@mwgerard

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book reviewer.woman of letters. certified cryptozoologist. cinephile. cruciverbalist. taphophile. sherlockian. own thoughts. #amwriting #amreading #bookstagram

@mwgerard

she/her

book reviewer.woman of letters. certified cryptozoologist. cinephile. cruciverbalist. taphophile. sherlockian. own thoughts. #amwriting #amreading #bookstagram

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Books

28

This Year

Mainly reads fiction books that are mysterious, dark, and informative. Typically chooses medium-paced books that are 300-499 pages long.

Currently Reading (13)

To-Read Pile (1644)

I Live Underwater: The Thrilling Adventures of a Record-Breaking Diver, Treasure Hunter, and Deep-Sea Explorer
—
Max Nohl

Currently reading (13)

One of Us by Dan Chaon

Belle Starr: The Truth Behind the Wild West Legend by Michael Wallis

A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction by Elizabeth McCracken

Mainly reads fiction books that are mysterious, dark, and informative.

Typically chooses medium-paced books that are 300-499 pages long.

Read recently

The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

The Hidden City by Charles Finch

Mysteries of the National Parks by Mike Bezemek

Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker

To-Read Pile

Coup de Grâce

Sofia Ajram
Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)

Eleanor Johnson
I Live Underwater: The Thrilling Adventures of a Record-Breaking Diver, ...

Max Nohl

5 starreads

Choose Your Own Misery: The Holidays by Mike MacDonald, Jilly Gagnon

Some Buried Caesar by Rex Stout

The Reason for the Darkness of the Night: Edgar Allan Poe and the Forging of American Science by John Tresch

Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale and Other Stories by Charles Brockden Brown, Caleb Crain

Challenges

2025 Reading Goal

60 books

2025 Pages Goal

25,000 pages

46% (28 books), 11,531 pages

1.7k

Five-Star Reads

465

170

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