Finished Hound of Baskerville. It was a pretty good Sherlock story. I don't think I would rate it higher than The Sign of Four. That's still my favorite Sherlock novel/novella.
Almost done with Secret History. And, I think, I figured out why it's so much like Less Than Zero. Donna Tartt is or was friends with Bret Easton Ellis according to his wiki page. I don't know if that is true, but the Less Than Zero vibes make far more sense now. I'll add Less Than Zero to my TBR for next year.
I started All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries) book. According the Count Pages plugin for Calibre, it's only ~32k words, so it's a fast read like the Enola Holmes books. Might knock this one out before restarting Nightmare Alley. I'll need some uplifting stories for January as my current plan is: Lion Women of Tehran, Midnight's Children, and Return of Sherlock Holmes. I'm almost done with my Sherlock binge.
Trying to come up with the first two months of 2026 TBR. There are stuff later next year that I want to read. For Victober next year, I do plan to read Black Beauty, and I do want to read at least one Thomas Hardy novel. I have to read the Notebook as I'm going to the musical this year. I do have to read the first Housemaid novel as the wife wants to watch the film, so I'll have to read it afterwards. I'm planning on getting the Long Walk on 4K with the alternative ending, so I want to read that one. There is also the Sparks collaboration novel Remain that I want to read. Not sure if I'm going to read it before or after the film release. Some other books on my radar for next year: Somewhere Beyond the Sea, The Poisonwood Bible, Richard Castle Nikki Heat series, Flannery O'Connor Complete Short Stories, Babel, Skeleton Crew, Gone Tomorrow, My Friends, and The Titan's Curse.Lonesome Dove has been on my list for the last two years, but I haven't committed to it yet. The longest book I read in 2024 was 11/22/1963, which is a very good Stephen King novel.
I didn't do any big reads for series this year. I did read two Longmire novels. The first one and his prequel novella Tooth and Claw. I read one CJ Box Joe Pickett novel. I also read another Percy Jackson novel. I didn't get back into Dresden Files. I have only read the first three, and that was back in 2024. The same with the Hardy Boys. Since they're going into public domain, I was reading them to keep up with the public domain releases, but I've only read the first two. And they're short. I also didn't any Star Trek novels this year, and I have plenty to read. I also do want to reread the beginning of the Drizzt stuff, so I can read the new stuff. I only read the first three series while in school.
Almost done with Secret History. And, I think, I figured out why it's so much like Less Than Zero. Donna Tartt is or was friends with Bret Easton Ellis according to his wiki page. I don't know if that is true, but the Less Than Zero vibes make far more sense now. I'll add Less Than Zero to my TBR for next year.
I started All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries) book. According the Count Pages plugin for Calibre, it's only ~32k words, so it's a fast read like the Enola Holmes books. Might knock this one out before restarting Nightmare Alley. I'll need some uplifting stories for January as my current plan is: Lion Women of Tehran, Midnight's Children, and Return of Sherlock Holmes. I'm almost done with my Sherlock binge.
Trying to come up with the first two months of 2026 TBR. There are stuff later next year that I want to read. For Victober next year, I do plan to read Black Beauty, and I do want to read at least one Thomas Hardy novel. I have to read the Notebook as I'm going to the musical this year. I do have to read the first Housemaid novel as the wife wants to watch the film, so I'll have to read it afterwards. I'm planning on getting the Long Walk on 4K with the alternative ending, so I want to read that one. There is also the Sparks collaboration novel Remain that I want to read. Not sure if I'm going to read it before or after the film release. Some other books on my radar for next year: Somewhere Beyond the Sea, The Poisonwood Bible, Richard Castle Nikki Heat series, Flannery O'Connor Complete Short Stories, Babel, Skeleton Crew, Gone Tomorrow, My Friends, and The Titan's Curse.Lonesome Dove has been on my list for the last two years, but I haven't committed to it yet. The longest book I read in 2024 was 11/22/1963, which is a very good Stephen King novel.
I didn't do any big reads for series this year. I did read two Longmire novels. The first one and his prequel novella Tooth and Claw. I read one CJ Box Joe Pickett novel. I also read another Percy Jackson novel. I didn't get back into Dresden Files. I have only read the first three, and that was back in 2024. The same with the Hardy Boys. Since they're going into public domain, I was reading them to keep up with the public domain releases, but I've only read the first two. And they're short. I also didn't any Star Trek novels this year, and I have plenty to read. I also do want to reread the beginning of the Drizzt stuff, so I can read the new stuff. I only read the first three series while in school.
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