Books I Read in 2025
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A bit late, but here are the books I read in 2025. As you might have guessed, something (🫃🐣) happened that led to me reading (or listening to) significantly fewer books and picking up books I wouldn’t have considered before.
Favorites
English Books
A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome
Gregory S. Aldrete
Who doesn’t like some Roman history?
My rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Colosseum
Keith Hopkins, Mary Beard
Okay, still Roman history. Still interesting. But I found it hard to keep reading. Kind of had to force myself to finish. Maybe it’s just the style, because I really find the topic interesting.
My rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭕
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Facebook, excuse me, Meta, is a company morally rotten to its core. And this book didn’t do it or its leadership any favors. No wonder Facebook tried to silence the author.
My rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A History of Hitler’s Empire
My rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
German Books
Cum/Ex, Milliarden und Moral
Anne Brorhilker
I actually saw Anne Brorhilker at a live podcast event in Berlin. She was a surprise guest, and you should’ve seen the crowd go wild when she was announced. The discussion ended with a standing ovation—deservedly so!
My rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wenn der Rotz läuft und der Pups drückt
Vitor Gatinho
Yeah. I think this whole genre of books is just not my thing. This one was bearable, but barely so.
My rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭕