2025 in Books

Oh, no, is this another “a year in review” kind of post?

No, it’s not. But it kinda is.

I have the privilege of being able to allocate uninterrupted time to read, something I am extremely grateful for, so I managed to finish a large number of books.

2025 was the year I realised, much to my surprise, that contrary to previous belief, I actually enjoy reading “proper” books. Or, much better worded, 2025 was the year I started expanding beyond my favourite genre: Cold War spy stories.

All that being said, I have read several books I really liked, I dropped several books that I was not finding enjoyable, but there are three books that I found particularly remarkable.

In no particular order, those are:

• Shuggie Bain
• Flesh
• The Names

Also, as kind of a parting shot, if everything goes according to plan, tomorrow I will start reading my first Tolstoy. How about that?