r/books • u/AutoModerator • Sep 21 '26
WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: September 21, 2026
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u/rroustabout 12d ago
Finished: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
I've loved the movie since I saw it as a teen and this is my first read of the book. Super charming and the meta elements of the fictional abridgment and surrounding narrative are really fun. I'd recommend this one to everyone including fans of the movie; it's a worthwhile experience.
Started: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Continuing with my read of all Hugo award winners. Interesting start so far, will be a fast read.
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u/jellyrollo 20d ago
Finished this week:
Our Noble Selves, by Kate Atkinson ★★★★
Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (re-read) ★★★★
The Chalk Man, by C. J. Tudor ★★★
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u/Read1984 29d ago
Scam: Inside Southeast Asia's Cybercrime Compounds, by Ivan Franceschini, Ling Li, and Mark Bo
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u/Fuzzy_Ease_5371 29d ago
Klara and the Sun. Love Ishiguro.
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u/QubitBob 22d ago
Just finished this one myself. I started reading Ishiguro only this year, but I quickly discovered why he won the Nobel Prize.
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u/No-Fox2398 Sep 28 '26
I’ve been trying to read more books from other countries. Right now I’m reading Havana Gold by Leonardo Padura, originally written in Spanish and set in 1980s Havana
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u/i-the-muso-1968 Sep 28 '26
Now done reading "Step to the Stars" by Lester Del Rey. Tonight I've begun "Orphans of the Sky" by Robert A. Heinlein.
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u/teniralc21 Sep 27 '26
Finished Hollow Bones by Jodi Picoult and Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty. Enjoyed them both.
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u/RelevantCookie3000 Sep 27 '26
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
Read it with my daughter. Now trying to figure out which book to read next! Either A Wind in the Door or The Arm of the Starfish
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u/SeaworthyDecision Sep 27 '26
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte Only a couple of chapters in, but enjoying it so far.
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u/MaxThrustage 7d ago edited 5d ago
Finished:
On Practice and Contradiction, by Mao Zedong
Started:
Opening the Hand of Thought, by Kosho Uchiyama
The Carnivorous Carnival, by Lemony Snicket
Ongoing:
The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1989, by Eric Hobsbawm
Glory, by NoViolet Bulawayo