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Frank's Book Log

by Frank Showalter

Reading Log

"Would you have a Ben Hur 1860, Third Edition, the one with the duplicated line on page 116?"

1,087 Results
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Work Year
Reading Year
  1. July 2025
    1. 12
      Sat
      • King Mob  Finished
        Philip Fracassi
        Short Story | 2017
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    2. 11
      Fri
      • Shiloh  Finished
        Philip Fracassi
        Novella | 2017
        Ebook
         
        Finished
      • Commodore  Finished
        Philip Fracassi
        Novella | 2021
        Ebook
         
        Finished
      • Progeny of the Adder  Finished
        Leslie H. Whitten Jr.
        Novel | 1965
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    3. 8
      Tue
    4. 7
      Mon
    5. 6
      Sun
    6. 5
      Sat
    7. 4
      Fri
  2. February 2025
    1. 15
      Sat
      • The Lonely One  Finished
        Richard Laymon
        Short Story | 1985
        Paperback
         
        Finished
  3. December 2024
    1. 1
      Sun
      • Ghost Story  Finished
        Peter Straub
        Novel | 1979
        Ebook
         
        Finished
  4. November 2024
    1. 30
      Sat
    2. 29
      Fri
    3. 28
      Thu
    4. 27
      Wed
    5. 26
      Tue
    6. 25
      Mon
    7. 24
      Sun
    8. 23
      Sat
    9. 22
      Fri
    10. 20
      Wed
    11. 19
      Tue
    12. 18
      Mon
    13. 17
      Sun
    14. 16
      Sat
    15. 10
      Sun
    16. 8
      Fri
      • Goth  Finished
        Lol Tolhurst
        Nonfiction | 2023
        Audiobook
         
        Finished
    17. 4
      Mon
      • Goth  71%
        Lol Tolhurst
        Nonfiction | 2023
        Audiobook
         
        71%
  5. October 2024
    1. 27
      Sun
      • Goth  60%
        Lol Tolhurst
        Nonfiction | 2023
        Audiobook
         
        60%
    2. 26
      Sat
      • Goth  17%
        Lol Tolhurst
        Nonfiction | 2023
        Audiobook
         
        17%
    3. 25
      Fri
      • Goth  14%
        Lol Tolhurst
        Nonfiction | 2023
        Audiobook
         
        14%
  6. August 2024
    1. 25
      Sun
      • Recessional  Finished
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    2. 18
      Sun
      • Recessional  80%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        80%
    3. 9
      Fri
      • Recessional  74%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        74%
    4. 7
      Wed
      • Recessional  68%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        68%
    5. 6
      Tue
      • Recessional  59%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        59%
    6. 5
      Mon
      • Recessional  48%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        48%
    7. 4
      Sun
      • Recessional  43%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        43%
    8. 3
      Sat
      • Recessional  32%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        32%
    9. 2
      Fri
      • Recessional  17%
        David Mamet
        Nonfiction | 2022
        Ebook
         
        17%
  7. July 2024
    1. 1
      Mon
      • Fast Forward  Finished
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        Finished
  8. June 2024
    1. 30
      Sun
      • Fast Forward  70%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        70%
      • Gothic  Finished
        Philip Fracassi
        Novel | 2023
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    2. 29
      Sat
      • Fast Forward  45%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        45%
      • Gothic  59%
        Philip Fracassi
        Novel | 2023
        Ebook
         
        59%
    3. 28
      Fri
      • Fast Forward  25%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        25%
      • Gothic  29%
        Philip Fracassi
        Novel | 2023
        Ebook
         
        29%
  9. December 2023
    1. 9
      Sat
      • Fast Forward  Finished
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        Finished
    2. 8
      Fri
      • Fast Forward  79%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        79%
  10. November 2023
    1. 18
      Sat
      • Fast Forward  68%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        68%
    2. 17
      Fri
      • Fast Forward  62%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        62%
    3. 15
      Wed
      • Fast Forward  57%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        57%
    4. 14
      Tue
      • Fast Forward  45%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        45%
    5. 13
      Mon
      • Fast Forward  43%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        43%
    6. 12
      Sun
      • Fast Forward  34%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        34%
    7. 11
      Sat
      • Fast Forward  15%
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2020
        Audiobook
         
        15%
      • Record Play Pause  Finished
        Stephen Morris
        Nonfiction | 2019
        Audiobook
         
        Finished
    8. 10
      Fri
    9. 8
      Wed
    10. 6
      Mon
    11. 5
      Sun
    12. 4
      Sat
  11. October 2023
    1. 31
      Tue
    2. 29
      Sun
    3. 23
      Mon
    4. 22
      Sun
    5. 17
      Tue
    6. 16
      Mon
    7. 15
      Sun
    8. 11
      Wed
    9. 9
      Mon
      • Sacculina  Finished
        Philip Fracassi
        Novella | 2017
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    10. 7
      Sat
      • Sacculina  50%
        Philip Fracassi
        Novella | 2017
        Ebook
         
        50%
  12. January 2023
    1. 29
      Sun
      • The Cipher  Finished
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    2. 28
      Sat
      • The Cipher  76%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        76%
    3. 27
      Fri
      • The Cipher  59%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        59%
    4. 26
      Thu
      • The Cipher  51%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        51%
    5. 25
      Wed
      • The Cipher  42%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        42%
    6. 24
      Tue
      • The Cipher  33%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        33%
    7. 23
      Mon
      • The Cipher  21%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        21%
    8. 22
      Sun
      • The Cipher  14%
        Kathe Koja
        Novel | 1991
        Ebook
         
        14%
    9. 21
      Sat
      • Fright Night  Finished
        John Skipp and Craig Spector
        Novel | 1985
        Ebook
         
        Finished
      • Roadside Pickup  Finished
        Richard Laymon
        Short Story | 1974
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    10. 20
      Fri
      • Fright Night  79%
        John Skipp and Craig Spector
        Novel | 1985
        Ebook
         
        79%
    11. 18
      Wed
      • Fright Night  62%
        John Skipp and Craig Spector
        Novel | 1985
        Ebook
         
        62%
    12. 17
      Tue
      • Fright Night  48%
        John Skipp and Craig Spector
        Novel | 1985
        Ebook
         
        48%
    13. 16
      Mon
      • Fright Night  30%
        John Skipp and Craig Spector
        Novel | 1985
        Ebook
         
        30%
    14. 15
      Sun
      • Fright Night  13%
        John Skipp and Craig Spector
        Novel | 1985
        Ebook
         
        13%
    15. 14
      Sat
      • Doctor Sleep  Finished
        Stephen King
        Novel | 2013
        Ebook
         
        Finished
    16. 12
      Thu
    17. 11
      Wed
    18. 8
      Sun
    19. 7
      Sat
    20. 5
      Thu
    21. 4
      Wed
  13. December 2022
    1. 30
      Fri
    2. 27
      Tue
  14. November 2022
    1. 15
      Tue
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Frank's Book Log

by Frank Showalter

Hi there, I'm Frank, a husband and father old enough to have read Stephen King's The Dark Half during its first printing.

This site began in 2012, when I realized I'd accumulated more books than I could ever hope to finish. Worse still, I had books I thought I'd read but couldn't remember. Clearly, I needed a system.

What started on Goodreads evolved into this little corner of the internet where I share my thoughts on what I've read.

New visitors might want to start by reading about how I grade. After that, feel free to browse my reviews, which are also indexed by author.

I also keep a reading log that tracks everything I read, whether it gets a full review or not, complete with stats. In an age of endless content, sometimes the act of remembering what we've read becomes as important as the reading itself.

In an era of algorithmic recommendations and corporate marketing machines, consider this site a human alternative—one person's attempt to catalog his personal library and maybe help a few fellow travelers along the way.

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