The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien
dec. 4th 2025 - jan. 18 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
breezed through the first half, struggled a little through Sam & Frodo's section.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien
dec. 4th 2025 - jan. 18 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
breezed through the first half, struggled a little through Sam & Frodo's section.
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
jan. 18 2026 - jan. 26 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
incredibly bleak but very entertaining.
The Last Dragonslayer
by Jasper Fforde
jan. 26 2026 - feb. 01 2026
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
relentlessly annoying.
Billy Budd, Sailor
by Herman Melville
feb. 01 2026 - feb. 05 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
the prose is demanding but the story is worth the effort.
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
feb. 05 2026 - feb. 18 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
pretty simple but i enjoyed it!
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri
feb. 18 2026 - mar. 03 2026
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
pleasant & easy to read but emotionally flat. really made me want to eat bread & cheese, though.
Carmilla
by Sheridan Le Fanu
mar. 03 2026 - mar. 14 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
loved it!
The Silence of the Lambs
by Thomas Harris
mar. 15 2026 - mar. 25 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
i had a great time with this one. a perfect thriller.
Johnny Got His Gun
by Dalton Trumbo
mar. 26 2026 - mar. 28 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
devastating.
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
mar. 29 2026
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
not the most engaging or challenging read from an adult perspective but its themes are meaningful.
Sundogs: Stories from Saskatchewan
edited by Robert Kroetsch
mar. 29 2026 - april 03 2026
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
highlights: Composition in Black and White by Mick Burrs, The Bulldogs All Have Rubber Teeth by Freda Korber, Pies by Wilma Riley, Sun by Barbara Sapergia, Emily by Lois Simmie
Crash
by J.G. Ballard
april 03 2026 - april 09 2026
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
grotesque, hypnotic.
The Unseen
by Roy Jacobsen
april 10 2026 - april 15 2026
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
quietly rendered but too detached for my liking; the characters failed to captivate me. i probably won't continue with the series.