I loved this recap, and I have added most of these to my TBR. There a few that are moving up the list for 2026. Agree wholeheartedly that books are great gifts. I do stocking stuffer gifts each year, and this year, I grabbed $5 secondhand books for all of my stockings. It was probably the most fun I had shopping for gifts in a while!
Stunning work with this omg! The Venn diagram killed me. Good luck with Doctor Zhivago! We really are all tackling our long ones this December--oof. Train Dreams is an all-time favorite shortie of mine, too; have you seen the movie yet?! I can't wait to watch, I've only heard fantastic things, and I've already listened to a bit of the soundtrack, which is unbelievably good. I'm excited to be adding The Remembered Soldier to my tbr! long, translated, about memory and existential personhood? sign me up
I loved this recap, and I have added most of these to my TBR. There a few that are moving up the list for 2026. Agree wholeheartedly that books are great gifts. I do stocking stuffer gifts each year, and this year, I grabbed $5 secondhand books for all of my stockings. It was probably the most fun I had shopping for gifts in a while!
Second the East of Eden as the best literature ever - you should read Grapes of Wrath next
Stunning work with this omg! The Venn diagram killed me. Good luck with Doctor Zhivago! We really are all tackling our long ones this December--oof. Train Dreams is an all-time favorite shortie of mine, too; have you seen the movie yet?! I can't wait to watch, I've only heard fantastic things, and I've already listened to a bit of the soundtrack, which is unbelievably good. I'm excited to be adding The Remembered Soldier to my tbr! long, translated, about memory and existential personhood? sign me up