First, I will just say that this is an absolutely incredible addition to the Lampshade Bar. Thank you for starting it @puppypropaganda.
For better or worse, I read mainly nonfiction, which I imagine many people will find fairly dull. But at risk of putting folks to sleep, I just finished A New World Begins by Jeremy Popkin. I highly recommend if you have any interest in the French Revolution, European history, or politics in general. The twists and turns and political machinations of the revolutionaries are fascinating to follow, and Popkin does a great job of making the narrative fast-paced and interesting. He’s no Barbara Tuchman, who writes true historical page-turners, but it’s quite good for a professional historian.
I had yet another history on tap next, but this thread has convinced me to change things up a bit. So I’m now about ten pages in to The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky. I’ll have to report back with thoughts once I get a bit further in.