Books I Live With

Books are a quiet constant in my life. I usually read two or three books a month, mostly for pleasure and sometimes for perspective.

My 2024 reading list included 33 books: a mix of fiction and nonfiction across mystery, psychology, science, essays, and speculative fiction. Some were page-turners, some remained unfinished, but all became part of my year.

Favorites as of May 2025

Some books I finished and especially enjoyed in the first part of 2025:

• The Brothers Karamazov — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Stoner — John Williams
• Le Papillon des étoiles — Bernard Werber
• Laplace’s Witch and 성녀의 구제 (聖女の救済) — Keigo Higashino
• Fauster — Kim Ho-yeon
• 도련님 — Natsume Sōseki
• How to Stop Worrying and Start Living — Dale Carnegie
• 당신의 뇌는 최적화를 원한다 — Gavasawa Zion

I love talking about books. If you’ve read any of these, or have recommendations of your own, I’d be happy to hear about them!