They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.” This line from the book is something I felt occasionally. -Samidha JainThe Maniac by Benjamin LabatutThis was a difficult book to read, especially the first 80-odd pages. The book was a pick for our book club and is a fictionalised biography of the mathematician John von Neumann. I started it late in December 2024 and carried it into early January 2025, and, in a way, the book became the bridge between the two years. -Jasodhara BanerjeeLives Not Lived by Monika BhattiLives Not Lived also came to me via an Instagram page I follow, and it ended up becoming the only book I read in 2025.

Source: Forbes December 26, 2025 07:13 UTC