The Lists
Hand-curated rankings, top-of-genre roundups, and the occasional personal obsession. Updated whenever a new book bumps the order.
Best LitRPG I've Read
My top LitRPG picks ranked — the best progression fantasy and GameLit novels I've read, from Dungeon Crawler Carl to He Who Fights with Monsters and beyond.
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Best LitRPG I've Read
My top LitRPG picks ranked — the best progression fantasy and GameLit novels I've read, from Dungeon Crawler Carl to He Who Fights with Monsters and beyond.
All LitRPG I Have Read
Every LitRPG and GameLit book I have read, in the order I read them.
Top Books of 2026 (So Far)
The best books I've finished this year, across all genres.
Best Tony Hillerman Mysteries
Hillerman's Navajo Tribal Police series is one of the best mystery series ever written. These are the standouts.
Best Science Fiction I've Read
My favorite science fiction novels ranked — spanning classic hard SF, military sci-fi, and modern space opera, from a dedicated genre reader who reads widely.
Best Fantasy (Non-LitRPG)
The best fantasy novels I've read, ranked — epic fantasy, grimdark, and sword & sorcery picks from across the genre, excluding the LitRPG subgenre.
Best Books of 2020
The books I rated highest from my 2020 reading.
Best Books of 2021
The books I rated highest from my 2021 reading.
Best Books of 2022
The books I rated highest from my 2022 reading.
Best Books of 2023
The books I rated highest from my 2023 reading.
Best Books of 2024
The books I rated highest from my 2024 reading — my top-graded fiction and nonfiction of the year, ranked by how much I enjoyed them.
Best Books of 2012
The books I rated highest from my 2012 reading.
Best Books of 2013
The books I rated highest from my 2013 reading.
Best Books of 2014
The books I rated highest from my 2014 reading.
Best Books of 2015
The books I rated highest from my 2015 reading.
Best Books of 2016 (Through February)
The best books I read through early February 2016.
Best Books of 2017
The books I rated highest from my 2017 reading.
Best Books of 2018
The books I rated highest from my 2018 reading.
Best Books of 2019
The books I rated highest from my 2019 reading.
Best Books of 2025
The books I rated highest from my 2025 reading.
Terry Pratchett Books
Every Terry Pratchett book I have read, from the Discworld series and beyond.
Favorite Authors
My favorite authors and the best book I've read from each.
Books I Didn't Like
Books that disappointed me or that I would not recommend.
