Reading

This is my personal reading log. On it you'll find the books I've read, the book I am currently reading, as well as some information on each one.

Currently Reading

(1)

  • The Fall of Hyperion

    The Fall of Hyperion

    Dan Simmons

    As war engulfs humanity, the pilgrimage's secrets unravel and the fate of the Hegemony is decided

    Start Date
    2026-01-08
    Finish Date
    Release date
    1990-03-01
    Word count
    169,059

    science fiction

    fiction

    fantasy

    space opera

2026

(1)

  • Hyperion

    Hyperion

    Dan Simmons

    5

    Seven pilgrims share their intertwined stories on a journey across time and space to an enigmatic world

    Start Date
    2025-12-27
    Finish Date
    2026-01-07 (11 days)
    Release date
    1989-05-26
    Word count
    163,500 (14,864 words per day)

    science fiction

    fiction

    fantasy

    space opera

2025

(12)

  • The Border

    The Border

    Don Winslow

    4

    An epic conclusion to the Power of the Dog trilogy, confronting the human cost of the drug war with unflinching realism

    Start Date
    2025-11-11
    Finish Date
    2025-12-24 (43 days)
    Release date
    2019-02-26
    Word count
    221,952 (5,162 words per day)

    fiction

    crime

    thriller

    drama

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    George Orwell

    3

    A sharp political satire exposing the corrupting nature of power through allegory

    Start Date
    2025-11-02
    Finish Date
    2025-11-11 (9 days)
    Release date
    1945-08-17
    Word count
    46,812 (5,201 words per day)

    classics

    fiction

    political satire

    allegory

  • Blood Meridian

    Blood Meridian

    Cormac McCarthy

    2

    Blood Meridian charts a relentless journey across the borderlands, exposing humanity’s darkest hunger for violence and power.

    Start Date
    2025-09-15
    Finish Date
    2025-10-30 (45 days)
    Release date
    1985-04-28
    Word count
    110,214 (2,449 words per day)

    fiction

    historical fiction

    westerns

    classics

  • The Cartel

    The Cartel

    Don Winslow

    5

    A gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines epic story of power, corruption, revenge, and justice spanning the past decade of the Mexican-American drug wars

    Start Date
    2025-08-21
    Finish Date
    2025-09-11 (21 days)
    Release date
    2015-05-22
    Word count
    178,024 (8,477 words per day)

    fiction

    crime

    thriller

    mystery

  • The Salt Path

    The Salt Path

    Raynor Winn

    1

    The uplifting "true" tale of the couple who lost everything and embarked on a journey of salvation across the windswept South West coastline

    Start Date
    2025-07-25
    Finish Date
    2025-08-21 (27 days)
    Release date
    2018-03-22
    Word count
    72,000 (2,667 words per day)

    nonfiction

    memoir

    travel

    nature

  • The Sympathizer

    The Sympathizer

    Viet Thanh Nguyen

    3

    A gripping espionage tale and political thriller exploring identity, war, and betrayal in post-war Vietnam

    Start Date
    2025-05-29
    Finish Date
    2025-07-24 (56 days)
    Release date
    2015-04-02
    Word count
    87,927 (1,570 words per day)

    fiction

    historical fiction

    war

    asia

  • The Alchemist

    The Alchemist

    Paulo Coelho (Translator: Alan R. Clarke)

    4

    A philosophical adventure about following your dreams and listening to your heart

    Start Date
    2025-05-19
    Finish Date
    2025-05-28 (9 days)
    Release date
    1988-04-15
    Word count
    59,696 (6,633 words per day)

    fiction

    fantasy

    philosophy

    self help

  • The Power Of The Dog

    The Power Of The Dog

    Don Winslow

    4

    A blistering narco-epic of corruption, vengeance, and the cost of the drug war across borders

    Start Date
    2025-02-28
    Finish Date
    2025-05-19 (80 days)
    Release date
    2005-04-26
    Word count
    156,638 (1,958 words per day)

    fiction

    crime

    thriller

    mystery

  • The North Water

    The North Water

    Ian McGuire

    4

    A visceral, brutal Arctic thriller set on a doomed whaling expedition

    Start Date
    2025-02-20
    Finish Date
    2025-02-23 (3 days)
    Release date
    2016-02-11
    Word count
    73,695 (24,565 words per day)

    historical fiction

    fiction

    thriller

    historical

  • You Dreamed of Empires

    You Dreamed of Empires

    Álvaro Enrigue (Translator: Natasha Wimmer)

    5

    A hallucinatory, revelatory, colonial revenge story that reimagines the fall of Tenochtitlan

    Start Date
    2025-02-12
    Finish Date
    2025-02-20 (8 days)
    Release date
    2022-10-13
    Word count
    68,640 (8,580 words per day)

    fiction

    historical fiction

    magical realism

    historical

  • 1984

    1984

    George Orwell

    3

    A chilling dystopian vision of totalitarianism, surveillance, and truth

    Start Date
    2025-02-05
    Finish Date
    2025-02-12 (7 days)
    Release date
    1949-06-08
    Word count
    122,176 (17,454 words per day)

    classics

    fiction

    science fiction

    dystopia

  • Code Dependent

    Code Dependent

    Madhumita Murgia

    3

    An investigation into how AI is reshaping power, work, and identity in the modern world

    Start Date
    2024-08-01
    Finish Date
    2025-01-27 (179 days)
    Release date
    2024-03-21
    Word count
    80,000 (447 words per day)

    nonfiction

    technology

    artificial intelligence

    science

2024

(2)

  • Material World

    Material World

    Ed Conway

    4

    A sweeping exploration of the raw materials powering the foundations of our global economy

    Start Date
    2024-02-20
    Finish Date
    2024-08-01 (163 days)
    Release date
    2023-06-15
    Word count
    154,000 (945 words per day)

    nonfiction

    science

    history

    economics

  • Hypermedia Systems

    Hypermedia Systems

    Carson Gross, Mike Amundsen, Adam Stepinski, Deniz Akşimşek

    4

    A modern guide to building evolvable, distributed software with hypermedia and web-native design

    Start Date
    2024-01-01
    Finish Date
    2024-01-17 (16 days)
    Release date
    2023-07-16
    Word count
    123,000 (7,688 words per day)

    programming

    technology

    software

    engineering

2023

(5)

  • Sixty Harvests Left

    Sixty Harvests Left

    Philip Lymbery

    3

    A powerful call to transform our food systems and restore harmony with nature before time runs out

    Start Date
    2023-07-22
    Finish Date
    2023-07-30 (8 days)
    Release date
    2022-08-18
    Word count
    107,700 (13,463 words per day)

    nonfiction

    environment

    nature

    food

  • Less Is More

    Less Is More

    Jason Hickel

    4

    A radical reimagining of prosperity and progress in an age of ecological crisis

    Start Date
    2023-07-18
    Finish Date
    2023-07-21 (3 days)
    Release date
    2020-01-13
    Word count
    100,800 (33,600 words per day)

    nonfiction

    economics

    politics

    environment

  • Ultra-Processed People

    Ultra-Processed People

    Chris van Tulleken

    3

    A gripping investigation into the industrialised foods reshaping our bodies, brains, and world

    Start Date
    2023-07-11
    Finish Date
    2023-07-17 (6 days)
    Release date
    2023-04-27
    Word count
    115,200 (19,200 words per day)

    nonfiction

    health

    science

    food

  • Ravenous

    Ravenous

    Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis

    3

    A bold manifesto for fixing the broken food system to benefit both people and the planet

    Start Date
    2023-06-29
    Finish Date
    2023-07-05 (6 days)
    Release date
    2023-03-23
    Word count
    100,800 (16,800 words per day)

    nonfiction

    food

    health

    science

  • Living in Data

    Living in Data

    Jer Thorp

    5

    An insightful guide to understanding data’s role in shaping society and empowering citizens

    Start Date
    2023-06-20
    Finish Date
    2023-06-28 (8 days)
    Release date
    2021-05-04
    Word count
    96,000 (12,000 words per day)

    nonfiction

    technology

    science

    politics