Books
These are 69 books I've read or given up on a significant portion of the way through, occasionally presented with notes.
Imprecise tracking began in 2022, with proper tracking beginning in 2023, so some reading prior to that isn't present.
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The Elements of Style (1959)
Notes
A useful book which in some places shows its age. I would recommend it to all writers, if not just to find which parts you disagree with so as to form strong opinions of your own.
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The Curse of Lono (1983)
Notes
Hunter's drug habit having taken its toll, I lost interest. Padded out with quotes and fluff, it reads poorly.
Reads
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The Rum Diary (1998)
Notes
Every bit as distorted and degenerate as I'd expected and hoped.
Reads
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Atomic Design (2016)
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Web Typography: A handbook for designing beautiful and effective responsive typography (2016)
Notes
Extremely useful and applicable content explained very well. I'm sure to refer to it whenever working on web typography.
Reads
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Sunrise on the Reaping (2025)
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Friendship is Optimal (2012)
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The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists (2019)
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The Days Have Worn Away (2024)
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1971)
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (2015)
Notes
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is certainly a long and difficult read, with some rather questionable parts, but some interesting ideas which can be extracted. It has its flaws, and certain bits are contrived, but overall it's quite a worthy experience. I haven't read much fan fiction, but this feels more transformative than the usual. The world is much the same, as are the character names, but their behaviours and the overall approach to everything is almost completely unique. Towards the beginning of the book, I had several issues with it. Rather impressively, almost every gripe turned out to be intentional and was either addressed or resolved by the end.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997)
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If Only They Could Talk (1970)
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The Desolations of Devil's Acre (2021)
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The Conference of the Birds (2020)
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A Map of Days (2018)
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Library of Souls (2015)
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Hollow City (2014)
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2011)
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Spurious Correlations (2015)
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Of Mice and Men (1937)
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The Naked and the Dead (2017)
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Unhappy Returns (2013)
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A Cold Day In Hell (2014)
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Blood In The Water (2014)
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Old Wounds (2015)
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Ring of Fired (2013)
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Mostly Harmless (1992)
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984)
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Life, The Universe, and Everything (1982)
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The Restaurant At the End of the Universe (1980)
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Varg in Love (2013)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
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A Clockwork Orange (1962)
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Lost Perth (2014)
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Kitchen Confidential (2000)
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Animal Farm (1945)
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016)
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2020)
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Mockingjay (2010)
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Catching Fire (2009)
Reads
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The Hunger Games (2008)
Reads
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1964)
Notes
I love the 1968 film so much, and while this is perfectly serviceable as a children's read it lacks any of the same magic.
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Wonder (2012)
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More Rules for Life (2021)
Reads
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488 Rules for Life (2019)
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The Deeper Meaning of Liff (1990)
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The Meaning of Liff (1983)
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Flowers for Algernon (1966)
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The Great Gatsby (1925)
Reads
- | Did Not Finish
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008)
Reads
- | Did Not Finish
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Quidditch Through the Ages (2001)
Reads
- | Did Not Finish
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Atomic Habits (2018)
Notes
Repeats common sense ad nauseum.
Reads
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The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (2006)
Reads
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Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (2001)
Reads
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The Boy In The Striped Pajamas (2006)
Notes
Required reading in high-school and an incredibly poorly written book full of historical inaccuracies so egregious that they outright damage Holocaust education. Absolutely stupid.
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The Copper Gauntlet (2015)
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The Iron Trial (2014)
Notes
My enjoyment of this series was very much impacted by one of the characters sharing my name.
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The Children's House of Belsen (2000)
Notes
I purchased my copy directly from the author after a talk she gave. She kindly signed my copy and has since passed away.
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The Prehistory of The Far Side (1989)
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Imagine A Day (2005)
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Imagine A Night (2003)
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Imagine A Place (2008)