Books I Read in 2025

December 31, 2025

I got back to reading in 2025, in part thanks to Gen Z book club. Here are the books I read and some thoughts on each of them :DD

The Books

• Communist Manifesto

  by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

  Non-Fiction

  How oppression became more subtle and systemic over time, from early feudalism to modern capitalism.

• The Design of Everyday Things

  by Don Norman

  Non-Fiction

  Every small feature of tools we use daily can impact our experience significantly. The design of the spaces we share impacts our behavior as a society.

• The Alchemist

  by Paulo Coelho

  Fiction

  Spiritual experiences and one's personal journey.

• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

  by Mark Manson

  Fiction

  You have only so much time and energy. Devote it to the things that matter.

• 1984

  by George Orwell

  Fiction

  Language can be a tool of control.

• Animal Farm

  by George Orwell

  Fiction

  Orwell's writing was really sharp on this one. This could be read by a teenager.

• Python One-Liners

  by Christian Mayer

  Non-Fiction

  Cool party tricks and some useful patterns for my workshops

• AI: A Modern Approach

  by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig

  Non-Fiction

  I only read this partially, but I found the definitions of AI and various techniques to be useful for my workshops : D

Looking Ahead

I'll try to read 20 books in 2026 and take advantage of the power of audiobooks.