25 books for 2025

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97 participants (915 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 25 books through the year “2025”! Up to you to decide which ones. 

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Amateurs by Donald Barthelme

Amateurs

Donald Barthelme

184 pages • 1976 • 6 editions

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced
The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai

The Melancholy of Resistance

László Krasznahorkai

320 pages • 1989 • 31 editions

fiction literary magical realism challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

254 pages • 2006 • 170 editions

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong

Night Sky with Exit Wounds

Ocean Vuong

89 pages • 2016 • 35 editions

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Good Pop, Bad Pop by Jarvis Cocker

Good Pop, Bad Pop

Jarvis Cocker

368 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

nonfiction memoir music informative inspiring tense medium-paced
Tarantula by Bob Dylan

Tarantula

Bob Dylan

137 pages • 1971 • 14 editions

fiction music poetry reflective medium-paced
The Pillow Book by Sei Shōnagon

The Pillow Book

Sei Shōnagon

419 pages • 1002 • 33 editions

nonfiction classics memoir informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced
From the Furnace, with Love: The Multigenerational Tapestry of Shirley Cavanaugh. by Dana R Kaufman
From the Furnace, with Love: The Multigenerational Tapestry of Shirley Cavanaugh.
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Dana R Kaufman

From the Furnace, with Love: The Multigenerational Tapestry of Shirley Cavanaugh.

Dana R Kaufman

302 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction dark informative medium-paced
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson

The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

Patrik Svensson

256 pages • 2019 • 57 editions

nonfiction memoir nature science informative reflective medium-paced
Corpses, Fools and Monsters: An Examination of Trans Film Images in Cinema by Caden Gardner, Willow Maclay

Corpses, Fools and Monsters: An Examination of Trans Film Images in Cinema

Caden Gardner, Willow Maclay

350 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction art gender lgbtqia+ informative reflective medium-paced