#finishedreading — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #finishedreading, aggregated by home.social.
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Just finished: Catch Me If You Can
The True Story of a Real Fake[1980]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Biography #Memoir #TrueCrime #Crime
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Just finished: Catch Me If You Can
The True Story of a Real Fake[1980]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Biography #Memoir #TrueCrime #Crime
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Just finished: Catch Me If You Can
The True Story of a Real Fake[1980]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Biography #Memoir #TrueCrime #Crime
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Just finished: Catch Me If You Can
The True Story of a Real Fake[1980]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Biography #Memoir #TrueCrime #Crime
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Just finished: The World Without Us
[2007]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Science #Envionment #Nature #History
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Just finished: The World Without Us
[2007]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Science #Envionment #Nature #History
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Just finished: The World Without Us
[2007]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Science #Envionment #Nature #History
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Just finished: The True Believer
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements[1951]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Philosophy #Politics #Psycology #Sociology
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Just finished: Caesar
[2006]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #History #Biography #Politics
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Finished reading India Is Broken, A People Betrayed, Independence to Today by Ashoka Mody
#FinishedReading #Book #Books #India #Politics #Corruption #Democracy #Oligarchy
Hardcover #ISBN9781503630055
Paperback #ISBN9781503642010
Ebook #ISBN9781503634220 -
Finished reading India Is Broken, A People Betrayed, Independence to Today by Ashoka Mody
#FinishedReading #Book #Books #India #Politics #Corruption #Democracy #Oligarchy
Hardcover #ISBN9781503630055
Paperback #ISBN9781503642010
Ebook #ISBN9781503634220 -
Finished reading India Is Broken, A People Betrayed, Independence to Today by Ashoka Mody
#FinishedReading #Book #Books #India #Politics #Corruption #Democracy #Oligarchy
Hardcover #ISBN9781503630055
Paperback #ISBN9781503642010
Ebook #ISBN9781503634220 -
Just finished: If Russia Wins
A Scenario[2025]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Politics #History #War
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Just finished: How to Sell a Genocide
The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza[2026]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Politics #History #War
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Just finished: There Is No Antimemetics Division
A Novel[2020]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #Fiction #ScienceFiction #Horror #Fantasy
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#FinishedReading ‘Sisters of sword and shadow’ by Laura Bates.
A great read if you enjoy Arthurian legends and feminism.
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Just finished: Easy Money
Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud[2023]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Economics #Finance #Business #Politics
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Just finished: The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
[2006]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #History #Politics #War
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Just finished: Gulp
Adventures on the Alimentary Canal[2013]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Science #Humor #Food #Health
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Just finished: Gilded Rage
Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley[2025]
#FinishedReading #Audiobooks #Books #NonFiction #Politics #Technology #History #Economics
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#ReadingUpdate I finished 역제안 by 정재환, and I liked every single short story in it!
The ones I loved the most were one about a soldier spying on phone conversations while working in the communication service in the military, and one about a performer hired to play the role of the father in a formal first meeting between two families (in preparation for marriage).
(Btw, is there an English word for 상견례… :meow_question: )
Anyway, it was a really nice read, the 7 short stories were very diverse in topics (there’s even a story about a zombie outbreak) and have an intriguing and engaging plot. It was also not too difficult to read in Korean (though also not the easiest book I read this year).
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#FinishedReading ‘What does it feel like?’ by Sophie Kinsella.
I should read more novellas. I think if I wrote a book it would be a novella.
I’ve never read any of Sophie Kinsella’s books. I found this one funny, thoughtful, and honest (although fiction she refers to it as inspired by her life).
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#FinishedReading ‘107 days’ by @kamalaharris.com
I’ve previously read Obama’s post-presidency book, Michelle Obama’s “Becoming”, Hilary Clinton’s book about losing to Trump, and Nick Clegg’s book about the UK coalition government. This is by far the most engaging and accessible read IMHO.
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#FinishedReading ‘Go ahead, Secret Seven’ by Enid Blyton.
Another mystery solved including an unusual occurrence with Scamper the dog being temporarily the seventh member of the Secret Seven.
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#FinishedReading ‘The Seaside Family’ by Enid Blyton (from ‘The Family Series’).
Oh I do so enjoy the simplicity and gentleness of ‘The Family Series’. Still makes me want to live in a caravan too.
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#FinishedReading ‘Cheer up love: Adventues in depression with the crab of hate’ by Susan Calman.
And interesting insight to depression and anxiety, told in her familiar comedic voice.
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Finished 異人山：不歸之人 by 高雲章 (Kao Yunchang), it was so so good! The book is actually composed of a short story and a novel, both featuring the same protagonists. The novel is set in a remote village that was first founded by Japanese engineers and is now home to people who all have their reasons to settle in such an isolated place.
I loved how we learn about the life of the community there, and the past of some characters. But the novel is also an excellent mystery, so many things and dark secrets are revealed at the end :blobmindblown: !
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I finished 그날, 서울에서는 무슨 일이, a collection of four short stories by different authors with the common theme of Seoul.
I loved this collection so much! All 4 short stories were great, but the first one by 정명섭 was my favourite. I also really loved the second one, by 최하나, which tackles the problem of urban renewal and the impact on people living in targeted areas.
The last one was written *in Korean* by American essayist Colin Marshall, which is really impressive!
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#FinishedReading ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow’ by Gabrielle Zevin.
A really enjoyable read with a long timeline (which I enjoy too). I can see why it was a best seller.
…Plus, finishing a decent length book in 20 days?!? What a revelation (reminder) reading everyday is. Love it.
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I finished 403小組，警隊出動！by 顏瑜 (Yen Yu). I loved this book so much, the plot and characters are great, and the novel gives really good insights into daily police work while exposing a lot of issues inherent to the system.
Yen Yu’s other police novels are all on my list :neocat_heart:
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#FinishedReading ‘Democracy : eleven writers and leaders on what it is - and why it matters’.
Despite this being a very short book of essays/articles/poems/writings - I found it largely inaccessible. Perhaps I’m too tired at night, perhaps the world & democracy is too hard to think about right now.
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#FinishedReading ‘Am I having fun now?’ by Suzi Ruffell.
I’ve just finished a book in 6 days thanks to my self set commitment read a little every day this year as 2026 is the National Year of Reading.
In addition to feeling awe at the speed of my reading returning, this was a great read.
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#FinishedReading ‘Thunder City’ by Philip Reeve.
A great tale of adventure. That it has taken me so long to finish should be no reflection on the storytelling (only on my lack of focus).
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Finished Jade City by Fonda Lee. Very interesting book. Very different from the usual fantasy that I normally read. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.
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#FinishedReading ‘The children of Cherry Tree Farm’ by Enid Blyton.
I do so enjoy Enid Blyton and this series of the children on the farm are special - I always wanted to be them when I was little and reading these.
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#FinishedReading ‘Guilty by definition’ by Susie Dent.
Read and finished on my holiday. A wordy (but in a way that made sense contextually, not a Dicken’s type way) mystery fiction that was fun to read, kept me engaged and I’m looking forward to reading the next one in 2026.
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"On the Calculation of Volume" by Solvej Balle
Fantastic book. I read it in one day. I don't think I've done that before.
It's a Danish book about a woman stuck in a time loop, like Groundhog Day, but with some notable differences. Like, if she buys things, she might still have them the next time she wakes up.
It's a seven-book series. Two have been translated to English so far. I'll have to learn Danish so I can read the rest 😅
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"On the Calculation of Volume" by Solvej Balle
Fantastic book. I read it in one day. I don't think I've done that before.
It's a Danish book about a woman stuck in a time loop, like Groundhog Day, but with some notable differences. Like, if she buys things, she might still have them the next time she wakes up.
It's a seven-book series. Two have been translated to English so far. I'll have to learn Danish so I can read the rest 😅
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"On the Calculation of Volume" by Solvej Balle
Fantastic book. I read it in one day. I don't think I've done that before.
It's a Danish book about a woman stuck in a time loop, like Groundhog Day, but with some notable differences. Like, if she buys things, she might still have them the next time she wakes up.
It's a seven-book series. Two have been translated to English so far. I'll have to learn Danish so I can read the rest 😅
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"On the Calculation of Volume" by Solvej Balle
Fantastic book. I read it in one day. I don't think I've done that before.
It's a Danish book about a woman stuck in a time loop, like Groundhog Day, but with some notable differences. Like, if she buys things, she might still have them the next time she wakes up.
It's a seven-book series. Two have been translated to English so far. I'll have to learn Danish so I can read the rest 😅
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"On the Calculation of Volume" by Solvej Balle
Fantastic book. I read it in one day. I don't think I've done that before.
It's a Danish book about a woman stuck in a time loop, like Groundhog Day, but with some notable differences. Like, if she buys things, she might still have them the next time she wakes up.
It's a seven-book series. Two have been translated to English so far. I'll have to learn Danish so I can read the rest 😅
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Last week, I finished reading I who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman.
I don't know how to describe the book the best. It made me feel and think in ways I've never done before.
On a surface level, the book has a very simple plot, and a simple story with a clear narration. But the more you think about it, the more complex it gets.
#books #reading #currentlyreading #finishedreading #bookstodon
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This week's read was "I Who Have Never Known Men" by Jacqueline Harpman. Again dystopian book, which begins with an interesting setup with a lot of open questions. Throughout the book I was admiring the resilience and the strength of the main character.
#FinishedReading #Books #Literature #Bookstodon #Dystopia #ScienceFiction #JacquelineHarpman
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#FinishedReading ‘The ultimate guide to parkrun: Everything you need to know about the friendliest 5K in the world’ by Lucy Waterlow.
A fab and insightful read about #parkrun. Some I knew, some I didn’t. I enjoyed the “bucket list(s)” particularly.
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#FinishedReading a 1950s vampire novella which, thanks to George A. Romero, ended up setting the blueprint for dozens of zombie movies. The main character, alone amongst the shambling hordes for almost the whole story, is sometimes pretty unpleasant company, but his dark sides, and even his outbursts of bigotry, pay off as we hit the ending of this thematically deep little masterpiece. #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichardMatheson
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#FinishedReading a 1950s vampire novella which, thanks to George A. Romero, ended up setting the blueprint for dozens of zombie movies. The main character, alone amongst the shambling hordes for almost the whole story, is sometimes pretty unpleasant company, but his dark sides, and even his outbursts of bigotry, pay off as we hit the ending of this thematically deep little masterpiece. #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichardMatheson
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#FinishedReading a 1950s vampire novella which, thanks to George A. Romero, ended up setting the blueprint for dozens of zombie movies. The main character, alone amongst the shambling hordes for almost the whole story, is sometimes pretty unpleasant company, but his dark sides, and even his outbursts of bigotry, pay off as we hit the ending of this thematically deep little masterpiece. #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichardMatheson
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#FinishedReading a 1950s vampire novella which, thanks to George A. Romero, ended up setting the blueprint for dozens of zombie movies. The main character, alone amongst the shambling hordes for almost the whole story, is sometimes pretty unpleasant company, but his dark sides, and even his outbursts of bigotry, pay off as we hit the ending of this thematically deep little masterpiece. #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichardMatheson
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#FinishedReading a 1950s vampire novella which, thanks to George A. Romero, ended up setting the blueprint for dozens of zombie movies. The main character, alone amongst the shambling hordes for almost the whole story, is sometimes pretty unpleasant company, but his dark sides, and even his outbursts of bigotry, pay off as we hit the ending of this thematically deep little masterpiece. #Bookstodon @bookstodon #RichardMatheson