Updated April 15, 2026
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The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa 3.75/5
Not exactly sure what to say about this book. It’s a mix of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, but set in Japan. It’s a slow read, but interesting.
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 6 by Matt Dinniman 4/5
The Harry Potter series got me into reading as a kid, I think this series brought me back into reading as an adult.
The Hike by Drew Magary 3.75/5
Had a very satisfying ending, but the way the author wrote dialogue annoyed me.
Everything is Tuberculosis By John Green 3.75/5
Everything really is tuberculosis
Slow Horses by Mick Herron 4/5
What the TV show is based on. Pretty much exactly everything that happened in season one of the show but goes a bit more in depth about the side characters.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 4.25/5
A re-read. I love me some Douglas Adams
The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 5 by Matt Dinniman 4/5
The Harry Potter series got me into reading as a kid, I think this series brought me back into reading as an adult.
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer 4/5
A short book which argues that we can learn from nature a better economy than capitalism.
Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger 3/5
I read this as required reading as a teenager and I hated it. I found Holden Cauflied angsty and annoying. Re-reading it as an adult, I now understand that kid just needed therapy. Still don’t love it.
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and someone else 4/5
The middle of this book is a bit slow but it has a good pay off. Gonna just pretend that only Terry Pratchett wrote this.
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert 3.5/5
There's a forward at the beginning of my copy of the book from the authors son explaining why Dune Messiah is a misunderstood book, and the book very much reads as a book that needs a forward explaining why it's a misunderstood book.
Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile by Aaron Naparstek, Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear 4/5
I live in a very walkable city (by American standards) and I still need to own a car. This book explains how we got here and what we can do about it.
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 4/5
This book is good, but almost impossible to describe.
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 4.5/5
A slow start, but ultimately a lovely book about death and meaning of life.
The Danish Way of Parenting by Iben Dissing Sandahl and Jessica Joelle Alexander 4/5
An informational book on raising kids
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 4.5/5
A lot of the science either flew over my head or I had to re-read a bunch to understand. Still a good book.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 4.75/5
I'll hold my hands up and say that as a city kid, books about rural America don't usually grab me, but this book did. Probably the closest I've been to giving a 5.
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett 3.75/5
I enjoyed this book, but I’ve been told that this is not where you should start your Discworld journey and I can see why.
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut 4.5/5
This was a re-read. I like Kurt Vonnegut.
Erasure by Percival Everett 4/5
This book features a book within a book which is fun. I didn't realize until after that the movie American Fiction is based on this book.
You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption by Angela Tucker 4.75/5
By far the best book on adoption I have read.
The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman 4.25/5
This series is really good. Highly recommend.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann 4/5
If you want to read nonfiction that reads like fiction, this author is your guy.
Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle 4.25/5
Surprisingly hopeful book about human existence. Also, very gory.
Interior Chinatown by Charles Wu 4/5
A delightfully creative book. Written in the style of a screenplay.
The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole By Lori Holden with Crystal Hass 4/5
A purely informational book which I read for reasons 👀
Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It by Cory Doctorow 4/5
This is a good book about how the internet became bad. It’s demoralizing and then oddly hopeful at the end.
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 3 by Matt Dinniman 4.25/5
These books are just a lot of fun to read. After book 2 was a lot of set up, this one the wheels have started moving (literally).
Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
I read this for professional development at work. I'm not going to review things that I read for work, but it is a book I finished.
North Woods by Daniel Mason 3.75/5
Very technically impressive, every chapter is written in the popular style of the time period it takes place in, but that made it hard for me to get into the book. Glad I finished it though.
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut 4.5/5
This was a re-read but Kurt Vonnegut writes like my brain thinks.
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann 4.5/5
I like the way this guy writes non-fiction. It reads like fiction.
Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman 4/5
Enjoyable, but felt like set up for the next book.
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore 4.75/5
Very good book. Could easily see this being an HBO series adaptation in a few years.
Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo 3/5
I know I read a well written book, but I couldn’t tell you anything that happened.
James by Percival Everett 4.75/5
There was one small twist near the end that I didn’t particularly like, but outside of that nearly a perfect book. Feel free to email me if you’ve read it and want to know what I didn’t like
Dungeon Crawler Carl By Matt Dinniman 4.5/5
This author reminds me a lot of Douglas Adam’s writing. A fun read.
I Who Have Never Known Men By Jacqueline Harpman 4/5
A good book, just wanted to know more about the world.
Small Things Like These By Claire Keegan 4.75/5
I went into this without reading a summary of the book and I think that’s the correct way to do it.
Untamed By Glennon Doyle 4/5
I agree with everything she’s saying. My criticism is that I think it’s a lot easier to do what she’s suggesting when you have a lot of money than it is for every day people.
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