Readings

This is where I keep track of all my readings, or at least the ones I can remember.
Re-reads are not listed.

On the shelf

  • The picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde
  • HamletWilliam Shakespeare
  • The Story of KullervoJ.R.R. Tolkien
  • Prima che il gallo cantiCesare Pavese
  • The little friendDonna Tartt
  • Moby DickHerman Melville
  • MedeaEuripides
  • The Legend of Sigurd and GudrúnJ.R.R. Tolkien
  • Memoirs of HadrianMarguerite Yourcenar
  • The last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper
  • Paradise lostJohn Milton

On the nightstand

  • Northanger AbbeyJane Austen

2024 (6)

  • The green mileStephen King★★★☆☆
  • The seven deaths of Evelyn HardcastleStuart Turton★★★★☆
  • Dune MessiahFrank Herbert★★★☆☆
  • Salem's LotStephen King★★★☆☆
  • Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen★★★★☆
  • New York trilogyPaul Auster★★★★☆

2023 (14)

  • When all is saidAnne Griffin★★★☆☆
  • Death with interruptionsJosé Saramago★★★★☆
  • Under The DomeStephen King★★★★★
  • The StandStephen King★★★★☆
  • 11/22/63Stephen King★★★★☆
  • MiseryStephen King★★★★★
  • Pet SemataryStephen King★★★★★
  • Hotel D'AngleterreCarmine Mari★★☆☆☆
  • The Fall of NúmenorJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★
  • Orphans of the SkyRobert A. Heinlein★★★☆☆
  • All quiet on the western frontErich Maria Remarque★★★★★
  • Trois chambres à ManhattanGeorges Simenon★★★★☆
  • The Nature of Middle-earthJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★☆☆
  • Letters from Father ChristmasJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★

2022 (4)

  • Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë★★★★★
  • Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë★★☆☆☆
  • Oedipus RexSophocles★★★★☆
  • Sir Gawain and the Green KnightJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★☆☆

2021 (11)

  • OresteiaAeschylus★★★★☆
  • Poetic EddaUnknown★★★★☆
  • Notre Dame de ParisVictor Hugo★★★★★
  • IliadHomer★★★★★
  • La spiaggiaCesare Pavese★★★☆☆
  • Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earthJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★
  • The children of HúrinJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★
  • De brevitate vitaeSeneca★★★★★
  • Beren and LúthienJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★☆
  • EducatedTara Westover★★★☆☆
  • The Fall of GondolinJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★☆

2020 (7)

  • Les Fleurs du malCharles Baudelaire★★★★☆
  • White NightsFyodor Dostoevsky★★★☆☆
  • LettersEpicurus★★☆☆☆
  • DuneFrank Herbert★★★☆☆
  • The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★
  • The SilmarillionJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★
  • BeowulfUnknown★★★★☆

2019 (8)

  • MeditationsMarcus Aurelius★★★★★
  • The Book of SandJorge Luis Borges★★★★☆
  • Operette moraliGiacomo Leopardi★★★★★
  • Consolatio ad MarciamSeneca★★★★☆
  • Around the world in 80 daysJules Verne★★★☆☆
  • The Time MachineH.G. Wells★★☆☆☆
  • The War of the WorldsH.G. Wells★★☆☆☆
  • A Little LifeHanya Yanagihara★★★★☆

2018 (9)

  • A christmas carolCharles Dickens★★★★★
  • Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe★★★☆☆
  • The Human StainPhilip Roth★★★☆☆
  • Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare★★★★☆
  • FrankensteinMary Shelley★★★★★
  • DraculaBram Stoker★★★★☆
  • 20'000 Leagues under the seaJules Verne★★☆☆☆
  • Il garofano rossoElio Vittorini★★★★★
  • The book of disquietFernando Pessoa★★★☆☆

2017 (14)

  • Ad occhi chiusiGianrico Carofiglio★★★★☆
  • Ask the dustJohn Fante★★★☆☆
  • L'arte dell'ozioHermann Hesse★☆☆☆☆
  • Tomorrow in the battle think on meJavier Marias★★☆☆☆
  • Norwegian woodHaruki Murakami★★★★☆
  • Dance dance danceHaruki Murakami★★★☆☆
  • Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare★★★☆☆
  • The Watcher in the ShadowsCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★★
  • MarinaCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★★
  • The Prince of MistCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★☆
  • The Labyrinth of SpiritsCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★☆
  • The Prisoner of HeavenCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★☆
  • The Angel's GameCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★☆
  • The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafón★★★★★

2016 (8)

  • BaolStefano Benni★★★★☆
  • MostriStefano Benni★★★★☆
  • Il bar sotto il mareStefano Benni★★★★★
  • Tender is the nightF. Scott Fitzgerald★★★☆☆
  • The GoldfinchDonna Tartt★★★★☆
  • The Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare★★★☆☆
  • The Secret HistoryDonna Tartt★★★★★
  • Night train to LisbonPascal Mercier★★★★☆

2015 (11)

  • Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury★★★☆☆
  • CanadaRichard Ford★★☆☆☆
  • SiddharthaHermann Hesse★☆☆☆☆
  • ConquerorConn Iggulden★★★☆☆
  • Empire of SilverConn Iggulden★★★☆☆
  • Bones of the HillsConn Iggulden★★★★☆
  • Lords of the BowConn Iggulden★★★★★
  • Wolf of the PlainsConn Iggulden★★★★★
  • The RoadCormac McCarthy★★☆☆☆
  • The Dante ClubMatthew Pearl★★☆☆☆
  • Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof ZooChristiane Felscherinow★★★☆☆

Previous years (79)

  • Il mio nome è Nessuno. Il giuramentoValerio Massimo Manfredi★★★☆☆
  • AllegiantVeronica Roth★★☆☆☆
  • DivergentVeronica Roth★★★☆☆
  • The Left Hand of GodPaul Hoffman★★☆☆☆
  • La felicità delle piccole coseCaroline Vermalle★☆☆☆☆
  • The Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen Chbosky★★★☆☆
  • WindhavenGeorge R.R. Martin, Lisa Tuttle★★★☆☆
  • Paper townsJohn Green★★☆☆☆
  • Looking for AlaskaJohn Green★★★☆☆
  • The fault in our starsJohn Green★★★★☆
  • The High LordTrudi Canavan
  • The NoviceTrudi Canavan
  • The Magicians' GuildTrudi Canavan
  • Cronache del mondo emerso (3. Il talismano del potere)Licia Troisi
  • Cronache del mondo emerso (2. La missione di Sennar)Licia Troisi
  • Cronache del mondo emerso (1. Nihal della terra del vento)Licia Troisi
  • Sharpe's FortressBernard Cornwell
  • Sharpe's TriumphBernard Cornwell
  • Sharpe's TigerBernard Cornwell★★★★☆
  • Journey to the center of the EarthJules Verne★★★☆☆
  • InfernoDan Brown★★★☆☆
  • The Lost SymbolDan Brown
  • Angels and DemonsDan Brown★★★★★
  • The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown★★★★★
  • The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien★★★★★
  • La ragazza drago (5. L'ultima battaglia)Licia Troisi
  • La ragazza drago (4. I gemelli di Kuma)Licia Troisi
  • La ragazza drago (3. La clessidra di Aldibah)Licia Troisi
  • La ragazza drago (2. L'albero di Idhunn)Licia Troisi
  • La ragazza drago (1. L'eredità di Thuban)Licia Troisi
  • The theory of everythingStephen Hawking
  • The Cuckoo's CallingJ.K. Rowling
  • A Brief History of TimeStephen Hawking
  • InkheartCornelia Funke
  • Young Samurai: The Way of the WarriorChris Bradford★★★☆☆
  • Young Samurai: The Way of the SwordChris Bradford★★★★☆
  • The Sorceress: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelMichael Scott
  • The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelMichael Scott
  • The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelMichael Scott
  • The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last OlympianRick Riordan★★★☆☆
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's CurseRick Riordan★★★☆☆
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the LabyrinthRick Riordan★★★★☆
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of MonstersRick Riordan★★★★☆
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefRick Riordan★★★★☆
  • The tales of Beedle the BardJ.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly AllowsJ.K. Rowling★★★★★
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling★★★★★
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ.K. Rowling★★★★☆
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ.K. Rowling★★★★☆
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ.K. Rowling★★★★★
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling★★★★★
  • InheritanceChristopher Paolini★★★☆☆
  • BrisingrChristopher Paolini★★★★★
  • EldestChristopher Paolini★★★★☆
  • EragonChristopher Paolini★★★★★
  • Huntik. I cercatori di amuletiFrank J. Martucci★★★★★
  • Deltora Quest: The Shifting SandsEmily Rodda★★★☆☆
  • Deltora Quest: City of the RatsEmily Rodda★★★★☆
  • Deltora Quest: The Lake of TearsEmily Rodda★★★☆☆
  • Deltora Quest: The Forest of SilenceEmily Rodda★★★★☆
  • Sandokan alla riscossaEmilio Salgari★★★☆☆
  • White FangJack London★☆☆☆☆
  • Cyboria. Il risveglio di GalenoPierdomenico Baccalario
  • Faerie WarsHerbie Brennan★★★☆☆
  • Io non ho pauraNiccolò Ammaniti★☆☆☆☆
  • Il drago tascabileTim Kennemore★★★★☆
  • Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: ChinaE. Singer Hunt
  • Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: CambodiaE. Singer Hunt
  • Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: AustraliaE. Singer Hunt
  • Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: UKE. Singer Hunt
  • Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: USAE. Singer Hunt
  • The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry
  • Ulysses Moore. The Long-Lost MapPierdomenico Baccalario★★★★☆
  • Bat Pat: Il pirata DentedoroRoberto Pavanello
  • Bat Pat: Streghe a mezzanotteRoberto Pavanello
  • Bat Pat: Il tesoro del cimiteroRoberto Pavanello
  • Il ragazzo che sfidò Ramses il GrandeChristian Jacq
  • Il segreto della piramide mayaChris Eboch