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A running ranking of the year's best books


The Boys of Riverside
★★★★☆ The account of the California School for the Deaf, Riverside, and their football team's pursuit of a championship across two seasons.

Greg Barlin
Nov 30, 20244 min read


Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder
★★★★☆ Lenny Marks lives a carefully crafted and ordered life for herself until her stepfather's parole sparks memories of childhood trauma.

Greg Barlin
Nov 19, 20242 min read


The Relentless Legion
★★★★★ A satisfying conclusion to one of the better sci-fi trilogies I have read, the Sentinels once again try to defy odds to save humanity.

Greg Barlin
Nov 12, 20244 min read


Be Ready When the Luck Happens
★★★★☆ A glimpse into one of the more spontaneous people on the planet, who balances that spontaneity with a fierce determination and will.

Greg Barlin
Nov 11, 20242 min read


The Last One at the Wedding
★★★☆☆ An unfortunately average mystery about a father and his growing concerns that his daughter's fiancé could have a dark and sordid past.

Greg Barlin
Nov 2, 20242 min read


The Top 50 Books of the Last 5 Years (2020-2024)
Inspired by an underwhelming list from Goodreads, this counts down a far superior list of the Top 50 books of the last 5 years (2020-2024).

Greg Barlin
Oct 16, 20248 min read


The Night We Lost Him
★★★★☆ When a man falls from the cliffs adjacent to his seaside home, his son and daughter collaborate to uncover the truth behind his death.

Greg Barlin
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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