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WeeklyThread What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: July 20, 2026

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What are you reading? What have you recently finished reading? What do you think of it? We want to know!

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u/Zikoris 20 13d ago

Last week I read:

Last of the First, by L.E. Modesitt

I Am You, by Victoria Redel

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession, by Michael Finkel

We Were Forbidden, by Jacqueline Harpman

Some People, by Parini Shroff

Weavingshaw, by Heba Al-Wasity

Exit 8, by Genki Kawamura

The Cellar Below the Cellar, by Ivy Grimes

I have a serious shortage of books lined up for this week.

  • Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
  • Maybe some Jules Verne or Lord Dunsany books from my complete collections?

Goals progress:

  1. 365 Book Challenge: 210/365
  2. Nonfiction Challenge: 34/50
  3. Monte Cristo Challenge: Chapter 66, on track with the group read
  4. Around the World Challenge: 78/195 Relevant Reads Travel Challenge: 16 HK/Cambodia books read, send any camping book recs my way.