What’s Oaktree Reading? 2025 Year-End Book Recommendations

Summary

• Priya Prasad-Bowe read "Beautyland" by Marie-Helene Bertino, a science fiction novel about a young girl discovering she is an alien sent to evaluate Earth as a livable alternative.
• Alex Chan read "For Blood and Money" by Nathan Vardi, which chronicles scientists, financiers, and dealmakers pursuing a blood cancer therapy and the resulting profits.
• Kaitlyn Thayer read "The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World" by Laura Imai Messina, a novel inspired by the real "Wind Phone" in Otsuchi, Japan, following a woman grieving the loss of her mother and daughter in the 2011 tsunami.
• Jared Parker read "Mark Twain" by Ron Chernow, a 1,200-page biography detailing Twain's writing inspiration, his fascination with business, and his failure to achieve success in investing.
• Phil Joubert read "Our Wives Under the Sea" by Julia Armfield, a novel alternating between a marine biologist on a deep-sea expedition and her wife who transforms into something non-human.
• Katie Boivin read "The Five Types of Wealth" by Sahil Bloom, which defines wealth through financial, social, time, physical, and mental dimensions to encourage a holistic view of life.
• Suzana Perić read "Slanting Towards the Sea" by Lidija Hilje, a novel set on Croatia's Dalmatian coast exploring ordinary people searching for purpose amidst regret, grief, and social pressures.
• Todd Molz read "North to the Future" by Ben Weissenbach, an adventure memoir about a 21-year-old venturing into Alaska's wilds to reconnect with the real world away from screens.
• Devon Presutti read "Age of Revolutions" by Fareed Zakaria, a book examining political, cultural, economic, and technological shifts from 1600 to the present to interpret 21st-century disruption.
• Han Hu read "Who Knew" by Barry Diller, a memoir detailing Diller's journey from a mailroom employee to building a media empire with candor about his personal life.
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