Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

 

If you're into 80s nostalgia, this is perfection.

This Is Not the End by Chandler Baker

 

This didn't work for me.

The Unseen World by Liz Moore

 

I really liked this, largely because it didn't do what I thought it would. Recommended.

First Impressions by Charlie Lovett

 

This was super-fun. I can't figure out how/why I haven't heard of Charlie Lovett before.

The Husbands by Chandler Baker

 

This is the most fun book that I've read in a long time: great characterization, sharp social commentary, interesting and unpredictable plot, and even local color! Highly recommended.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Failure to Disrupt by Justin Reich

 

This is an excellent book, with lots of overlap of what I am studying.

The Lost Book of the Grail by Charlie Lovett

 

I loved this book several orders of magnitude more than anything I've read recently. I mean: a curmudgeonly character, a fun literary/historical plot, a love story -- it's all here. Highly recommended.

The Hidden History of Coined Words by Ralph Keyes

 

Super-interesting and quirky.

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

 

This was dumb. I don't know why it is so popular.

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

 

This was somewhere between "decent" and "good."

I Named My Dog Pushkin by Margarita Gokun Silver

 

This was hilarious. Recommended for a bit of history and a lot of fun.

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The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore

 

I suspected this would be good because Radium Girls was so good, but this completely knocked my socks off. The story is amazing, and it is told well. Highly recommended.

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To Tell You the Truth by Gilly MacMillan

 

This was just kind of average.

Forget the Alamo by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford

 

This was outstanding -- it's one of those books everyone living in Texas, not to mention everyone who wants to understand why/how history is constructed and contested, should read. Plus, it was funny.

All That She Carried by Tiya Miles

 

An amazing story about an amazing artifact.

This Is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Pollan

 

Super interesting -- well worth the time.

Falling by T. J. Newman

 

Great suspense if not great literature -- kind of felt like reading a movie.

Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

 

Super-interesting; an engaging story with good social commentary.

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

 

No, it's not great literature, but I still really enjoyed this.

Robert E. Lee and Me by Ty Seidule

 

So, so good. This is one of those books that you wish you could convince everyone to read.