Here's a wrap-up of my reading in 2025:
Number of re-reads this year: 30, which is 11%. I've never reread so many books as I have this year. I don't know why I am now a rereader.
Non-fiction: 120, which is 45% and Fiction: 145, which is 55%. That's about right for me.
Shortest and longest books.
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First and last books of the year.
It's interesting to me that my first book was a dystopia, 1984, in which people are facing authoritarianism, and that the last book was a dystopia, Oasis, in which people are facing AI robots.
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For my favorite fiction book of the year, I chose Lonesome Dove, a book I've read and reread a half dozen times. For nonfiction, I picked Team of Rivals, about the amazing political abilities of Abraham Lincoln, a president who chose to use all those who had run against him in an advisory manner in his Cabinet.
The Story of a Heart is a heart-breaker, and it is true.
I am so happy I got to attend the Texas Book Festival again this year.
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up read in 2025.
I read 14 more 1001 Children's Books in 2025, giving me a total of 804 read so far.
Classics Club books read in 2025.
I read 22 Classics Club books. I finished off my fourth list, and I started my fifth list. I've read 219 classics so far.
2025 Challenges.
I greatly enjoyed participating in the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge hosted by Book'd Out; 2025 Back to the Classics Challenge which I created myself based on challenges from the past; Nick's 2025 American Masterpieces/Chapter-a-Day Challenge; Intrepid Reader's 2025 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge; Cook the Books; The 20 Books of Summer hosted by Words and Peace and AnnaBookBel; and the Big Books of Summer Challenge hosted by Book by Book.
What a fantastic list of great books, Deb. You are amazing and such an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI love ❤️ how you arranged all the lovely book covers in your post as well.
I wish you a very Happy New Year 2026 filled with many great books, good health, joy and wonder 😊
Dear Deb, one of the authors...Fannie Flagg. I have fond memories of her celebrity appearances on Match Game in the 70s.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely and informative post. I’m coming back to peruse the books.
ReplyDeleteGreat to know what you have been reading (and reading, and reading), Deb. My favourite book of the year was “The Light Eaters”, Zoe Schlanger’s masterpiece, and my favourite reread (at lest the third time and maybe the fourth) was David Quammen’s magnum opus, “Song of the Dodo.”
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Not being a lister myself, I don’t know how many books I read in 2025. Kindle stats say I’ve read more than 20 books in the last 90 days. So I don’t come anywhere close to your pace.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good list of books and many I have read as well. I know you will love The Correspondent.
ReplyDeleteYou had a remarkable year of reading, Deb. Wow. Look at all those re-reads! I'm slowly becoming a re-reader, too. And your two favorite books were quite long. There's definitely something to be said about sinking into a big book. I hope you and your book group enjoy The Correspondent as much as I did. I've recommended it to my group as well, so there's a re-read for me in 2026. Here's to great books, events, and reading challenges in the coming year!
ReplyDeleteYou have some wonderful books on that list; what a great year of reading! I do love seeing these lists/summaries and connecting to them (we had the same book that surprised us: Fever in the Heartland).
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
What a list! I really enjoyed Legends & Lattes and can't wait to read more books by the author. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYou read a lot of books!
ReplyDeleteHappy New year, Let's hope 2026 is a good one.