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Have Read vs. Want to Read

Starting in 2021, I've listed one book I've read and one that I want to read (and in most cases already own a copy of) for each year. I kept going until I hit a year I hadn't read anything for (1835). There were a couple of years I had to resort to kids' books or plays, (and some years I had to be a little creative, using the start or end of a serialisation, for example)but I was surprised at how many options I had for most years.
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Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
1
Kazuo Ishiguro
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
2
Andy Weir
Betty (Tiffany Mcdaniel)
Betty
3
Tiffany Mcdaniel
My Dark Vanessa (Kate Elizabeth Russell)
My Dark Vanessa
4
Kate Elizabeth Russell
The Rosie Result (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Result
5
Graeme Simsion
A Nearly Normal Family (M. T. Edvardsson)
A Nearly Normal Family
6
M. T. Edvardsson
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
7
Madeleine Miller
Vox (Christina Dalcher)
Vox
8
Christina Dalcher
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
9
Martha Wells
Dear Fahrenheit 451 (Annie Spence)
Dear Fahrenheit 451
10
Annie Spence
Talking as Fast as I Can (Lauren Graham)
Talking as Fast as I Can
11
Lauren Graham
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
12
Ali Smith
Golden Son (Pierce Brown)
Golden Son
13
Pierce Brown
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
14
Becky Chambers
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
15
Andy Weir
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
16
M R Carey
The Rosie Project (Graeme Simsion)
The Rosie Project
17
Graeme Simsion
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
18
Joe Hill
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (Robin Sloane)
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
19
Robin Sloane
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
20
Hilary Mantel
A Dance With Dragons (George R.R. Martin)
A Dance With Dragons
21
George R.R. Martin
Leviathan Wakes (James S.A. Corey)
Leviathan Wakes
22
James S.A. Corey
The Way of Kings (Brandon Sanderson)
The Way of Kings
23
Brandon Sanderson
What Alice Forgot (Liane Moriarty)
What Alice Forgot
24
Liane Moriarty
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
25
Hilary Mantel
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
26
Jonas Jonasson
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
27
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barbary)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
28
Muriel Barbary
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
29
Patrick Rothfuss
The Last Colony (John Scalzi)
The Last Colony
30
John Scalzi
The 13th Tale
The 13th Tale
31
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
32
Cixin Liu
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
33
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Lighthouse (P.D. James)
The Lighthouse
34
P.D. James
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
35
Alan Hollinghurst
Dead to the World (Charlaine Harris)
Dead to the World
36
Charlaine Harris
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
37
Lauren Weisberger
Club Dead (Charlaine Harris)
Club Dead
38
Charlaine Harris
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
39
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Little Friend (Donna Tartt)
The Little Friend
40
Donna Tartt
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