2025 Book Review and 2026 Plans

Plans for 2025 were ambitious and I almost made the whole set. I blame no one but myself.

Fiction--

• The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas--reviewed here.
• On Basilisk Station by David Weber--reviewed here.
• Eclipse of the Sun by Michael O'Brien--alas, unfinished! (At least it is started).
• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco--reviewed here.
• Stardust by Neil Gaiman--reviewed here.
• From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury--reviewed here.
• Goethe's Faust translated by Walter Kaufman--reviewed here.
• Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe--reviewed here.
• Probably another bunch of books from A Good Story is Hard to Find Podcast
• The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim--reviewed here.
• Ad Limina by Cy Kellett--reviewed here.
• Scum of the Earth by Alexander C. Kane--reviewed here.
• The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene--reviewed here.
• What Monstrous Gods by Rosamund Hodge--reviewed here.

Theology--

• The Path to Rome by Hilaire Belloc--reviewed here.
• When the Church Was Young: Voices of the Early Fathers by Marcellino D'Ambrosio--reviewed here
• Practical Theology by Peter Kreeft--reviewed here.
• Arguing Religion by Robert Barron--reviewed here.
• Catholic Essays by Stanley Jaki--reviewed here.
• Saint Katharine Drexel: Apostle to the Oppressed by Lou Baldwin--reviewed here.
• The Dialogue by Catherine of Siena--reviewed here.
• Life of Christ by Fulton J. Sheen--reviewed here.
• Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G. K. Chesteron by Joseph Pearce--reviewed here.
• Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Volume VIII: Psalms 51-150--reviewed here.
• Desire of the Everlasting Hills--reviewed here.

Philosophy--

• The Spirit of Medieval Philosophy by Etienne Gilson--reviewed here.
• Conversations of Socrates by Xenophon--reviewed here.
• The Hound of Distributism edited by Richard Aleman--reviewed here.
• Love and Friendship by Allan Bloom--reviewed here.
• The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos by Sohrab Ahmari--reviewed here.

Folklore/Mythology

• American Indian Trickster Tales by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz--reviewed here.
• Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers by Tom Ogden--reviewed here.
• Ghosthunting Maryland by Michael J. Varhola and Michael H. Varhola--reviewed here.

The graphic novel list...

1. Batman: Year One--reviewed here.
2. Death of Wolverine--reviewed here.
3. Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost--reviewed here.
4. Hunt for Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda--reviewed here.
5. Hunt for Wolverine: The Claws of a Killer--reviewed here.
6. Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery at Madripoor--reviewed here.
7. Daredevil: Back in Black Volume 8--reviewed here.
8. Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956--reviewed here.
9. Space Usagi: Death and Honor--reviewed here.
10. Usagi Yojimbo Book 12--reviewed here.
11. Batman: The Long Halloween The Sequel: Dark Victory--reviewed here.
12. Usagi Yojimbo Book 13--reviewed here.
13. Destroy All Humans Volume 1--reviewed here.
14. The Irredeemable Ant-Man Volume 1--reviewed here.
15. Superman by Mark Millar--reviewed here.
16. Spy x Family Volume 13--reviewed here. 
17. Destroy All Humans Volume 2--reviewed here.
18. Usagi Yojimbo Volume 14--reviewed here.
19. The Last Mermaid Book 01--reviewed here.
20. Wolverine: Sabretooth Reborn--reviewed here.
21. Batman New 52 Volume 1--reviewed here.
22. Usagi Yojimbo Volume 15--reviewed here.
23. Batman New 52 Volume 2--reviewed here.
24. God's'dog Volume 1--reviewed here.
25. Usagi Yojimbo Volume 16--reviewed here.
26. God's'dog Volume 2--reviewed here.
27. Batman/Deadman Death and Glory--reviewed here.
28. Rocketeer Adventures Volume 1--reviewed here.
29. Rocketeer Adventures Volume 2--reviewed here.
30. Usagi Yojimbo Book 17--reviewed here.
31. Batman Adventures: Riddle Me This! reviewed here.
32. Bowling with Corpses--reviewed here.
33. Usagi Yojimbo Book 18--reviewed here.
34. Scarlett Volume 1--reviewed here.
35. Universal Monsters: The Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!--reviewed here.
36. Usagi Yojimbo Book 19--reviewed here.
37. The Tale of Rapunzel and the Evil Witch--reviewed here.
38. Destro Volume 1--reviewed here.
39. Usagi Yojimbo Book 20--reviewed here.
40. X-Men Marvel Epic Collection Volume 12--reviewed here.
41. James Bond: Reflections on Death--reviewed here.
42. Spy x Family Volume 14--reviewed here.
43. Usagi Yojimbo Book 21--reviewed here.
44. Universal Monsters: The Mummy--reviewed here.
45. Universal Monsters: Dracula--reviewed here.
46. Universal Monsters: Frankenstein--reviewed here.
47. Usagi Yojimbo Book 22--reviewed here.
48. Godzilla's 70th Anniversary--reviewed here.
49. The Uncanny X-Men Volume 1--reviewed here.
50. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?--reviewed here.
51. Usagi Yojiimbo Book 23--reviewed here.
52. Destroy All Humans Volume 3--reviewed here.
53. Destroy All Humans Volume 4--reviewed here.
54. Zatanna: Bring Down the House--reviewed here. 
55. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars--reviewed here.
56. Thorn by Jeff Smith--reviewed here.

The plans for next year are even more ambitious (yet again)! I don't know why, since I am in a deficit from last year. Heck, if the government can be so far on the wrong side of the scale, why can't I?

Fiction--

• The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1 by Martha Wells
• Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
• Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods
• Somewhiher by John C. Wright
• Probably another bunch of books from A Good Story is Hard to Find Podcast

Theology--

• The Great Story of Israel by Robert Barron
• The Twelve by C. Bernard Ruffin
• The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton
• Darwin and Doctrine by Daniel Kuebler
• Abidng the Long Defeat by Patrick Sweeney
• Uniformity with God's Will by St. Alphonsus de Ligouri
• The Shroud of Jesus by Dr. Gilbert Lavoie
• Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture Volume XII: Revelation

Philosophy--

• Ethics off Beginners by Peter Kreeft
• Beauty and Imitation by Daniel McInerny
• God, Freedom, and Evil by Alvin Plantinga
• Predestination, God's Foreknowledge, and Future Contingents by William Ockham
• Philosophical Essays by G. W. Leibniz
• Psychology and Religion by Carl Jung
• The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
• Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Folklore/Mythology--

• Classic Campfire Stories by William Forgey
• Voices of the Wind by Edmonds and Clark
• The Ghostly Tales of Delaware by Carie Juettner

Cinema--

• Popcorn with the Pope by David Paul Baird, Andrew Petiprin, and Michael Ward
• Monkey Business by Simon Louvish

History

• The Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay

I will still read a lot of graphic novels available on Hoopla and through my local library. And the handful that I buy or are given as gifts!