Bookshelf
I read A LOT and I track it obsessively on Storygraph and Fable. Here's a data view of my reading life.
★ Five-Star Reads
Books I gave five stars without hesitation.
Babel
R.F. Kuang
Babel
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Project Hail Mary
Exhalation
Ted Chiang
Exhalation
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
God of Small Things
The Martian
Andy Weir
The Martian
The Missing README
Chris Riccomini, Dmitriy Ryaboy
The Missing README
Enders Game
Orson Scott Card
Enders Game
134Books readas of mid-2026
299To-read pileand growing
4.12Avg ratingout of 5
245-star readsall-time faves
Rating distribution
2
1
2.5
1
2.75
2
3
9
3.25
6
3.5
5
3.75
12
4
15
4.25
5
4.5
7
4.75
11
5
24
Books per year
17
2022
13
2023
17
2024
22
2025
36
2026*
* 2026 in progress
Format
Hardcover
49
Audio
33
Paperback
32
Digital
19
Reading moods
adventurousdarkmysteriousemotionalreflectivefunnyinformativetense
Monthly pace · 2025–2026
3Jan'25
1Feb
Mar
2Apr
5May
Jun
3Jul
2Aug
1Sep
3Oct
2Nov
Dec
9Jan'26
13Feb
9Mar
5Apr
Data from Storygraph export · updated Apr 2026