Reading

I wasn't a much of a reader when I was a kid. It wasn't until after college when I found audiobooks did I really start listening to and (eventually) reading more books.

In 2021, I started Hardcover.app, a social network for readers and a replacement for Goodreads. It all began here on this page! I loved sharing my books on my blog and Goodreads announced they would shut off that API. Not wanting to give up on the open web, I started Hardcover with a goal of being a forever-open version with easy access to your own data.

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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

By Brandon Sanderson

3.5

The Internet Con
The Internet Con

By Cory Doctorow

4.5

Lurking
Lurking

By Joanne McNeil

3

The Will of the Many
The Will of the Many

By James Islington

5

Legends & Lattes
Legends & Lattes

By Travis Baldree

4.5

A Court of Wings and Ruin
A Court of Wings and Ruin

By Sarah J. Maas

5

Practical UI
Practical UI

By Adham Dannaway

4.5

Upgrade
Upgrade

By Blake Crouch

4

Phases of Gravity
Phases of Gravity

By Dan Simmons

3

Kushiel's Dart
Kushiel's Dart

By Jacqueline Carey

4

Mistborn: The Final Empire
Mistborn: The Final Empire

By Brandon Sanderson

5

One of the best fantasy books I've ever read. The concept in this one is a fantasy world that is slightly different from our own with the inclusion of allomancers, people born with a special ability to manipulate the world (or themselves) in some way. These include things like being able to push/pull steel, refine your senses or incease your strength. "Mistborns" can use all of these abilities. The characters and world drew me in with its mysteries and hints at epic problems rotating around our central players. The magical element for this world was the most memorable I can imagine, and I would highly recommend it. You could go with this one on your own, but books 2 & 3 expand on the world.

A Court of Mist and Fury
A Court of Mist and Fury

By Sarah J. Maas

5

The Art of Gathering
The Art of Gathering

By Priya Parker

2.5

Best. State. Ever
Best. State. Ever

By Dave Barry

4

Bastille Vs. the Evil Librarians
Bastille Vs. the Evil Librarians

By Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

4

Tress of the Emerald Sea
Tress of the Emerald Sea

By Brandon Sanderson

4

A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses

By Sarah J. Maas

4

Crying in H Mart
Crying in H Mart

By Michelle Zauner

4.5

Lolita
Lolita

By Vladimir Nabokov

3

Paper Girls: Book One
Paper Girls: Book One

By Brian K. Vaughn

4

The Golden Enclaves
The Golden Enclaves

By Naomi Novik

3.5

Before Your Memory Fades
Before Your Memory Fades

By Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3

Fugitive Telemetry
Fugitive Telemetry

By Martha Wells

2.5

The Lost Metal
The Lost Metal

By Brandon Sanderson

3.5

Before the coffee gets cold
Before the coffee gets cold

By Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Geoffrey Trousselot

4

The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary

By Sarah Penner

4

The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife

By Audrey Niffenegger

5

The Myth of Normal
The Myth of Normal

By Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté

2

Galatea
Galatea

By Madeline Miller

5

Galatea is an incredible short story. The story is based on a Greek tale Metamorphoses. A (male) sculptor creates a (woman) sculpture so beautiful it comes to life and they live happily ever after. She has no agency, nor a name.Millers version is told from the woman’s point of view living with a controlling man. It feels like it could be a Colleen Hoover story, yet keeps its fantastical tone of Millers other works.The afterward mentions hits on the theme on the most direct way:For millennia there have been men who react with horror and disgust to women's independence, men who desire women yet hate them, and who take refuge in fantasies of purity and control. What would it be like to live with such a man as your husband?

Spare
Spare

By Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

4.5

Envisioning Information
Envisioning Information

By Edward R. Tufte

4

The Next Mormons
The Next Mormons

By Jana Riess

2

It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us

By Colleen Hoover

3.5

Tell Me Lies
Tell Me Lies

By Carola Lovering

3.5

Creative Confidence
Creative Confidence

By Tom Kelley, David Kelley

4

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The OP MC 3
The OP MC 3

By Logan Jacobs

4

Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors

By B.A. Paris

5

The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars
The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars

By Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Veronica Fish, Irene Koh

5

Eight Billion Genies #6
Eight Billion Genies #6

By Charles Soule

3.5

She Comes First
She Comes First

By Ian Kerner

3.5

Several People Are Typing
Several People Are Typing

By Calvin Kasulke

1

Locke & Key
Locke & Key

By Gabriel RodrĂ­guez, Joe Hill

5

Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games
Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games

By Joe Hill, Gabriel RodrĂ­guez

5

Oona Out of Order
Oona Out of Order

By Margarita Montimore

4

Wordslut
Wordslut

By Amanda Montell

4.5

Eight Billion Genies #5
Eight Billion Genies #5

By Charles Soule

3.5

Eight Billion Genies #3
Eight Billion Genies #3

By Charles Soule

4.5

Eight Billion Genies #2
Eight Billion Genies #2

By Charles Soule

4.5

Eight Billion Genies #4
Eight Billion Genies #4

By Charles Soule

4

The OP MC 2
The OP MC 2

By Logan Jacobs

3

Cultish
Cultish

By Amanda Montell

4

Eight Billion Genies #1
Eight Billion Genies #1

By Charles Soule

5

At the Clinic
At the Clinic

By Sally Rooney

4

Normal People
Normal People

By Sally Rooney

5

I'm Glad My Mom Died
I'm Glad My Mom Died

By Jennette McCurdy

5

Randomize
Randomize

By Janina Gavankar, Andy Weir

5

Every Heart a Doorway
Every Heart a Doorway

By Seanan McGuire

3.5

The Scout Mindset
The Scout Mindset

By Julia Galef

4

How to Stop Time
How to Stop Time

By Matt Haig

3.5

The Making of Prince of Persia
The Making of Prince of Persia

By Jordan Mechner

3.5

The Ministry for the Future
The Ministry for the Future

By Kim Stanley Robinson, Jennifer Fitzgerald

3.5

Japan Modern
Japan Modern

By Michiko Rico Nosé, Michael Freeman

3

Big Data
Big Data

By Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Kenneth Cukier

5

The Last Graduate
The Last Graduate

By Naomi Novik

4

Think Again
Think Again

By Adam M. Grant

3.5

Learning Patterns
Learning Patterns

By Lydia Hallie, Addy Osmani

4

Piranesi
Piranesi

By Susanna Clarke

5

Qualityland
Qualityland

By Marc-Uwe Kling

3.5

The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic

By Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman

5

Notes from the Burning Age
Notes from the Burning Age

By Claire North

3.5

Evershore
Evershore

By Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

4

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Cytonic
Cytonic

By Brandon Sanderson

4

ReDawn
ReDawn

By Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

4

Sunreach
Sunreach

By Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson

5

Wallet Activism
Wallet Activism

By Tanja Hester

5

Network Effect
Network Effect

By Martha Wells

4.5

This is How You Lose the Time War
This is How You Lose the Time War

By Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone

4

Gideon the Ninth
Gideon the Ninth

By Tamsyn Muir

2

Riot Baby
Riot Baby

By Tochi Onyebuchi

3

Radical Acceptance
Radical Acceptance

By Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield

3

The Answer Is…
The Answer Is…

By Alex Trebek

4

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