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The Merchant of Venice(1600)William ShakespeareOccupation in TitleRated 3/5· 2025Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
The Tempest(1623)William ShakespeareA PlayRated 3/5· 2015Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
Grimm’s Fairy Tales(1812)Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl GrimmMythologyRated 3/5· 2018Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
Pride and Prejudice(1813)Jane AustenLove StoryRated 5/5· 2018Missed in SchoolFamily Reading ChallengeJane Austen#2/6
Northanger Abbey(1817)Jane AustenFam Rec (Joshie)Rated 2/5· 2025Missed in SchoolFamily Reading ChallengeJane Austen#5/6
The Scarlet Letter(1850)Nathaniel HawthorneB N ClassicRated 5/5· 2022Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
War and Peace: the Graphic Novel(1867)Leo TolstoyB N Classic (European)Rated 1/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge
Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market(1873)Walter BagehotExtraRated 5/5· 2021Family Reading ChallengeCentral Banking
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde(1886)Robert Louis StevensonB N ClassicRated 3/5· 2017Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
The Great Gatsby(1925)F. Scott FitzgeraldMissed in High SchoolRated 3/5· 2019Missed in SchoolFamily Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
Brave New World(1932)Aldous HuxleyMissed in High SchoolRated 4/5· 2015Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
Of Mice and Men(1937)John SteinbeckBook to Movie pre-2000Rated 4/5· 2023John Steinbeck#6/22Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
Screwtape Letters(1943)C.S. LewisExtraRated 4/5· 2017Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
The Foundation(1951)Isaac AsimovSet in the FutureRated 3/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
Mere Christianity(1952)C.S. LewisCS LewisRated 3/5· 2026Family Reading Challenge
Fahrenheit 451 (60th anniversary edition)(1953)Ray Bradbury20+ booksRated 4/5· 2026Missed in SchoolFamily Reading Challenge
Surprised By Joy(1955)C.S. LewisCS LewisRated 4/5· 2016Family Reading Challenge
Goldfinger(1959)Ian FlemingColor in TitleRated 4/5· 2018007#7/14Family Reading Challenge
The Winter of Our Discontent(1961)John SteinbeckSeason in TitleRated 4/5· 2024John SteinbeckMissed in SchoolFamily Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
The Clocks(1963)Agatha ChristieNew Author to YouRated 2/5· 2021Family Reading Challenge
La Tumba(1964)José AugstínSet in a Foreign CountryRated 3/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax(1966)Dorothy GilmanAnother's list last year (Jamie's)Rated 4/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas(1971)Hunter S. ThompsonComedyRated 3/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
The Princess Bride(1973)William GoldmanBook into MovieRated 4/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
All The President’s Men(1974)Bob Woodward, Carl BernsteinFamily member chose (Dad)Rated 4/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
Tales of the City(1978)Armistead MaupinTakes Place 1970sRated 3/5· 2024Family Reading Challenge
Liar's Poker(1989)Michael LewisHeard about on a podcastRated 5/5· 2022Family Reading ChallengeCentral BankingNYC Setting
The Pelican Brief(1992)John GrishamPublished Year of BirthRated 3/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
Along Came a Spider(1993)James PattersonPublished Year of BirthRated 3/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
The Fran Lebowitz Reader(1994)Fran LebowitzComedyRated 3/5· 2024Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
The Golden Compass(1995)Philip PullmanRead as a ChildRated 5/5· 2019Family Reading Challenge
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(1998)J.K. RowlingWritten by a WomanRated 4/5· 2015Harry Potter#2/8Family Reading Challenge
Holes(1998)Louis SacharFrom ChildhoodRated 5/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
Harry Potter y el Prisionero de Azkaban(1999)J.K. RowlingFour Word TitleRated 3/5· 2021Harry Potter#3/8Family Reading Challenge
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2000)J.K. RowlingWritten for Children/TeensRated 5/5· 2015Harry Potter#4/8Family Reading Challenge
Omertà(2000)Mario PuzoOne Word TitleRated 4/5· 2016Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
The Infinite Atonement(2000)Tad R. CallisterRecommended by FriendRated 3/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
The Shadow of the Wind(2001)Carlos Ruiz ZafónNew AuthorRated 5/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
Blood Rites(2004)Jim ButcherSeriesRated 4/5· 2018Family Reading ChallengeDresden Files#6/3
Yearning for the Living God(2004)F. Enzio BuscheMormon BiographyRated 3/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince(2005)J.K. RowlingFrom ChildhoodRated 5/5· 2016Harry Potter#6/8Family Reading Challenge
No Country for Old Men(2005)Cormac McCarthyDied 21st CenturyRated 3/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
City of Thieves(2008)David BenioffBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2016Family Reading Challenge
El Juego del Ángel(2008)Carlos Ruiz ZafónOriginally Published in Foreign LanguageRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
The Tales of Beedle the Bard(2008)J.K. RowlingBook bought last yearRated 3/5· 2020Harry Potter#8/8Family Reading Challenge
Triumph of the City(2008)Edward GlaeserNonfictionRated 5/5· 2015Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
I Am Not A Serial Killer(2009)Dan WellsGenre Not Read in 2 YearsRated 4/5· 2024Family Reading Challenge
This is where I leave you(2009)Jonathan TropperBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
The Way of Kings(2010)Brandon SandersonMom's RecommendationRated 5/5· 2016CosmereStormlight#1/7Family Reading Challenge
Abarat - Absolute Midnight(2011)Clive BarkerGraphic NovelRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
Ready Player One(2011)Ernest ClinePostapocalypseRated 5/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
Beautiful Ruins(2012)Jess WalterBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
How Will You Measure Your Life?(2012)Clayton Christensen, Karen Dillon, James AllworthExtraRated 4/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
The Innocent(2012)Harlan CobenAuthor w/10+ booksRated 3/5· 2016Family Reading Challenge
The Mirage(2012)Matt RuffAlternate HistoryRated 2/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
The Power of Everyday Missionaries(2012)Clayton ChristensenNew AuthorRated 4/5· 2016Family Reading Challenge
The Prisoner of Heaven(2012)Carlos Ruiz ZafónSet in Place Wanted to VisitRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
I Will Lead You Along(2013)Robert I. Eaton, Henry J. Eyring500+ pagesRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading Challenge
Island Summers(2013)Tilly Culme-SeymourNorwegianRated 2/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
The Circle(2013)Dave EggersSet in the FutureRated 4/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
Wicked New Haven(2013)Michael J. BielawaBased in Your TownRated 3/5· 2019Family Reading Challenge
A Place Called Hope(2014)Philip GulleyExtraRated 4/5· 2016Family Reading Challenge
Stress Test(2014)Tim GeithnerMemoirRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading ChallengeCentral BankingNYC Setting
The Martian(2014)Andy WeirBook into MovieRated 5/5· 2016Family Reading Challenge
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (Illustrated Edition)(2015)J.K. RowlingUnread from BookshelfRated 5/5· 2023Harry Potter#1/8Family Reading Challenge
Modern Romance(2015)Aziz Ansari, Eric KlinenbergExtraRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
Out on the Wire: the Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio(2015)Jessica AbelGraphic NovelRated 3/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
The Courage to Act(2015)Ben BernankeThe Courage to ActRated 4/5· 2015Family Reading ChallengeCentral Banking
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto(2015)Mitch AlbomBased in Another CountryRated 5/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
The Pocket Knife: the Poems and Art of Anis Mojgani(2015)Anis MojganiPoetryRated 4/5· 2019Family Reading Challenge
The Insides(2016)Jeremy P. BushnellPublished this YearRated 3/5· 2016Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
Lincoln In The Bardo(2017)George SaundersAward WinningRated 3/5· 2018Family Reading Challenge
Origin(2017)Dan BrownForeign CountryRated 4/5· 2018Family Reading ChallengeRobert Langdon#5/7
Rich People Problems(2017)Kevin KwanTrilogyRated 3/5· 2021Family Reading Challenge
That We May Be One(2017)Tom ChristoffersonTogetherRated 4/5· 2018Family Reading Challenge
The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us(2017)Bruce FeilerDad's RecommendationRated 4/5· 2017Family Reading Challenge
The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency(2017)Chris WhippleExtraRated 4/5· 2018Family Reading Challenge
Becoming(2018)Michelle ObamaOne Word TitleRated 4/5· 2019Family Reading Challenge
Churchill: Walking with Destiny(2018)Andrew RobertsForeign Leader BioRated 3/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge- Reading now
Circe(2018)Madeline MillerMyth RetellingFamily Reading Challenge 
Fruit of the Drunken Tree(2018)Ingrid Rojas ContrerasFood in titleRated 3/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
Tell The Machine Goodnight(2018)Katie WilliamsBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2018Family Reading Challenge
The Kiss Quotient(2018)Helen HoangLove StoryRated 4/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
The Melchizedek Priesthood: Understanding the Doctrine, Living the Principles(2018)Dale G. Renlund, Ruth Lybbert RenlundLDS nonfictionRated 3/5· 2018Family Reading Challenge
The New Yorker (August 27, 2018)(2018)-Magazine Cover to CoverRated 3/5· 2018Family Reading ChallengeCentral BankingNYC Setting
The Saturday Night Ghost Club(2018)Craig DavidsonBy Its CoverRated 3/5· 2024Family Reading Challenge
Where the Crawdads Sing(2018)Delia OwensCurrently #1 NYT (5 Jan 2020)Rated 2/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
Death and Other Happy Endings(2019)Melanie CantorBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2019Family Reading Challenge
The Deep(2019)William Hutson Rivers SolomonAuthor Same BirthdayRated 2/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society(2019)Binyamin AppelbaumControversial SubjectRated 4/5· 2020Family Reading ChallengeCentral Banking
When All Is Said(2019)Anne GriffinPublished this YearRated 3/5· 2019Family Reading Challenge
Becoming Kim Jong Un(2020)Jung H. PakForeign Word in TitleRated 4/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
Dawnshard(2020)Brandon SandersonFavorite AuthorRated 3/5· 2021CosmereStormlight#3.5/7Family Reading Challenge
Mexican Gothic(2020)Siilvia Moreno-GarciaBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
Rhythm of War(2020)Brandon SandersonSame Time as Other (Mom)Rated 4/5· 2024CosmereStormlight#4/7Family Reading Challenge
Rodham(2020)Curtis SittenfeldAlternative HistoryRated 4/5· 2024Family Reading Challenge
The City We Became(2020)N.K. JemisinAfrofuturismRated 4/5· 2021Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
The House in the Cerulean Sea(2020)TJ KluneBy Its CoverRated 4/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge
The Mercies(2020)Kiran Millwood HargraveTakes Place in Motherland (Norway)Rated 2/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
The Midnight Library(2020)Matt HaigAnother's list last year (Ale's)Rated 4/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge
The Mirror and the Light(2020)Hilary MantelTrilogyRated 3/5· 2026Family Reading ChallengeWolf Hall#3/3
The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century(2020)Adam DavidsonDebut AuthorRated 3/5· 2020Family Reading Challenge
The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes(2020)Zachary D. CarterFour Word TitleRated 3/5· 2021Family Reading ChallengeCentral Banking
The Searcher(2020)Tana FrenchNew AuthorRated 5/5· 2021Cal Hooper#1/3Family Reading Challenge
Project Hail Mary(2021)Andy WeirPost-ApocalypticRated 5/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
State of Terror(2021)Hillary Rodham Clinton, Louise PennyCurrently #1 NYT (31 Oct 2021)Rated 2/5· 2021Family Reading Challenge
The Santa Suit(2021)Mary Kay AndrewsBy Its CoverRated 5/5· 2021Family Reading Challenge
What Strange Paradise(2021)Omar El AkkadFairytale RetellingRated 4/5· 2021Family Reading Challenge
When It Doesn't Make Sense(2021)John BythewayLDS nonfictionRated 1/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
James Patterson by James Patterson(2022)James PattersonRecommended by Fam (parents)Rated 4/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
New York, New York, New York(2022)Thomas DyjaCity in TitleRated 4/5· 2023Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
Our Missing Hearts(2022)Celeste NgBy Its CoverRated 1/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
The Book Eaters(2022)Sunyi DeanAuthor's DebutRated 4/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea(2022)Axie OhFairytale RetellingRated 2/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future(2022)Sebastian MallabyPre-orderedRated 3/5· 2022Family Reading Challenge
Tu Sueño Imperios Han Sido(2022)Álvaro EnrigueMain Character Diff RaceRated 2/5· 2024Family Reading Challenge
Orbital(2023)Samantha HarveyBookstore RecRated 3/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
Runner's World, Issue 4 2023(2023)Runner's WorldCover to CoverRated 3/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge
The Good Part(2023)Sophie CousensNew Author to YouRated 3/5· 2026Family Reading Challenge
The Mythmakers(2023)Keziah WeirProtagonist My AgeRated 4/5· 2023Family Reading Challenge
Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect(2024)Benjamin StevensonTakes Place in One SettingRated 2/5· 2024Family Reading Challenge
Table for Two(2024)Amor TowlesPre-orderedRated 4/5· 2024Amor Towles#14/8Family Reading ChallengeNYC Setting
Believe: Why Everyone Should Believe(2025)Ross DouthatSame Time as Other (Dad)Rated 4/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge
Isola(2025)Allegra GoodmanBy Its CoverRated 5/5· 2025Family Reading Challenge