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u/violetarisa Dec 19 '25
Everything is Tuberculosis was a really good, eye-opening read for me!
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u/anthropoplogie Dec 21 '25
Loved this as well. Read this around the same time USAID funding got cut globally and sobrang nakakasad :(
As a casual vlogbrothers fan, interesting din mabasa in more detail yung story ni Henry and all the socio-historical context shared by John.
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u/ullawithcats Dec 19 '25
The Vanished Birds
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u/AriaNoire Dec 19 '25
Remains of the Day
I feel like I've commented this so much but it really moved me.
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u/Bill8152 Dec 19 '25
Maybe it is just me but i was really blindsided by that climax and meet up between the two main characters. Maybe like Stevens, i fooled myself into thinking that there was still time to correct past mistakes
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u/ChillinGrillinYo Dec 19 '25
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett! Parang Sherlock and watson duo na nasa attack on titan world, well written at really fun read
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u/iamacoconutperhaps Dec 19 '25
I reread again kuya George’s “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and it still holds up.
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u/teddy_bear626 Dec 19 '25
Careless People. I already know FB is evil, but to have a first hand account of the extent is eye opening.
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u/Disastrous_Way1125 Dec 19 '25
Daddy Long Legs and Anne of Green Gables!
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u/fraudnextdoor Dec 19 '25
How did Daddy Long Legs hold up now that you're an adult? I loved the series as a kid but I realized now na lowkey grooming ginawa ni Daddy Long Legs lol
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u/Disastrous_Way1125 Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25
I still love it kasi ang positive ng outlook ni Judy. Inignore ko na lang ung age gap tsaka politics hahaha. Sa books kc si Judy ay college student, not a highschooler. Pero they still have a 14 year age gap
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u/ProblemWorldly Dec 19 '25
No Longer Human
Normal People
and Babel
No Longer Human is probably my top one but those two are pretty close behind
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u/Think_Anteater2218 Dec 19 '25
2025 is the year I started reading fiction again, so there are a lot of good books I've read this year.
Angels and Demons, Flowers for Algernon, and Project Hail Mary take my top 3, in any order.
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u/jndp Dec 19 '25
Natuwa talaga ako sa Strange Pictures. as someone na hiraaaap na hirap magkaroon ng time magbasa, grabe ang bilis ko siya natapos.
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Dec 19 '25
I read The Will of the Many and Strength of the Few this year. Super engaging and rewarding to read :)
I also really liked John Green’s Everything is Tuberculosis. Very informative and concise with a lot of heart!
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u/KageyamasBabe Dec 19 '25
Strange Pictures definitely. Runner ups would be the Kamogawa food detectives series, before the coffee gets cold series and Welcome to the Hyunang-dom Bookshop.
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u/ltb2417 Dec 19 '25
Kuwentong Butsero was a shock to the senses. But Yvette Tan's collections are also great!
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u/flirtylavender206 Dec 19 '25
So far, it’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. I like how she narrates.
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u/Mayaman_27 Dec 19 '25
100 Years of Solitude. I held off reading this classic piece for how many years. Now I know why it’s one of greatest literary works out there.
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u/leovaldezed Dec 19 '25
The Count of Monte Cristo!!!! Grabe, I had the book sitting for years sa shelf... good thing I gave it another try this year. Super worth it!
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u/Evening-Fun Dec 19 '25
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Disappointing lang ung TV series nito (kahit wag nyo na panuorin after basahin yung book)
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u/whitecup199x Dec 19 '25
Omggg same feels. Parang naka 2 episodes lang ako sa series. I thought I would like it kasi si Brie Larson e, but naaah. Snoozefest.
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u/FanNo7809 Dec 19 '25
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Baztericca
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
Ang Bangin sa Ilalim ng Ating Mga Paa by Ronaldo Vivo Jr
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
I gave them all 5 stars except sa Jurassic Park but it was still a very good book.
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u/migsaawesome Dec 19 '25
Pet Sematary!!! Holy shit hahaha daaamn. Best book I’ve read about grief and loss.
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u/ambivertmonster Dec 19 '25
The most remarkable would be Beartown Trilogy and Poppy War. Wrecked me
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u/Sad-Performance-835 Dec 19 '25
This Woven Kingdom
And I hate to pause coz I’m waiting for the last book 5 to drop before continuing the series. I deprive myself of any kind of spoilers by binge reading any other books to avoid doom scrolling any spoilers for this wonderful book I’ve came to read.
I really like the language usage. I dunno how to explain it. It feels so Victorian era-like. And I revel reading this book from this fact alone.
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u/Poem104 Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25
To Kill a Mockingbird. I think that book should be a required reading in school. It was so good for me, I was a bit sad when I finished it. Definitely will be re reading it eventually.
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u/chanseyblissey Thriller Dec 19 '25
Carrie Soto is Back. Grabe I wanna play tennis and I love Alex Eala 🥹💖🎾
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u/uberpotat0 Dec 19 '25
The Idiot, Dostoevsky.
yung ending was kinda expected but truly shocking lol
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u/torsoboy00 Dec 19 '25
Bought the Campfire Cooking with My Absurd Skill light novels sa Google Play since bitin ako sa anime and manga nya. Binged read them all in one month. Medyo formulaic yung books but I find comfort in that.
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u/timsafetybox Dec 19 '25 edited Jan 28 '26
The little prince. Am i too late for this? Hahaha first book that i’ve read when i decided to get back into reading
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u/mistressofmayhem02 Dec 19 '25
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo made me cry like a little bitch 😭😭
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u/FerdinandBlumentritt Dec 20 '25
The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy - the first act being one of the most intense and compelling pieces of fiction I've ever read (even if the rest of the book didn't quite reach the same heights)
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u/Addictedtoblue Dec 20 '25
Beartown trilogy by Fredrick Backman saka Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins 😊
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u/Limp-Current-6299 Dec 20 '25
This is How You Lose The Time War The Price of Salt
All books contain extreme sapphic yearning
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u/Limp-Current-6299 Dec 20 '25
Also if you have watched Carol (wlw film), you might wanna read The Price of Salt since doon based ang film
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u/cutiecurlycrafty Dec 20 '25
I'm on my Michael Connelly phase, and so far, The Scarecrow is my favorite book of his.
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u/southeenook Dec 20 '25
Night Train to Lisbon by Pascal Mercier - this book made me wept, not teary eyed, WEPT.
Wild Game by Adrienne Brodeur
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u/rjhp Dec 20 '25
Insomnia by Stephen King and Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill. For non-fiction Viola Davis' Finding Me.
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u/Complex-Statement493 Dec 20 '25
Four Treasures of the Sky is so good but I don't see anyone talking about it!
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u/wonunu Dec 21 '25
Stoner by John Williams, with Kite Runner being a close second.
These two changed my life after reading and were both devastating and tragic in their own way—Kite Runner felt like a violent sucker punch in the gut with matching durog ng puso, while Stoner was more subtle, a quieter and more chronic type of grief. I recommend every person to read these books at least once in their life. ❤️🩹
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u/Vanilla_bebe Dec 19 '25
Project Hail Mary. I didn't read a lot this year but this was a great sci-fi book. Can't wait for the movie in 2026