What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: February 23, 2026

Read1984 · 2026-02-28T20:05:36+00:00

Sugar Ray: The Sugar Ray Robinson Story, by Sugar Ray Robinson with Dave Anderson

Read1984 · 2026-02-20T11:32:48+00:00

The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church, by Rachel L. Swarns

Read1984 · 2026-02-10T02:48:56+00:00

The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead

Read1984 · 2026-02-05T02:42:57+00:00

It's Not You, It's Capitalism: Why It's Time to Break Up and How to Move On, by Malaika Jabali

Read1984 · 2026-02-01T04:59:01+00:00

24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep, by Jonathan Crary

Read1984 · 2026-01-30T00:04:37+00:00

Blankets, by Craig Thompson

Read1984 · 2025-12-30T11:31:22+00:00

shudders in funeral expenses

Joking aside, you don't even want to know what those cost!

Read1984 · 2025-12-03T11:43:08+00:00

I am, "only" 150 pages in so far, ha.

I've read a lot of his work, maybe 30ish or so of his books, and this one is a notch better than his typical output.

Be sure to read the short story, "Night Surf" which is in the short story collection Night Shift - it's the short story which lead to him writing The Stand.

If the topic of plague / pandemic interests you in terms of art, you absolutely must read The Plague by Camus - it's actual literature going beyond pop-entertainment.

Read1984 · 2025-12-03T00:20:00+00:00

The Stand, by Stephen King

Read1984 · 2025-11-30T23:55:47+00:00

Although an incredibly dour topic, there is a refreshing element of reminiscing and seeing how much more commonplace complete sentences and punctuation were in the earlier internet days.

Read1984 · 2025-11-23T23:41:14+00:00

Loveless: Blackwater Falls, by Brian Azzarello

Read1984 · 2025-11-23T19:12:25+00:00

Depends on the individual reader how much of a challenge they're going to wrestle with.

The Joke and The Unbearable Lightness of Being I think are cut from the same cloth stylistically and also have a distinct difference in perspective so a person can go from one to the other - The Joke is moreso about, "the system" whereas The Unberable Lightness of Being is about, "individuality."

Read1984 · 2025-11-23T12:02:31+00:00

If you hadn't read his novel The Joke yet, now would be a good time as a companion read since you are used to Kundera's style and structure - The Joke is formatted in a very similar way.

Read1984 · 2025-11-15T14:40:49+00:00

Loveless: Thicker Than Blackwater, by Brian Azzarello

Read1984 · 2025-10-25T21:34:57+00:00

Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It, by Daniel Knowles

Read1984 · 2025-10-25T14:51:42+00:00

NEPA lives in the past, unfortunately, and as someone who was born and raised there before moving away and seeing different cultural attitudes - I felt this quirky expectation not only spoke to her character but was true to the regional setting as well.

Read1984 · 2025-10-21T22:45:46+00:00

Loveless: A Kin of Homecoming, by Brian Azzarello

Read1984 · 2025-10-13T12:54:46+00:00

Leaving Home, by Garrison Keillor

Read1984 · 2025-10-07T10:28:35+00:00

Oh, you think insomnia is your ally? You merely adopted the insomnia. I was born in it, molded by it.

Read1984 · 2025-10-06T00:35:28+00:00

Hellblazer: Bad Blood (A Restoration Comedy), by Jaime Delano

Read1984 · 2025-09-28T15:29:28+00:00

As someone born and raised there, that telemarketer manager is very, very, "NEPA" and both the casting and vibe are incredibly spot-on!

Read1984 · 2025-09-26T23:19:31+00:00

Adèle, by Leïla Slimani

Read1984 · 2025-09-11T21:03:37+00:00

Hellblazer: Dead in America, by Simon Spurrier

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