Listed below are the books we've read. Ratings are in parentheses (1-10). Click a title for our post about the book. (Warning: A few books and dinners either weren't memorialized or got short shrift--thanks to illegible notes, laziness, or an unsympathetic work schedule.)
145. Demon Copperhead, Kingsolver (8.9)
144. Horse, Brooks (__)
143. Klara and the Sun, Ishiguro (n/a)
142. The Wager, Grann (8.0)
141. Marching Powder, McFadden (6.8)
140. Ordinary Grace, Krueger (8.0)
139. The River, Heller (6.8)
138. Captains Courageous, Kipling (5.5)
137. Hellhound on His Trail, Sides (8.2)
136. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania, Larson (7.4)
135. The Feather Thief, Johnson (6.8)
134. The River of Doubt, Millard (7.8)
133. The Lincoln Highway, Towles (7.7)
132. The Great Santini, Conroy (8.1)
131. Project Hail Mary, Weir (6.4)
130. Dog Soldiers, Stone (7.0)
129. Deacon King Kong, McBride (8.5)
128. A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Solnit (6.1)
127. A Cook's Tour, Bourdain (TBD)
126. Night Boat to Tangier, Barry (7.8)
125. News of the World, Jiles (7.4)
124. The Tiger, Vaillant (7.2)
123. The Overstory, Powers (TBD)
122. The Code of the Woosters, P.G. Wodehouse (TBD)
121. Last Orders, Swift (TBD)
120. Executive Hoodlum, Costello (TBD)
119. Me Talk Pretty One Day, Sedaris (6.0)
118. The Nickel Boys, Whitehead (7.6)
117. The Lost Man, Harper (7.6)
116. Cal, MacLaverty (8.0)
115. Washington Black, Edugyan (7.1)
114. How to Change Your Mind, Pollan (5.3)
113. The Devil's Highway, Urrea (6.9)
112. Lake Success, Shteyngart (5.8)
111. Killers of the Flower Moon, Grann (7.3)
110. Undaunted Courage, Ambrose (7.3)
109. Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Sullivan (6.9)
108. American Prison, Bauer (6.4)
107. A Bend in the River, Naipaul (6.5)
106. Zeitoun, Eggers (7.0)
105. The Last Lecture, Pausch (N/A)
104. Women, Bukowski (6.0)
103. Butcher's Crossing, Williams (8.4)
102. My Uncle Oswald, Dahl (5.7)
101. The Lost City of the Monkey God, Preston (7.3)
100. A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles (7.4)
99. The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Flanagan (8.0)
98. The Taking of K-129, Dean (5.7)
97. 1984, Orwell (7.4)
96. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Harari (7.6)
95. Moonglow, Chabon (7.8)
94. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance (6.0)
93. A High Wind in Jamaica, Hughes (5.3)
92. The Fixer, Malamud (8.0)
91. Plainsong, Haruf (7.8)
90. The Sellout, Beatty (6.8)
89. The Sympathizer, Nguyen (8.2)
88. The North Water, McGuire (7.8)
87. Close Range: Wyoming Stories, Proulx (8.4)
86. The Moonshine War, Leonard (7.0)
85. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist, Yapa (6.0)
84. The Orphan Master's Son, Johnson (7.6)
83. Being Mortal, Gawande (7.8)
82. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Weatherford (6.5)
81. The Financial Lives of the Poets, Walter (7.0)
80. Heart of Darkness, Conrad (8.4)
79. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Moore (8.7)
78. The Onion Field, Wambaugh (5.5)
77. Appointment in Samarra, O'Hara (7.7)
76. Love in the Time of Cholera, Marquez (7.9)
75. The Log from the Sea of Cortez, Steinbeck (6.8)
74. Sailor on Horseback, Stone (6.4)
73. Super Sad True Love Story, Shteyngart (7.5)
72. The Boys in the Boat, Brown (7.1)
71. The Rise of Superman, Kotler (5.7)
70. Zealot, Aslan (7.6)
69. Cain, Saramago (6.5)
68. The Quiet American, Greene, (7.1)
67. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Miller (6.7)
66. The Dog Stars, Heller (7.1)
65. The Good Lord Bird, McBride (7.6)
64. The Maltese Falcon, Hammett (6.9)
63. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Udall (6.8)
62. The Book Thief, Zusak (7.7)
61. A Hologram for the King, Eggers (7.5)
60. The Cat's Table, Ondaatje (8.1)
59. An Exploration of the Colorado River, Powell (4.3)
58. The Sense of an Ending, Barnes (7.5)
57. Middlesex, Eugenides (7.5)
56. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Bryson (7.0)
55. Fight Club, Pahlaniuk (7.0) (Cum. Avg. 6.7)
54. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, Feynman and Leighton (N/R)
53. Unbroken, Hillenbrand (7.4)
52. Sweet Promised Land, Laxalt (8.3)
51. Reservation Blues, Alexie (7.0)
50. Ghosts of Everest, Hemmleb et al. (6.7) (Cum. Avg. 6.6)
49. A Sport and a Pastime, Salter (6.6)
48. Just Kids, Smith (6.1)
47. Nobody's Fool, Russo (8.8)
46. All the Pretty Horses, McCarthy (7.9)
45. Treasure Island, Stevenson (7.3)
44. Breakfast of Champions,Vonnegut (6.9)
43. Voices from Chernobyl, Alexievic (6.4)
42. Freedom, Franzen (7.9)
41. Born to Run, McDougall (7.1)
40. Self Comes to Mind, Damasio (4.0) (Cum. Avg. 6.5)
39. The Tender Bar, Moehringer (6.8)
38. Among the Thugs, Buford (7.3)
37. War, Junger (7.8)
36. Dark Star Safari, Theroux (7.2)
35. Tinkers, Harding (4.8)
34. The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon (6.9)
33. Hunger, Hamsun (6.2)
32. SuperFreakonomics, Levitt/Dubner (5.4)
31. The Cellist of Sarajevo, Galloway (7.2)
30. Bad Land, Raban (5.5) (Cum. Avg. 6.5)
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's, Capote (NR)
28. In Cold Blood, Capote (8.4)
27. Judgment of Paris, Taber (5.8)
26. My Name is Will, Winfield (7.3)
25. Crazy for the Storm, Ollestad (7.1)
24. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Diaz (7.1)
23. Tropic of Cancer, Miller (7.1)
22. The 25th Hour, Benioff (5.8)
21. In the Lake of the Woods, O'Brien (7.2)
20. The Power of the Dog, Savage (7.3) (Cum. Avg. 6.4)
19. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Wroblewski (6.4)
18. News of a Kidnapping, Marquez (4.9)
17. Tales of the Fish Patrol, London (6.7)
16. Havana Nocturne, English (6.0)
15. Ironweed, Kennedy (7.3)
14. Snow Crash, Stephenson (5.8)
13. The Spectator Bird, Stegner (7.3)
12. Blindness, Saramago (8.3)
11. Born Standing Up, Martin (5.8)
10. The Nine, Toobin (6.5) (Cum. Avg. 6.3)
9. The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald (7.7)
8. Tortilla Curtain, Boyle (7.5)
7. Travels With Charley, Steinbeck (6.1)
6. The Killer Angels, Shaara (6.2)
5. The Sea, Banville (6.4)
4. Positively Fifth Street, McManus (4.5)
3. Oscar & Lucinda, Carey (3.3)
2. The Road, McCarthy (7.3)
1. The Human Stain, Roth (7.2)
119. Me Talk Pretty One Day, Sedaris (6.0)
118. The Nickel Boys, Whitehead (7.6)
117. The Lost Man, Harper (7.6)
116. Cal, MacLaverty (8.0)
115. Washington Black, Edugyan (7.1)
114. How to Change Your Mind, Pollan (5.3)
113. The Devil's Highway, Urrea (6.9)
112. Lake Success, Shteyngart (5.8)
111. Killers of the Flower Moon, Grann (7.3)
110. Undaunted Courage, Ambrose (7.3)
109. Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Sullivan (6.9)
108. American Prison, Bauer (6.4)
107. A Bend in the River, Naipaul (6.5)
106. Zeitoun, Eggers (7.0)
105. The Last Lecture, Pausch (N/A)
104. Women, Bukowski (6.0)
103. Butcher's Crossing, Williams (8.4)
102. My Uncle Oswald, Dahl (5.7)
101. The Lost City of the Monkey God, Preston (7.3)
100. A Gentleman in Moscow, Towles (7.4)
99. The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Flanagan (8.0)
98. The Taking of K-129, Dean (5.7)
97. 1984, Orwell (7.4)
96. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Harari (7.6)
95. Moonglow, Chabon (7.8)
94. Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance (6.0)
93. A High Wind in Jamaica, Hughes (5.3)
92. The Fixer, Malamud (8.0)
91. Plainsong, Haruf (7.8)
90. The Sellout, Beatty (6.8)
89. The Sympathizer, Nguyen (8.2)
88. The North Water, McGuire (7.8)
87. Close Range: Wyoming Stories, Proulx (8.4)
86. The Moonshine War, Leonard (7.0)
85. Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist, Yapa (6.0)
84. The Orphan Master's Son, Johnson (7.6)
83. Being Mortal, Gawande (7.8)
82. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, Weatherford (6.5)
81. The Financial Lives of the Poets, Walter (7.0)
80. Heart of Darkness, Conrad (8.4)
79. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Moore (8.7)
78. The Onion Field, Wambaugh (5.5)
77. Appointment in Samarra, O'Hara (7.7)
76. Love in the Time of Cholera, Marquez (7.9)
75. The Log from the Sea of Cortez, Steinbeck (6.8)
74. Sailor on Horseback, Stone (6.4)
73. Super Sad True Love Story, Shteyngart (7.5)
72. The Boys in the Boat, Brown (7.1)
71. The Rise of Superman, Kotler (5.7)
70. Zealot, Aslan (7.6)
69. Cain, Saramago (6.5)
68. The Quiet American, Greene, (7.1)
67. A Canticle for Leibowitz, Miller (6.7)
66. The Dog Stars, Heller (7.1)
65. The Good Lord Bird, McBride (7.6)
64. The Maltese Falcon, Hammett (6.9)
63. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Udall (6.8)
62. The Book Thief, Zusak (7.7)
61. A Hologram for the King, Eggers (7.5)
60. The Cat's Table, Ondaatje (8.1)
59. An Exploration of the Colorado River, Powell (4.3)
58. The Sense of an Ending, Barnes (7.5)
57. Middlesex, Eugenides (7.5)
56. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Bryson (7.0)
55. Fight Club, Pahlaniuk (7.0) (Cum. Avg. 6.7)
54. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, Feynman and Leighton (N/R)
53. Unbroken, Hillenbrand (7.4)
52. Sweet Promised Land, Laxalt (8.3)
51. Reservation Blues, Alexie (7.0)
50. Ghosts of Everest, Hemmleb et al. (6.7) (Cum. Avg. 6.6)
49. A Sport and a Pastime, Salter (6.6)
48. Just Kids, Smith (6.1)
47. Nobody's Fool, Russo (8.8)
46. All the Pretty Horses, McCarthy (7.9)
45. Treasure Island, Stevenson (7.3)
44. Breakfast of Champions,Vonnegut (6.9)
43. Voices from Chernobyl, Alexievic (6.4)
42. Freedom, Franzen (7.9)
41. Born to Run, McDougall (7.1)
40. Self Comes to Mind, Damasio (4.0) (Cum. Avg. 6.5)
39. The Tender Bar, Moehringer (6.8)
38. Among the Thugs, Buford (7.3)
37. War, Junger (7.8)
36. Dark Star Safari, Theroux (7.2)
35. Tinkers, Harding (4.8)
34. The Shadow of the Wind, Zafon (6.9)
33. Hunger, Hamsun (6.2)
32. SuperFreakonomics, Levitt/Dubner (5.4)
31. The Cellist of Sarajevo, Galloway (7.2)
30. Bad Land, Raban (5.5) (Cum. Avg. 6.5)
29. Breakfast at Tiffany's, Capote (NR)
28. In Cold Blood, Capote (8.4)
27. Judgment of Paris, Taber (5.8)
26. My Name is Will, Winfield (7.3)
25. Crazy for the Storm, Ollestad (7.1)
24. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Diaz (7.1)
23. Tropic of Cancer, Miller (7.1)
22. The 25th Hour, Benioff (5.8)
21. In the Lake of the Woods, O'Brien (7.2)
20. The Power of the Dog, Savage (7.3) (Cum. Avg. 6.4)
19. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Wroblewski (6.4)
18. News of a Kidnapping, Marquez (4.9)
17. Tales of the Fish Patrol, London (6.7)
16. Havana Nocturne, English (6.0)
15. Ironweed, Kennedy (7.3)
14. Snow Crash, Stephenson (5.8)
13. The Spectator Bird, Stegner (7.3)
12. Blindness, Saramago (8.3)
11. Born Standing Up, Martin (5.8)
10. The Nine, Toobin (6.5) (Cum. Avg. 6.3)
9. The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald (7.7)
8. Tortilla Curtain, Boyle (7.5)
7. Travels With Charley, Steinbeck (6.1)
6. The Killer Angels, Shaara (6.2)
5. The Sea, Banville (6.4)
4. Positively Fifth Street, McManus (4.5)
3. Oscar & Lucinda, Carey (3.3)
2. The Road, McCarthy (7.3)
1. The Human Stain, Roth (7.2)
