The Stack

Books on the side table, films I keep coming back to.

A semi-live snapshot of what I'm reading and what I've watched. Pulled from Goodreads and IMDb; refreshed when I remember to. (Yes — I use IMDb's "watchlist" backwards. It's a record of what I've seen.)

Last refreshed · May 2026

118
books read
since Feb 2021
41
currently reading
at last count
624
films watched
tracked since 2020
56
in the queue
"to watch" list
Currently reading

Three books on the side table.

· VigilGeorge Saunders picked up Apr 2026
· Birthday Stories: Selected and Introduced by Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakami 15% in
· Tumhari Auqaat Kya Hai, Piyush MishraPiyush Mishra 24% in
Films I'd defend at dinner

The 10/10s — small list, deliberately.

10 Perfect DaysWim Wenders · 2023 · 2h 4m rated Aug 2025
10 Wild TalesDamián Szifron · 2014 · Argentina rated May 2021
10 Forrest GumpRobert Zemeckis · 1994 rated Jan 2020
10 Once Upon a Time… in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino · 2019 rated Jan 2020
9/10 tier

Lurking just below.

9 The Shawshank RedemptionFrank Darabont · 1994
9 The IrishmanMartin Scorsese · 2019
9 ParasiteBong Joon Ho · 2019 · South Korea
8 Ford v FerrariJames Mangold · 2019
Lists I keep

Smaller pockets — for moods.

+ To watch in the futureFilms I keep coming back to before bed. 56 titles
+ Stand-up specialsWhen the day's been heavy and the brain wants jokes. 40 titles
5★ on Goodreads

The books I've handed to friends.

★ Tuesdays with MorrieMitch Albom read Jul 2025
★ Malgudi DaysR. K. Narayan
★ The English TeacherR. K. Narayan
★ The Financial ExpertR. K. Narayan
★ Talkative ManR. K. Narayan
★ Piccadilly JimP. G. Wodehouse
★ Five Point SomeoneChetan Bhagat
★ Scientists and Their Mind-Blowing ExperimentsMike Goldsmith

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