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  • From The Good Reads 100
  • Speculative Fiction (Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror) Series
    • By Brandon Sanderson
    • By Orson Scott Card
    • By Joe Abercrombie
    • By Brent Weeks
    • By Patrick Rothfuss
    • By Robin Hobb
    • By Scott Lynch
    • By Isaac Asimov
    • By Stephen King
    • By Phillip Pullman
    • By Christopher Paolini
    • Star Wars EU
    • By Stephenie Meyer
    • By Anne Rice
  • Fiction
    • By Chuck Palahniuk
    • By Dan Brown
    • By Michael Connelly
    • By Kevin J. Anderson
    • By John Grisham
    • By Ayn Rand
    • By Michael Crichton
  • Humor
    • By David Sedaris
    • By Patrick McManus
  • Autobiographical
    • By James Herriot
  • Other Authors and Genres (One-Offs, YA, Self-Help, Non-Fiction)

Books

In no particular order, here are some books I’ve read.

Currently Reading

  1. Dungeon Crawler Carl
  2. Thinking, Fast and Slow

From The Good Reads 100

  1. To Kill a Mockingbird ★★★★★
  2. 1984 ★★★★☆
  3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (and the others) ★★★★☆
  4. Lord of the Rings ★★★★★
  5. The Hobbit ★★★★☆
  6. Fahrenheit 451 ★★★★☆
  7. Animal Farm ★★★★☆
  8. The Catcher in The Rye ★★★☆☆
  9. The Book Thief ★★★★☆
  10. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (and the others) ★★★★☆
  11. The Lord of the Flies ★★★☆☆
  12. A Wrinkle in Time ★★★★☆
  13. Of Mice and Men ★★★★☆
  14. Romeo and Juliet ★★★★☆
  15. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ★★★★★
  16. The Little Prince ★★★★☆
  17. The Giver ★★★★☆
  18. Where the Sidewalk Ends ★★★★☆
  19. Wuthering Heights ★★★☆☆
  20. Frankenstein ★★★★☆
  21. The Bible (~1/3rd ish) ★★★☆☆
  22. The Count of Monte Cristo ★★★★☆
  23. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ★★★★☆
  24. The Stand ★★★★☆
  25. Ender’s Game (Ender and Shadow Series) ★★★★★
  26. Watership Down ★★★★☆
  27. A Game of Thrones (and the others) ★★★★☆
  28. Life of Pi ★★★★☆
  29. The Pillars of the Earth ★★★★☆
  30. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ★★★★☆
  31. The Raven ★★★★☆
  32. The Odyssey ★★★★☆
  33. Crime and Punishment ★★★★☆
  34. Slaughterhouse Five ★★★★☆
  35. The Phantom Tollbooth ★★★★☆

Speculative Fiction (Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror) Series

By Brandon Sanderson

  • Mistborn: The Final Empire ★★★★☆
  • Mistborn: The Well of Ascension ★★★★☆
  • Mistborn: The Hero of Ages ★★★★☆
  • Mistborn: The Alloy of Law ★★★★☆
  • Mistborn: The Bands of Mourning ★★★★☆
  • Mistborn: Secret History ★★★★☆
  • Stormlight: The Way of Kings ★★★★★
  • Stormlight: Words of Radiance ★★★★★
  • Stormlight: Oathbringer ★★★★☆
  • Elantris ★★★★☆

By Orson Scott Card

  • Ender’s Game ★★★★★
  • Speaker for the Dead ★★★★☆
  • Xenocide ★★★★☆
  • Children of the Mind ★★★★☆
  • Ender’s Shadow ★★★★☆
  • Shadow of the Hegemon ★★★★☆
  • Shadow Puppets ★★★★☆
  • Shadow of the Giant ★★★★☆
  • Songmaster ★★★★☆

By Joe Abercrombie

  • The Blade Itself ★★★★☆
  • Before They Are Hanged ★★★★☆
  • Last Argument of Kings ★★★★☆
  • Best Served Cold ★★★★☆

By Brent Weeks

  • The Way of Shadows ★★★★☆
  • Shadow’s Edge ★★★★☆
  • Beyond the Shadows ★★★★☆
  • The Black Prism ★★★★☆
  • The Blinding Knife ★★★★☆
  • The Broken Eye ★★★★☆
  • The Blood Mirror ★★★★☆
  • The Burning White ★★★★☆

By Patrick Rothfuss

  • The Name of the Wind ★★★★★
  • The Wise Man’s Fear ★★★★☆

By Robin Hobb

  • Assassin’s Apprentice ★★★★☆
  • Royal Assassin ★★★★☆
  • Assassin’s Quest ★★★★☆

By Scott Lynch

  • The Lies of Locke Lamora ★★★★☆
  • Red Seas Under Red Skies ★★★★☆
  • The Republic of Thieves ★★★★☆

By Isaac Asimov

  • Prelude to Foundation ★★★★☆
  • Forward the Foundation ★★★★☆
  • Foundation ★★★★☆
  • Foundation and Empire ★★★★☆
  • Second Foundation ★★★★☆
  • Foundation’s Edge ★★★★☆
  • Foundation and Earth ★★★★☆
  • Nightfall ★★★★☆

By Stephen King

  • Salem’s Lot ★★★★☆
  • The Shining ★★★★☆
  • The Stand ★★★★☆
  • Cujo ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands ★★★★☆
  • Insomnia ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah ★★★★☆
  • The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower ★★★★☆

By Phillip Pullman

  • The Golden Compass ★★★★☆
  • The Subtle Knife ★★★★☆
  • The Amber Spyglass ★★★★☆

By Christopher Paolini

  • Eragon ★★★★☆
  • Eldest ★★★★☆
  • Brisingr ★★★★☆
  • Inheritance ★★★★☆

Star Wars EU

  • Lots, 20+ ★★★★☆

By Stephenie Meyer

  • Twilight ★★★☆☆
  • New Moon ★★★☆☆
  • Eclipse ★★★☆☆
  • Breaking Dawn ★★★☆☆

By Anne Rice

  • Interview with the Vampire ★★★★☆

Fiction

By Chuck Palahniuk

  • Fight Club ★★★★☆
  • Survivor ★★★★☆
  • Lullaby ★★★★☆
  • Choke ★★★★☆

By Dan Brown

  • The Da Vinci Code ★★★★☆
  • Angels and Demons ★★★★☆

By Michael Connelly

  • Bloodwork ★★★★☆
  • The Poet ★★★★☆
  • The Last Coyote ★★★★☆

By Kevin J. Anderson

  • Ill Wind ★★★★☆
  • A lot of his Star Wars books (see above) ★★★★☆

By John Grisham

  • The Rainmaker ★★★★☆
  • The Partner ★★★★☆
  • The Street Lawyer ★★★★☆
  • The Testament ★★★★☆
  • The King of Torts ★★★★☆
  • Playing for Pizza ★★★★☆
  • The Summons ★★★★☆

By Ayn Rand

  • Atlas Shrugged ★★★★☆
  • The Fountainhead ★★★★☆

By Michael Crichton

  • Congo ★★★★☆
  • Sphere ★★★★☆

Humor

By David Sedaris

  • For When You Are Engulfed in Flames ★★★★☆

By Patrick McManus

  • Never Sniff a Gift Fish ★★★★☆
  • The Grasshopper Trap ★★★★☆
  • Rubber Legs and White Tail-Hairs ★★★★☆

Autobiographical

By James Herriot

  • All Creatures Great and Small ★★★★☆
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful ★★★★☆
  • All Things Wise and Wonderful ★★★★☆

Other Authors and Genres (One-Offs, YA, Self-Help, Non-Fiction)

  • Dune ★★★★☆
  • The Martian ★★★★☆
  • The Last Werewolf ★★★★☆
  • Anathem ★★★★☆
  • Prince of Thorns ★★★★☆
  • Daring Greatly ★★★★☆
  • This Naked Mind ★★★★☆
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People ★★★★☆
  • 48 Laws of Power ★★★★☆
  • Power of One ★★★★☆
  • Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard ★★★★☆
  • Redwall ★★★★☆
  • Sick Puppy ★★★★☆
  • Those Who Trespass ★★★★☆
  • King Solomon’s Mines ★★★★☆
  • All Quiet on the Western Front ★★★★☆
  • The Shadow of the Wind ★★★★☆
  • The Outsiders ★★★★☆
  • Inferno (The Divine Comedy) ★★★★☆
  • A Brief History of Time ★★★★☆
  • Chicken Soup for the Soul ★★★★☆
  • The Sword of Truth ★★★★☆
  • The BFG ★★★★☆
  • The Screwtape Letters ★★★★☆
  • The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm ★★★★☆
  • The Island of Blue Dolphins ★★★★☆
  • My Side of the Mountain ★★★★☆
  • Julie and the Wolves ★★★★☆
  • Dear Mr. Henshaw ★★★★☆
  • Strider ★★★★☆
  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle ★★★★☆
  • Socks ★★★★☆
  • Ramona ★★★★☆
  • Ribsy ★★★★☆
  • Super Fudge ★★★★☆
  • Flowers for Algernon ★★★★☆
  • Into the Wild ★★★★☆
  • Shakespeare (Various) ★★★★☆
  • The Canterbury Tales ★★★★☆
  • Moby Dick ★★★★☆
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles ★★★★☆
  • The Jungle ★★★★☆
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ★★★★☆
  • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead ★★★★☆
  • Robinson Crusoe ★★★★☆
  • Guns, Germs and Steel ★★★★☆
  • More Money Than God ★★★★☆
  • The Lusty Argonian Maid ★★★★☆

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