Books I've read in 2025 Public
Created by Niklas
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Knockemstiff by Donald Ray Pollock
4 stars
"More engaging than any new fiction in years." —Chuck Palahniuk
An unforgettable work of fiction that peers into the soul …
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The Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf
4 stars
When "The Quest for Christa T. "was first published in East Germany ten years ago, there was an immediate storm: …
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Over the Rainbow by Alex James
1 star
One winter’s night, Alex James received an unexpected call. Blur had been invited to play their biggest gig ever: Wembley …
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The Short End of the Sonnenallee by Thomas Brussig, Jenny Watson, Jonathan Franzen
4 stars
Thomas Brussig's classic German novel, The Short End of the Sonnenallee, now appearing for the first time in English, is …
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The AI Con by Alex Hanna, Emily M. Bender
3 stars
A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this …
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Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold
4 stars
On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music-hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her …
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Bonsai är en stor liten berättelse om de två unga chilenska litteraturstudenterna Julio och Emilia, som i sin jakt på …
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The Question of Palestine by Edward Said
4 stars
This original and deeply provocative book was the first to make Palestine the subject of a serious debate—one that remains …
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To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause by Benjamin Nathans
4 stars
Beginning in the 1960s, the Soviet Union was unexpectedly confronted by a dissident movement that captured the world’s imagination. Demanding …
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5 stars
Caroline Fraser grew up in the shadow of Ted Bundy, the most notorious serial murderer of women in American history, …
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Serialbathroomdummyrun by Blixa Bargeld
3 stars
Die von mir kuratierte Ausstellungsreihe von Blixa Bargelds Hotelbadezimmerfotos begann 1997 in Berlin und kam über Nizza, Wien und Köln …
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The Möbius Book by Catherine Lacey
4 stars
Adrift in the winter of 2021 after a sudden breakup and the ensuing depression, the novelist Catherine Lacey began cataloguing …
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4 stars
"Reeling from the brain-altering effects of oxygen depletion, Jon Krakauer reached the summit of Mt. Everest in the early afternoon …
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Strangers and Intimates by Tiffany Jenkins
4 stars
Tiffany Jenkins's groundbreaking new book describes the battles fought to achieve a private life in the West and shows why, …
