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Michael Mercer

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Michael’s favorite books

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Ubik by Philip K. Dick

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Lanark by Alasdair Gray

Libra by Don DeLillo

Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway

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Michael’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (761)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (540)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
1st-read‎ (489)
moody‎ (256)

short‎ (206)
unbelievable-writing‎ (181)
existential‎ (165)
darkly-funny‎ (159)
bizarre‎ (152)
obvious-but-cool-ending‎ (123)

bit-sus‎ (119)
edgy‎ (99)
nostalgic‎ (90)
pretty-ok‎ (69)
favorites‎ (67)
weepy‎ (62)

boring‎ (50)
lengthy‎ (35)
scotland‎ (33)
2nd-read‎ (30)

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2026 Reading Challenge

Michael Mercer has read 34 of 60 books.

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Favorite Genres

Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller

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