My Year in Books: Best and Worst of 65 Reads

My Year in Books: Best and Worst of 65 Reads

Last year, I read a total of 65 books. Most of them were good, some were horrible, and very few were remarkable, so I’ve narrowed down all the books I read into a snapshot of the best and the worst. Best of 2025 First, a few honorable mentions: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Women by Kristin Hannah My Friends by Frederick Backman Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr This book changed how I read fiction. I’m not even kidding. When I read …