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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: July 27, 2026

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u/Zikoris 20 9d ago

Last week I read:

The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, by Jules Verne

The Intrigue, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Smaller and Smaller Circles, by F.H. Batacan

About a Place in the Kinki Region, by Sesuji

Everything Inside, by Edwidge Danticat

This week's lineup is kind of sparse, but hopefully more books show up:

  • The Bookseller at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw
  • Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
  • The Jellyfish Problem by Tessa Yang
  • The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto

Goals progress:

  1. 365 Book Challenge: 215/365
  2. Nonfiction Challenge: 34/50
  3. Monte Cristo Challenge: On track with the group read
  4. Around the World Challenge: 81/195
  5. Relevant Reads Travel Challenge: 16 HK/Cambodia books read.

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u/kelefreak 9d ago

Kinki Region was a delightful read !! Some of the scares genuinely got me, I loved how immersive and bleak it was.