 2017
26
finished reading:
Vintage Murakami - Haruki Murakami
Vintage Murakami Haruki Murakami
September 2017
19
reviewed: A Diplomatic History of The American Revolution
This book was - sorry for the awful pun - painstakingly dull. The kind of book that I found myself reading but not understand...
A Diplomatic History of The American Revolution - Jonathan R. Dull
finished reading:
A Diplomatic History of The American Revolution - Jonathan R. Dull
A Diplomatic History of The American Revolution Jonathan R. Dull
August 2017
8
finished reading:
Call Me by Your Name - André Aciman
Call Me by Your Name André Aciman
August 2017
03
reviewed: number9dream
This is the only David Mitchell book I've actively disliked. In "Ghostwritten," his trademark successes become flaws: fantasy...
number9dream - David Mitchell
finished reading:
number9dream - David Mitchell
number9dream David Mitchell
July 2017
26
reviewed: The Keep
The premise of this book is better than the novel itself - in the end, a quirky writing style, unsympathetic characters, and ...
The Keep - Jennifer Egan
finished reading:
The Keep - Jennifer Egan
The Keep Jennifer Egan
July 2017
06
reviewed: When We Were Orphans
Ishiguro's prize-winning schtick is the unreliable narrator, but this novel's protagonist strays from "unreliable" to "unbeli...
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
finished reading:
When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro
When We Were Orphans Kazuo Ishiguro
July 2017
02
reviewed: Black Swan Green
Mitchell hits a home-run again: a clever and meaningful coming-of-age novel told through thirteen months in a thirteen year o...
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
finished reading:
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
Black Swan Green David Mitchell
June 2017
24
finished reading:
Watchmen - Dave Gibbons, John Higgins, Alan Moore
Watchmen Dave Gibbons, John Higgins, Alan Moore
June 2017
21
reviewed: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Kindle Edition)
The first 80% of this book is a heartfelt family drama, coming of age story, and a tale of human-animal companionship blended...
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Kindle Edition) - David Wroblewski
finished reading:
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Kindle Edition) - David Wroblewski
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Kindle Edition) David Wroblewski
June 2017
20
finished reading:
Mother Night - Kurt Vonnegut
Mother Night Kurt Vonnegut
June 2017
17
reviewed: The Invisible Circus
In this story, a cast of insufferable characters aids a young and ignorant and equally insufferable heroine on an emotional a...
The Invisible Circus - Jennifer Egan
finished reading:
The Invisible Circus - Jennifer Egan
The Invisible Circus Jennifer Egan
June 2017
07
reviewed: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
This was the book that convinced me that Murakami is a one-trick pony. And for now, I've had my fill of melancholic, everyman...
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage - Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami
finished reading:
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage - Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami
June 2017
1
finished reading:
A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro
A Pale View of Hills Kazuo Ishiguro
May 2017
29
reviewed: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
It's a fun read, but it pales in comparison to Rowling's own work. One might say that the "magic" of the original series is m...
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - J.K. Rowling, John Kerr Tiffany, Jack Thorne
finished reading:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - J.K. Rowling, John Kerr Tiffany, Jack Thorne
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child J.K. Rowling, John Kerr Tiffany, Jack Thorne
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