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Read Your Shelves (for heavier readers)

courtwj Host

20 participants (330 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I’m on a never ending quest to read my physical shelves. Feel free to join me in reading 4 books a month from your “shelves” for a total of 48 books in 2025. 

You can focus on backlist, kindle, audiobooks, books purchased prior to 2025…whatever works for you. Let’s do this!

Challenge Books

All books added
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

Jane Mayer

missing duration info • audio • 2016

nonfiction economics history politics challenging dark informative medium-paced
La Société du feu de l'enfer by Rawi Hage

La Société du feu de l'enfer

Rawi Hage

313 pages • paperback • 2018

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Alienist by Caleb Carr

The Alienist

Dr. Laszlo Kreizler #1

Caleb Carr

498 pages • paperback • 1994

fiction crime historical mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb

Royal Assassin

The Farseer Trilogy #2

Robin Hobb

675 pages • paperback • 1996

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill

The Vessel

Adam L.G. Nevill

173 pages • digital • 2022 user-added

fiction horror dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Why Does E=mc^2?: And Why Should We Care? by Brian Cox, Jeffrey R. Forshaw

Why Does E=mc^2?: And Why Should We Care?

Brian Cox, Jeffrey R. Forshaw

7 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2009

nonfiction science challenging informative slow-paced
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

The Wicked Years #1

Gregory Maguire

406 pages • hardcover • 1995

fiction fantasy adventurous dark slow-paced
Funny Story by Emily Henry

Funny Story

Emily Henry

387 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn

So Not Meant To Be

Cane Brothers #2

Meghan Quinn

459 pages • digital • 2022

fiction contemporary romance adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

A History of Wild Places

Shea Ernshaw

354 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction magical realism thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced