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Books I've Read Since June 2025

I started tracking (non-math) books I have read in June 2025. I don’t include exact dates because I’m too lazy.
Ratings are 0–10 in 0.5 increments, "normally distributed" around 5.
What We Owe The Future
In Progress
All Quiet on the Western Front
Rating: 9/10

Very engaging book. Very distubring as well. I had seen the 2022 movie before and assumed it would be like that but it was very different (in a better way). I assumed Paul would die at the end since that happens in the movie so I really did not want to even finish the book to avoid it. Very painful read altogether but in a "good" way.

Will I reread it? Yes (and the "sequal" book too)

Er kann mich im Arsche lecken

A Canticle for Leibowitz
Rating: 9/10

Probably the best book I have ever read (to this point) from the POV of enjoyment and well-writtenness. I have also assumed MAD would prevent a true nuclear war, but this book has made me think again about the nature of people and leaders.

Will I reread it? If I ever learn latin 100%. If I don't, 75% chance.

Fiat Voluntas Tua

Best to avoid being a Thon Taddeo type person

How High We Go in the Dark
Rating: 7/10

A much different book than I thought. It’s about a plague, yet deeply grounded in each character. Very surprising and neat how everything connects.

Will I reread it? Probably not, but it is still a good book.

East of Eden
In Progress
Blindsight
Rating: 9/10 (raised from 7/10 on reflection)

Really cool premise. The vampire stuff is even cooler. Raises fascinating ethical and philosophical questions — but some parts felt like word salad.

Will I reread it? Maybe the sequel someday. Would absolutely watch a movie.

Chinese Room — is consciousness a maladaptive trait?

The Forever War
Rating: 7.5/10

Not a masterpiece, but very enjoyable. Time dilation as a Vietnam allegory was brilliant. I’ve never fought in a war, but prisoners might relate to this book.

Will I reread it? Probably at least the sequels or a movie adaptation.

Everyone should find their Mary Gay in life.

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
Rating: 9/10

Really gripping. Great mix of pop science and philosophy. Raises cool questions. Being a kalachakra would probably suck — I’d want to forget everything eventually.

Will I reread it? Yeah… probably when I forget it in my next life.

Notes from a Dead House
Rating: 6.5/10

Dragged at times, but worth finishing. Dostoevsky’s Siberia/prison scenes are fascinating, just very far from my world. A good book, but felt like a chore.

Will I reread it? Maybe in many years.

This took forever to finish — “classics” often have boring stretches.

“Don’t let your mouth lust for another man’s crust…”

A Bend in the River
Rating: 5.5/10

Started decent, got weirder and worse. The sex stuff was off-putting. Feels like a post-colonial Things Fall Apart but less good. Good ambiguous ending though.

Will I reread it? Probably not.