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The Books I've Read.

I am keeping a list of all the books I read (or listen to). This is a work in progress. I began this list in 2024, so prior to that my memory gets hazy… I will try and update the list regularly.

When it comes to fiction, my preferences are sci-fi, fantasy, LitRPG, GameLit and occasionally: historical fantasy. For non-fiction, I like to read about business, economics, investing and sometimes history books.

2024

  • 'Domestication' by Seth Ring. Fiction. LitRPG, Farming. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Defiance of the Fall' by JF Brink. Fiction. LitRPG, Cultivation, Base Building. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Legendary LitRPG' collection by various. Fiction. LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Doom Guy' by John Romero. Non fiction, autobiography. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' by Gabrielle Zevin. Fiction. Drama. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

2023

  • '4X Four Hex: A LitRPG Strategy Series' by Ember Lane. Fiction. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Beware of Chicken 2: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel' by Casualfarmer. Fiction. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel' by Casualfarmer. Fiction. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'He Who Fights with Monsters 1–7' by Shirtaloon. Fiction. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'All the Skills: A Deck-Building LitRPG' by Honour Rae. Fiction. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'CivCeo 1–8' by Andrew Karevik. Fiction. LitRPG, strategy games. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'The Land 1–8' by Aleron Kong. Fiction. LitRPG, plenty of systems, base building. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'LifeReset 1–3' by Shemer Kuznits. Fiction. LitRPG, base building. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Legends & Lattes' by Travis Baldree. LitRPG, slice of life. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Casual Farming' by Mike Caliban, Wolfe Locke. Fiction. LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Alan Partridge: Nomad' by Alan Partridge. Fiction. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings' by Ken Williams. Non Fiction. Autobiography. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'We Are Legion (We Are Bob)' by Dennis E Taylor. Fiction. Sci-fi LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'For We Are Many' by Dennis E Taylor. Fiction. Sci-fi LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Awaken Online: Catharsis' by Travis Bagwell. Fiction. LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Dungeon Item Shop: Volume 1' by D.M Rhodes, Razzmatazz. Fiction. LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Shadow Sun Survival' by Dave Willmarth. Fiction. LitRPG. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Empire Of Imagination' by Michael Witwer. Non Fiction. Biography. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Oh, Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer 1–2' by Benjamin Kerei. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Jake's Magical Market' by J.R Mathers. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pre-2023

  • 'World War Z' by Max Brooks. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Andrew Carnegie' by David Nasaw. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Emperor Series' by Conn Iggulden. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'The Crafting of Chess' by Kit Falbo. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Limitless Lands' by Dean Henegar. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Tallrock' by Xander Boyce. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'I, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan'. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Foundation' by Isaac Asimov. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Perennial Seller' by Ryan Holiday. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Sid Meier's Memoir!'. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Farmer (Series)' by Tom Larcombe. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Noobtown (Series)' by Ryan Rimmel. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Clockwork' by Mike Michalowicz. ⭐⭐⭐
  • 'The Wealthy Gardener' by John Soforic. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Ragged Dick (Series)' by Horatio Alger Jr. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Lots of 'Sharpe' by Bernard Cornwell. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • All of the 'Harry Potters' by J.K. Rowling. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Past notable reads & favourites

  • All of the Midkemia books by Raymond E. Feist. Especially 'Magician' and the 'Serpentwar Saga'. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'The Richest Man In Babylon' by George S. Clason. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Masters Of Doom' by David Kushner. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'The 4-Hour Work Week' by Tim Ferriss. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • 'The Fountains of Paradise' by Arthur C. Clarke. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About my rating system

  • ⭐ I hated this book.
  • ⭐⭐ I did not enjoy this book.
  • ⭐⭐⭐ This book was average.
  • ⭐⭐⭐⭐ I enjoyed this book.
  • ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I loved this book.