The best books of 2025

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My favorite read in 2025

Question 7

By Richard Flanagan ,

Book cover of Question 7

❤️ loved this book because...

This book expanded my mind. I've given it as a gift at least six times.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Emotions 🥈 Thoughts

  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it

  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down
Question 7

By Richard Flanagan ,

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4 authors picked Question 7 as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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My 2nd favorite read in 2025

Murderland

By Caroline Fraser ,

Book cover of Murderland

❤️ loved this book because...

Fascinating -- puts together information that I hadn't contemplated before, and it's a standout in terms of the quality of the writing -- true crime is not notable for attracting really good writers.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Teach 🥈 Writing

  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it

  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down
Murderland

By Caroline Fraser ,

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My 3rd favorite read in 2025

So Far Gone

By Jess Walter ,

Book cover of So Far Gone

❤️ loved this book because...

Walter is a master -- I don't love all of his books, but the ones that grab me really grab me HARD

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Originality

  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it

  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down
So Far Gone

By Jess Walter ,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked So Far Gone as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

National Bestseller

"A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."-Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake

"Searing and sublime ... Walter is a slyly adept social critic, and has clearly invested his protagonist with all of the outrage and heartbreak he himself feels about the dark course our world has taken ... What gets us all through ... are novels like this one." Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins-and in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True Grit-comes a hilarious, empathetic, and brilliantly…

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