50 Books in 2021!

[Linea_Norway]

Station Eleven, by Emily St. Jogn Mandel.

[nessness]

195. Scythe - Neal Shusterman
196. Thunderhead - Neal Shusterman
197. The Toll - Neal Shusterman
Oh my god. This is the best dystopia I've ever read. My boyfriend got sucked in too and now we talk about some aspect of this world literally several times a day, and sometimes in the middle of the night - the religion, characters, plots, society, AI, ethics choices, etc. A really amazing series, and I can't wait to read more of his stuff.

Just wanted to say, I'm half way through Thunderhead, and I'm thoroughly enjoying the series. Dystopian novels have become so cliche, but this one has a really interesting spin on things, especially with the AI aspect and its choices. Wanted to say thanks for the recommendation!

Ditto all of this, including being halfway through (or almost halfway through, anyway) Thunderhead.

[dblaace]

Falling behind again...

16. The Nature Fix - Florence Williams
17. The Richest Man in Babylon - Clason
18. Between Two Kingdoms - Jaouad
19. This is where you belong : the art and science of loving the place you live - Warnick, Melody
20. Not Tonight Josephine - George Mahoo

[StarBright]

Station Eleven, by Emily St. Jogn Mandel.

One of my coworkers told me that he had just started listening to this audiobook last year, without knowing anything about it, when everything shut down for the pandemic. He said he was walking through a totally empty grocery store at 11pm, stocking up on food, and listening to the opening of this book on his earbuds when he had a sort of horrible out of body/existential crisis/Munch scream moment.

It still gives me chills when I think about it.

And I thought it was an excellent book.

[nessness]

22. The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans. I read this based on recommendations in this thread and loved it.

23. The More of Less by Joshua Becker. This book disappointed me a little because it was very focused on the "why" of minimalism rather than the "how". But I realized after I read it that he has another book on the "how" (The Minimalist Home) so I'm reading that one now.

I'm a couple books behind with the year half over and 23 books completed, but this is significantly more than I normally do - this thread has been really motivating for me.

[Splashncash]

40. My Berlin Kitchen by Luisa Weiss
41. The More of Less by Joshua Becker
42. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
43. The Lost Continent by Bill Bryson
44. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
45. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
46. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth

47. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
48. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
49. Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

Ugh.  I only have a couple of chapters left in my latest read.  If I realized finishing that one yesterday would mean I completed 50 books at the 6-month mark, I would have done it. 

No, I'm not competitive.  :-)


Edited to fix the formatting.

[sui generis]

1. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (Jan 2).
2. A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (Jan 5) (audio).
3. King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild (Jan 17).
4. Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Jan 18).
5. Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth (Jan 21) (audio).
6. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino (Jan 29).
7. The Guest List, by Lucy Foley (Jan 29) (audio).
8. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (Feb 2).
9. The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?, by Michael J. Sandel (Feb 10) (audio).
10. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (Feb 27).
11. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, by Audre Lord (Mar 4) (audio).
12. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe, by Judith Herrin (Mar 6).
13. River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Mar 7) (audio).
14. Regeneration, by Pat Barker (Mar 9).
15. Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson (Mar 14) (audio). 
16. The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mar 27).
17. Shopgirl, by Steve Martin (Mar 27).
18. The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku (Apr 18). 
19. Sharks in the Time of Saviors, by Kawai Strong Washburn (Apr 22).
20. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson (Apr 22) (audio).
21. In the Midst of Winter, by Isabel Allende (Apr 26) (audio).
22. The Grown Up, by Gillian Flynn (Apr 27) (audio).
23. The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans (May 12) (audio).
24. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford (May 13).
25. Anxious People, by Frederik Backman (May 19).
26. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke (May 23).
27. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, by Heather "Anish" Anderson (May 26).
28. The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez (May 27) (audio).
29. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (May 31). 
30. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 6).
31. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (June 6) (audio).
32. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King (June 14) (audio).
33. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, by William B. Irvine (June 20).
34. My Year Abroad, by Chang-rae Lee (June 24) (audio).
35. At the Water's Edge, by Sara Gruen (June 24).
36. Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, by Mike Konczal (June 29).

37. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 30) (audio). Interesting story and themes, but the dialogue was annoying.

22. The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans. I read this based on recommendations in this thread and loved it.

Yay!  Everyone I've talked to about this book has also loved it (which I feel like is really unusual for books I love to also be somewhat universally loved).  I've been trying not to rave too much and get friends' expectations up too high, but it really does seem to be quite special.

[kpd905]

1. Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey (1/5)
2. We are Legion (Bobiverse #1) by Dennis Taylor (1/13)
3. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (1/17)
4. For We are Many (Bobiverse #2) by Dennis Taylor (1/20)
5. All These Worlds (Bobiverse #3) by Dennis Taylor (1/23)
6. Personal by Lee Child (1/27)
7. A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (1/30)
8. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (2/3)
9. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (2/10)
10. Steelheart (Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson (2/15)
11. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (2/19)
12. Firefight (Reckoners #2) by Brandon Sanderson (2/21)
13. Calamity (Reckoners #3) by Brandon Sanderson (2/25)
14. Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (3/9)
15. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (3/9)
16. Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson (3/11)
17. The Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz #2) by Brandon Sanderson (3/13)
18. Alcatraz vs the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson (3/16)
19. Alcatraz vs Shattered Lens by Brandon Sanderson (3/19)
20. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson (3/20)
21. White Sand by Brandon Sanderson (3/26)
22. The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson (3/30)
23. Legion by Brandon Sanderson (3/30)
24. The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem (4/2)
25. The Last Unicorn by Peter Beagle (4/3)
26. Make Me by Lee Child (4/8)
27. Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson (4/12)
28. Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor (4/14)
29. Legend by Marie Lu (4/20)
30. Night School by Lee Child (4/21)
31. Prodigy by Marie Lu (4/24)
32. Midnight Line by Lee Child (4/26)
33. Later by Stephen King (4/29)
34. Records of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers (5/1)
35. Past Tense by Lee Child (5/6)
36. Champion by Marie Lu (5/6)
37. Rebel by Marie Lu (5/10)
38. Winter World by AG Riddle (5/14)
39. The Solar War by AG Riddle (5/21)
40. The Lost Colony by AG Riddle (5/25)
41. The Poppy War by RF Kuang (6/1)
42. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (6/11)
43. The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang (6/15)
44. The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers (6/19)
45. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (6/23)
46. Skyhunter by Marie Lu (7/2)
47. Blue Moon by Lee Child (7/7)
48. A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel (7/7)
49. Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks (7/19)
50. The Black Prism by Brent Weeks (7/24)

[Linea_Norway]

We are satellites, by Sarah Pinsker.

[Linea_Norway]

Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson.

[ahptex]

(1) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
(2) The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
(3) Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
(4) We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride
(5) Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(6) Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
(7) Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
(8) Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (re-read for book club)
(9) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
(10) The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
(11) New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
(12) Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
(13) The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
(14) How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
(15) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
(16) Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch
(17) Before She was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney
(18) Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

(19) The Searcher by Tana French
(20) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
(21) Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
(22) World Schooling: How to Revolutionize Your Child's Education Through Travel by Ashley Dymock de Gallo

[Zikoris]

Next 20, favourites marked:

241. The Accusation - Bandi

242. The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker
A fantastic magical realism book following the lives of a golem and a jinni who accidentally end up in 1890s New York City. A loooot of fascinating, morally-grey characters.

243. The Champagne Conspiracy - Ellen Crosby
244. The Merlot Murders - Ellen Crosby
245. The Chardonnay Charade - Ellen Crosby
246. The Bordeaux Betrayal - Ellen Crosby
247. The Riesling Retribution - Ellen Crosby
248. The Viognier Vendetta - Ellen Crosby

249. Curtain - Agatha Christie
Ahhhhh what a fantastic final book in the Poirot series. Brutal and beautiful.

250. Luck of the Witch - K.E. O'Connor
251. The Spook in the Stacks - Eva Gates
252. Read and Buried - Eva Gates
253. A Death Long Overdue - Eva Gates
254. By Book or By Crook - Eva Gates

255. Sherwood - Meagan Spooner
A fantastic gender-swapped Robin Hood retelling, with Maid Marian taking up the mantle after Robin dies fighting in the crusades.

256. Perfected - Kate Jarvik Birch
257. In the Company of Ogres - A.Lee Martinez

258. The Beautiful Ones - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
A great book set among the French nobility, with lavish parties, brutal backstabbing, and telekinesis.

259. Untamed Shore - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
260. Imprison the Sky - A.C. Gaughen

[Splashncash]

45. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
46. The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth
47. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
48. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
49. Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

50. Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
51. Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
52. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
53. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
54. Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce

[Raenia]

1	Gardening When it Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times	Steve Solomon	Library	TBR List	01/05/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
2	Media Gothic: A Stroll Through State Street's Dark History	Laurie Hull, Matt Lake	Own	Other	1/8/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
3	Pretties	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/16/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
4	Specials	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/17/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
5	Extras	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
6	Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely and Simply in a Troubled World	Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing	Library	TBR List	1/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
7	Stronghold	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	1/27/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
8	Rebecca	Daphne du Maurier	Library	TBR List	1/29/2021	General Fiction
9	The Black Company	Glen Cook	Library	TBR List	2/1/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
10	Shadows Linger	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
11	From Our Home to Yours: Comfort Food to Give and Share	Joyce Goldstein	Own	Other	2/5/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
12	The White Rose	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
13	Spiralized: Quick and Healthy	Publications International, Ltd.	Own	Other	2/7/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
14	The Dragon Token	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/11/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
15	Skybowl	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
16	The Lark and the Wren	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/16/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
17	The Robin and the Kestrel	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
18	The Eagle and the Nightingales	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Sequel	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
19	Spiritual Ecology: 10 Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in Everyday Life	Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Hilary Hart	Own	TBR List	2/21/0202	Nonfiction - Philosophy
20	Forest of a Thousand Lanterns	Julie C. Dao	Library	TBR List	2/22/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
21	A Cast of Corbies	Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman	Own	Reread	2/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
22	Atomic Habits	James Clear	Library	TBR List	3/1/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
23	Sabriel	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
24	Lirael	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
25	Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life	Bill Burnett, Dave Evans	Library	TBR List	3/7/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
26	Abhorsen	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
27	Practical Sigil Magic: Creating Personal Symbols for Success	Frater U.D.	Own	TBR List	3/9/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
28	Clariel	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/10/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
29	When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself	Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert	Own	TBR List	3/14/2021	General Nonfiction
30	Goldenhand	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
31	Four & Twenty Blackbirds	Mercedes Lackey	Library	Sequel	3/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
32	Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World	Cal Newport	Library	TBR List	3/29/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
33	Craft: An American History	Glenn Adamson	Own	Other	4/1/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
34	The Hero with a Thousand Faces	Joseph Campbell	Library	TBR List	4/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
35	The Kingmaker's Daughter	Philippa Gregory	Library	TBR List	4/13/2021	Fiction - Historical
36	Mansfield Park	Jane Austen	Library	Book Club	4/19/2021	Fiction - Historical
37	The Color of Magic	Terry Pratchett	Library	TBR List	4/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
38	A Court of Silver Flames	Sarah J Maas	Library	Sequel	4/25/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
39	Elantris	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	5/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
40	First Things First	Stephen R Covey, A Roger Merrill, Rebeccca R Merrill	Library	TBR List	5/6/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
41	The Black Prism	Brent Weeks	Library	TBR List	5/12/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
42	Small Batch Baking	Debby Maugans Nakos	Library	TBR List	5/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
43	The Magicians	Lev Grossman	Library	TBR List	5/21/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
44	The Local Food Revolution: How Humanity Will Feed Itself In Uncertain Times	Michael Brownlee	Library	Educational	5/23/2021	General Nonfiction
45	You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife	ed. Andrea Purcell, Kel McDonald	Own	Other	5/25/2021	General Fiction
46	Dragonsbane	Barbara Hambly	Own	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
47	The Rest of Us Just Live Here	Patrick Ness	Library	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
48	Soulless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/4/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
49	Changeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
50	Blameless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
51	Heartless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
52	Timeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/7/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
53	Action Philosophers!	Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey	Own	Educational	6/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
54	Matched	Ally Condie	Library	TBR List	6/12/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
55	Ancillary Justice	Ann Leckie	Library	TBR List	6/13/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
56	Mortal Engines	Philip Reeve	Library	TBR List	6/16/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
57	The Jefferson Bible	Thomas Jefferson	Own	Educational	6/18/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
58	Everything I Want to do is Illegal	Joel Salatin	Open Library	TBR List	6/20/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
59	Ancillary Sword	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/26/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
60	Ancillary Mercy	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/27/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction

61	Folks, This Ain't Normal	Joel Salatin	Library	TBR List	6/29/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
62	The King of Elfland's Daughter	Lord Dunsany	Open Library	TBR List	7/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
63	Soap: Making It, Enjoying It	Ann Bramson	Open Library	TBR List	7/6/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
64	Parable of the Sower	Octavia Butler	Library	TBR List	7/7/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
65	Two Acre Eden	Gene Logsdon	Library	TBR List	7/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden

Nonfiction: 22/25
TBR List: 29/25
Philosophy/Spirituality: 5/5

[Zhiantara]

1. The House of Islam: a global history, Ed Husain. Really good overview of the history, basic tenets, strengths and problems of Islam, written by a devout believer.
2. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain. I read this whenever I need reminding that introversion is not a personal failing. Soooo good.
3. No Friend but the Mountains, Behrouz Boochani. The experiences of an asylum seeker detained on Manus Island. Hard to put down because it is excellent, hard to pick up again because it is not a feel-good read.
4. The explosive child, Dr. Ross Greene. Why standard behaviour management techniques don't work for kids with challenging behaviours and how to partner with them to change things and make life better for everyone.
5. Welcoming food: Diet as medicine for home cooks and other healers. Book 1: Energetics of food and healing. Andrew Sterman. The Chinese medicine approach to food but through a western lens.
6. Welcoming food: Diet as medicine for home cooks and other healers. Book 2: Recipes and kitchen practice. Andrew Sterman. Tried a few ideas and seems to be helping with my reflux.
7. Star Trek: The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, Una McCormack. A novel written as an autobiography, mostly just rehashing ST Voyager.

8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
9. Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

...because after weeks of Not Reading the next book in my To Be Read pile I gave up and grabbed something I love off the shelf.

[sui generis]

1. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (Jan 2).
2. A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (Jan 5) (audio).
3. King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild (Jan 17).
4. Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Jan 18).
5. Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth (Jan 21) (audio).
6. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino (Jan 29).
7. The Guest List, by Lucy Foley (Jan 29) (audio).
8. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (Feb 2).
9. The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?, by Michael J. Sandel (Feb 10) (audio).
10. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (Feb 27).
11. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, by Audre Lord (Mar 4) (audio).
12. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe, by Judith Herrin (Mar 6).
13. River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Mar 7) (audio).
14. Regeneration, by Pat Barker (Mar 9).
15. Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson (Mar 14) (audio). 
16. The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mar 27).
17. Shopgirl, by Steve Martin (Mar 27).
18. The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku (Apr 18). 
19. Sharks in the Time of Saviors, by Kawai Strong Washburn (Apr 22).
20. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson (Apr 22) (audio).
21. In the Midst of Winter, by Isabel Allende (Apr 26) (audio).
22. The Grown Up, by Gillian Flynn (Apr 27) (audio).
23. The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans (May 12) (audio).
24. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford (May 13).
25. Anxious People, by Frederik Backman (May 19).
26. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke (May 23).
27. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, by Heather "Anish" Anderson (May 26).
28. The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez (May 27) (audio).
29. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (May 31). 
30. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 6).
31. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (June 6) (audio).
32. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King (June 14) (audio).
33. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, by William B. Irvine (June 20).
34. My Year Abroad, by Chang-rae Lee (June 24) (audio).
35. At the Water's Edge, by Sara Gruen (June 24).
36. Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, by Mike Konczal (June 29).
37. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 30) (audio).

38. Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier, by Tom Kizzia (July 14) (audio). Very disturbing, but atmospheric and fascinating to listen to as we drove through the landscapes described in the book, including one of the most remote towns in the nation's largest national park.

39. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles (July 14). Really enjoyed this novel set in Moscow between 1920-ish and 1953-ish.  Fun, character-driven story that gets exciting toward the end.  Easy to love and not just a junk food read either!

40. Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano (July 15) (audio).  About organized crime in and around Naples, that is, apparently, much worse than the Cosa Nostra &tc. in Sicily.  Most of it was many grisly descriptions of murders, interspersed with occasional interesting topics like how the Camorra is involved in the toxic waste business or has infiltrated Aberdeen, Scotland.  Not a very cohesive narrative.

[redhead84]

July:

42) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry  (audio) - ★★★½
43) Float Plan by Trish Doller  (audio) - ★★½
44) Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (audio) - ★★★½

[nessness]

24. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
25. The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker
26. The Toll by Neal Shusterman

[Linea_Norway]

Rythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson.

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

Rythm of War, by Brandon Sanderson.

How was it compared to the other ones? I'm really excited about it, but I haven't been able to get it from the library yet.

[ahptex]

(1) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
(2) The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
(3) Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
(4) We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride
(5) Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(6) Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
(7) Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
(8) Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (re-read for book club)
(9) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
(10) The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
(11) New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
(12) Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
(13) The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
(14) How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
(15) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
(16) Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch
(17) Before She was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney
(18) Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
(19) The Searcher by Tana French
(20) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
(21) Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
(22) World Schooling: How to Revolutionize Your Child's Education Through Travel by Ashley Dymock de Gallo

(23) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
(24) To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
(25) Dusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott
(26) Hope in the Dark, by Rebecca Solnit

[grantmeaname]

How is the new Paolini book?

[grantmeaname]

Previous years: 2018 | 2019 | 2020

January
1. With Blood Upon the Sand by Bradley Beaulieu ★★★★☆
2. A Veil of Spears by Bradley Beaulieu ★★★★☆
3. Beneath the Twisted Trees by Bradley Beaulieu ★★★★☆
February
4. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb ★★★☆☆
5. Foundation by Isaac Asimov ★★★★☆
6. When Jackals Storm the Walls by Bradley Beaulieu ★★★★☆
7. The Poppy War by RF Kuang ★★★☆☆
8. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★☆
9. Possum Living by Dolly Freed ★★★★☆
10. The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr ★★★★★
March
11. River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★☆
12. Wrong About Japan by Peter Carey ★★★★☆
13. Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story by Peter Bloom ★★★★☆
14. Autumn Light by Pico Iyer ★★★☆☆
15. Wicked Fox by Kat Cho ★★★★☆
16. Vicious Spirits by Kat Cho ★★★★☆

April
17. Information Doesn't Want to Be Free: Laws for the Internet Age by Cory Doctorow ★★★★☆
18. The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder ★★★★☆
19. Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
May
20. Happier Than a Billionaire by Nadine Pisani Hays ★★★☆☆
21. The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone ★★★★☆
22. Joy In the Morning by Betty Smith ★★★★★
June
23. Crisis in the Red Zone by Richard Preston ★★★★☆
24. Famous People by Jason Kuritzkes ★★★★☆
25. The History Boys by Alan Bennet ★★★☆☆
26. Surviving Esports: The Zyori Story by Andrew Campbell ★★★★☆
27. 1984 by George Orwell ★★★☆☆
28. Capital Without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent by Brooke Harrington ★★★★★
July
29. Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier ★★★★☆
30. The Art of Overwatch ★★★★☆
31. In Real Life by Cory Doctorow ★★★★☆
32. Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith ★★★★☆
33. Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener ★★★★★

[StarBright]

1. On Writing by Stephen King
2. Red at the Bone by Jaqueline Woodson (I will need to reread the end of this one again. I was getting sleepy as I finished and I think I need to soak in more of the beautiful writing.)
3. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4. House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild
5. Race and Reunion by David W. Blight (a book about how the US handled Reconstruction and how that narrative still effects things today. A bit dense but very glad I read it)
7. Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Deborah Reber
8. The City We Became by M.K. Jemison
9. Can't Even: How Millenials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Hellen Petersen (Good but depressing?)
10. First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
11. From Burnout to Breakthrough by Eileen McDargh
12. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar (delightful! Amber Ruffin is one of my favorite comedians and her ability to approach a serious topic with humor was a balm I did not know I needed until I read it).
13. The Guest List by Lucy Foley
14. A Gentlemen in Moscow by Amor Towles
15. Behind the Attic Wall by Sylvia Cassedy
16. The Witches of New York by Ami McKay  . . .
17. How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind by Dana K White
18. Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
19. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
20. UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World by Michelle Borba
21. Ballet in the Cold War: a Soviet - American Exchange by Anne Searcy
22. Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore 
23. Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber24. A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore
25. Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
26. Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
27. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
28. Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
29. Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
30. The Social Graces by Renee Rosen.
31. Jane Eyre
32. Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
33. A House to Die For by Vicki Dudera
34. The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
35. The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans.
36. The Ravenscar Dynasty by Barbara Taylor Bradford
37. The House on Fripp Island (can't remember the author)
38. Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella. 
39. The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips.

Gave Up On:
Speciman Days by Walt Whitman
Wide Sargasso Sea

40. Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn.  I really enjoyed this. It wasn't a perfect book, but it was an interesting book and sort of fun but also intense. Found the very end to be a bit rushed and sort of out of left field.
41. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. This has been on my to-read list since high school. It is often mentioned with Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters which is one of my favorite books of poetry. Short stories about turn of the last century Ohio held together by  a recurring journalist character. Glad I read it but didn't set my world on fire. Always nice to pick up and put down collections of short stories though.
42. The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. A beachy re-read for me. Grabbed it while I was waiting on library holds to come through. Heavy for a beach read, but really well realized characters.
43. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flag. Little Free Library pick up. Probably would have felt fresh when it first came out but hasn't aged well.
44. Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino. Really Enjoyed It! Author is a tad younger than me so the first chapter about reality TV didn't land for me demographically, but I'm still thinking about some of the essays a week later.
45. The View Was Exhausting by by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta. Excellent beach, Romcom read. A movie waiting to happen. Protagonist annoyed me a little - but mostly because I recognized her negative traits in myself :)

[Zikoris]

Nest 20, favourites marked:

261. Thorn - Insitar Khanani
A really nice Goose Girl retelling. I've been really enjoying retellings lately.

262. Signal to Noise - Silva Moreno-Garcia
263. The Sauvignon Secret - Ellen Crosby
264. Sever - Lauren DeStefano
265. The Vineyard Victims - Ellen Crosby
266. Harvest of Secrets - Ellen Crosby
267. The Return of the Sorceress - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
268. The Scorpion Rules - Erin Bow
269. The Angel's Share - Ellen Crosby
270. The French Paradox - Ellen Crosby

271. The Forbidden Wish - Jessica Khoury
A fantastic, fresh Aladdin retelling, told from the perspective of the (female) genie. Another rare one that my boyfriend was really into as well, since we normally have fairly different tastes.

272. Prime Meridian - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
273. Deadly Ever After - Eva Gates
274. Perfect Ruin - Lauren DeStefano

275. Beyond - Mercedes Lackey
Ahhhhh the nostalgia - brings me right back to my teenage years of devouring all the old Valdemar books. It's essentially a heist/escape story, but of absolutely epic proportions, with sooo much subterfuge and court games.

276. The Glass Spare - Lauren DeStefano
277. Certain Dark Things - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
278. Booked for Trouble - Eva Gates
279. Reading up a Storm - Eva Gates

280. Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe - Heather Webber
An absolutely charming and heartwarming story about a woman returning to her small hometown to take over her grandmother's magical bakery. I really loved this one.

[Raenia]

1	Gardening When it Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times	Steve Solomon	Library	TBR List	01/05/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
2	Media Gothic: A Stroll Through State Street's Dark History	Laurie Hull, Matt Lake	Own	Other	1/8/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
3	Pretties	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/16/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
4	Specials	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/17/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
5	Extras	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
6	Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely and Simply in a Troubled World	Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing	Library	TBR List	1/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
7	Stronghold	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	1/27/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
8	Rebecca	Daphne du Maurier	Library	TBR List	1/29/2021	General Fiction
9	The Black Company	Glen Cook	Library	TBR List	2/1/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
10	Shadows Linger	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
11	From Our Home to Yours: Comfort Food to Give and Share	Joyce Goldstein	Own	Other	2/5/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
12	The White Rose	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
13	Spiralized: Quick and Healthy	Publications International, Ltd.	Own	Other	2/7/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
14	The Dragon Token	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/11/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
15	Skybowl	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
16	The Lark and the Wren	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/16/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
17	The Robin and the Kestrel	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
18	The Eagle and the Nightingales	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Sequel	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
19	Spiritual Ecology: 10 Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in Everyday Life	Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Hilary Hart	Own	TBR List	2/21/0202	Nonfiction - Philosophy
20	Forest of a Thousand Lanterns	Julie C. Dao	Library	TBR List	2/22/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
21	A Cast of Corbies	Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman	Own	Reread	2/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
22	Atomic Habits	James Clear	Library	TBR List	3/1/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
23	Sabriel	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
24	Lirael	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
25	Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life	Bill Burnett, Dave Evans	Library	TBR List	3/7/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
26	Abhorsen	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
27	Practical Sigil Magic: Creating Personal Symbols for Success	Frater U.D.	Own	TBR List	3/9/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
28	Clariel	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/10/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
29	When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself	Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert	Own	TBR List	3/14/2021	General Nonfiction
30	Goldenhand	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
31	Four & Twenty Blackbirds	Mercedes Lackey	Library	Sequel	3/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
32	Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World	Cal Newport	Library	TBR List	3/29/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
33	Craft: An American History	Glenn Adamson	Own	Other	4/1/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
34	The Hero with a Thousand Faces	Joseph Campbell	Library	TBR List	4/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
35	The Kingmaker's Daughter	Philippa Gregory	Library	TBR List	4/13/2021	Fiction - Historical
36	Mansfield Park	Jane Austen	Library	Book Club	4/19/2021	Fiction - Historical
37	The Color of Magic	Terry Pratchett	Library	TBR List	4/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
38	A Court of Silver Flames	Sarah J Maas	Library	Sequel	4/25/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
39	Elantris	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	5/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
40	First Things First	Stephen R Covey, A Roger Merrill, Rebeccca R Merrill	Library	TBR List	5/6/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
41	The Black Prism	Brent Weeks	Library	TBR List	5/12/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
42	Small Batch Baking	Debby Maugans Nakos	Library	TBR List	5/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
43	The Magicians	Lev Grossman	Library	TBR List	5/21/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
44	The Local Food Revolution: How Humanity Will Feed Itself In Uncertain Times	Michael Brownlee	Library	Educational	5/23/2021	General Nonfiction
45	You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife	ed. Andrea Purcell, Kel McDonald	Own	Other	5/25/2021	General Fiction
46	Dragonsbane	Barbara Hambly	Own	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
47	The Rest of Us Just Live Here	Patrick Ness	Library	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
48	Soulless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/4/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
49	Changeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
50	Blameless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
51	Heartless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
52	Timeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/7/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
53	Action Philosophers!	Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey	Own	Educational	6/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
54	Matched	Ally Condie	Library	TBR List	6/12/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
55	Ancillary Justice	Ann Leckie	Library	TBR List	6/13/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
56	Mortal Engines	Philip Reeve	Library	TBR List	6/16/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
57	The Jefferson Bible	Thomas Jefferson	Own	Educational	6/18/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
58	Everything I Want to do is Illegal	Joel Salatin	Open Library	TBR List	6/20/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
59	Ancillary Sword	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/26/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
60	Ancillary Mercy	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/27/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
61	Folks, This Ain't Normal	Joel Salatin	Library	TBR List	6/29/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
62	The King of Elfland's Daughter	Lord Dunsany	Open Library	TBR List	7/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
63	Soap: Making It, Enjoying It	Ann Bramson	Open Library	TBR List	7/6/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
64	Parable of the Sower	Octavia Butler	Library	TBR List	7/7/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
65	Two Acre Eden	Gene Logsdon	Library	TBR List	7/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden

66	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed	Jared Diamond	Library	TBR List	7/14/2021	General Nonfiction
67	The Bear and the Nightingale	Katherine Arden	Library	TBR List	7/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
68	Quitting Plastic: Easy and Practical Ways to Cut Down the Plastic in Your Life	Clara Williams Roldan, Louise Williams	Library	TBR List	7/16/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
69	Possum Living: How to Life Well Without a Job and (Almost) No Money	Dolly Freed	Library	TBR List	7/18/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
70	The Girl in the Tower	Katherine Arden	Library	Sequel	7/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction: 25/25
TBR List: 33/25
Philosophy/Spirituality: 5/5

[Zhiantara]

1. The House of Islam: a global history, Ed Husain. Really good overview of the history, basic tenets, strengths and problems of Islam, written by a devout believer.
2. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking, Susan Cain. I read this whenever I need reminding that introversion is not a personal failing. Soooo good.
3. No Friend but the Mountains, Behrouz Boochani. The experiences of an asylum seeker detained on Manus Island. Hard to put down because it is excellent, hard to pick up again because it is not a feel-good read.
4. The explosive child, Dr. Ross Greene. Why standard behaviour management techniques don't work for kids with challenging behaviours and how to partner with them to change things and make life better for everyone.
5. Welcoming food: Diet as medicine for home cooks and other healers. Book 1: Energetics of food and healing. Andrew Sterman. The Chinese medicine approach to food but through a western lens.
6. Welcoming food: Diet as medicine for home cooks and other healers. Book 2: Recipes and kitchen practice. Andrew Sterman. Tried a few ideas and seems to be helping with my reflux.
7. Star Trek: The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway, Una McCormack. A novel written as an autobiography, mostly just rehashing ST Voyager.
8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
9. Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll

10. The Tennant of Wildfell Hall, Anne Bronte. Really good portrayal of what we would now call coercive control/domestic abuse, with a happy ending. Really enjoyed it.

[Splashncash]

47. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer
48. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
49. Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
50. Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
51. Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
52. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
53. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
54. Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce

55. The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel
56. Watership Down by Richard Adams

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

I figured since I've asked multiple questions on this thread I'd put my books out there for 2021 so far. My favorites so far have probably been the Expanse series and Scythe series - least favorite by far - Ready Player Two. I so enjoyed the first one, knew going into it that it would suck, and still, its level of sucking amazed me.

1. Peace Talks - Jim Butcher
2. The Magic Bicycle - John Bibee
3. The Will to Survive - Eric Walters
4. Battle Ground - Jim Butcher
5. Genesis - Brendan Reichs
6. The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch
7. A is for Alibi - Sue Grafton
8. Nemesis Game - James Corey
9. Still LIfe - Louise Penny
10. Killing November - Adriana Mather
11. Hunting November - Adriana Mather
12. Star Wars Thrawn - Timothy Zahn
13. Chrysalis - Brendan Reichs
14. The Aeronaut's Windlass - Jim Butcher
15. Nyxia - Scott Reintgen
16. Princess Wands - John Ringo
17. Nyxia Unleashed - Scott Reintgen
18. Eden - Joey Graceffa
19. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins
20. Persepolis Rising - James Corey
21. Babylon's Ashes - James Corey
22. A Heart so Fierce and Broken - Brigid Kemmerer
23. The Toy Campaign - John Bibee
24. Tiamat's Wrath - James Corey
25. The Armored Saint - Myke Cole
26. Born in Fire - K.F. Breene
27. Arch-Enemies - Marissa Meyer
28. Supernova - Marissa Meyer
29. Old Yeller - Fred Gipson
30. Hatchet - Gary Paulson
31. Catch me if you can - Frank Abagnale
32. Control Point - Myke Cole
33. How to be a Family - Dan Kois
34. Prisoner of Cell 25 - Richard Paul Evans
35. The Magicians - Lev Grossman
36. Nyxia Uprising - Scott Reintgen
37. Fortress Frontier - Myke Cole
38. A Vow so Bold and Deadly - Brigid Kemmerer
39. Fable - Adrienne Young
40. A Hymn Before Battle - John Ringo
41. Scythe - Neal Shusterman
42. The Iron Trial - Holly Black
43. Battle of the ampere - Richard Paul Evans
44. Rise of Elgen - Richard Paul Evans
45. All Systems Red - Martha Wells
46. Hunt for Jade Dragon - Richard Paul Evans
47. Thunderhead - Neal Shusterman
48. Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson
49. The Copper Gauntlet - Holly Black
50. Rogue Protocol - Martha Wells
51. Too Many Curses - A. Lee Martinez
52. Ready Player Two - Ernest Cline
53. Artificial Condition - Martha Wells
54. Everybody Fights - Kim Holderness
55. The Toll - Neal Shusterman

[sui generis]

1. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (Jan 2).
2. A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (Jan 5) (audio).
3. King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild (Jan 17).
4. Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Jan 18).
5. Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth (Jan 21) (audio).
6. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino (Jan 29).
7. The Guest List, by Lucy Foley (Jan 29) (audio).
8. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (Feb 2).
9. The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?, by Michael J. Sandel (Feb 10) (audio).
10. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (Feb 27).
11. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, by Audre Lord (Mar 4) (audio).
12. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe, by Judith Herrin (Mar 6).
13. River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Mar 7) (audio).
14. Regeneration, by Pat Barker (Mar 9).
15. Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson (Mar 14) (audio). 
16. The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mar 27).
17. Shopgirl, by Steve Martin (Mar 27).
18. The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku (Apr 18). 
19. Sharks in the Time of Saviors, by Kawai Strong Washburn (Apr 22).
20. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson (Apr 22) (audio).
21. In the Midst of Winter, by Isabel Allende (Apr 26) (audio).
22. The Grown Up, by Gillian Flynn (Apr 27) (audio).
23. The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans (May 12) (audio).
24. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford (May 13).
25. Anxious People, by Frederik Backman (May 19).
26. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke (May 23).
27. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, by Heather "Anish" Anderson (May 26).
28. The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez (May 27) (audio).
29. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (May 31). 
30. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 6).
31. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (June 6) (audio).
32. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King (June 14) (audio).
33. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, by William B. Irvine (June 20).
34. My Year Abroad, by Chang-rae Lee (June 24) (audio).
35. At the Water's Edge, by Sara Gruen (June 24).
36. Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, by Mike Konczal (June 29).
37. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 30) (audio).
38. Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier, by Tom Kizzia (July 14) (audio).
39. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles (July 14).
40. Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano (July 15) (audio).

41. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke (July 24). Well-written and engaging (even though, like I feel all of these kind of books do, it kind of over-explains a lot of things).  A lot of it was stuff that I've been practicing all my life and it concentrated less on what I was hoping for (how to assign probabilities with any sort of rigor), so not as useful for me as I'd hoped. I think it's a little mis-named about the "bets" part, which is too specific.  It should just be "Thinking like a Poker Player".

[StarBright]

Hey Sui!

I just want to say I love your book list and it is the first place I look when I want ideas :)

[sui generis]

1. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (Jan 2).
2. A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (Jan 5) (audio).
3. King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild (Jan 17).
4. Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Jan 18).
5. Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth (Jan 21) (audio).
6. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino (Jan 29).
7. The Guest List, by Lucy Foley (Jan 29) (audio).
8. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (Feb 2).
9. The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?, by Michael J. Sandel (Feb 10) (audio).
10. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (Feb 27).
11. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, by Audre Lord (Mar 4) (audio).
12. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe, by Judith Herrin (Mar 6).
13. River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Mar 7) (audio).
14. Regeneration, by Pat Barker (Mar 9).
15. Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson (Mar 14) (audio). 
16. The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mar 27).
17. Shopgirl, by Steve Martin (Mar 27).
18. The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku (Apr 18). 
19. Sharks in the Time of Saviors, by Kawai Strong Washburn (Apr 22).
20. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson (Apr 22) (audio).
21. In the Midst of Winter, by Isabel Allende (Apr 26) (audio).
22. The Grown Up, by Gillian Flynn (Apr 27) (audio).
23. The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans (May 12) (audio).
24. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford (May 13).
25. Anxious People, by Frederik Backman (May 19).
26. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke (May 23).
27. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, by Heather "Anish" Anderson (May 26).
28. The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez (May 27) (audio).
29. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (May 31). 
30. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 6).
31. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (June 6) (audio).
32. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King (June 14) (audio).
33. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, by William B. Irvine (June 20).
34. My Year Abroad, by Chang-rae Lee (June 24) (audio).
35. At the Water's Edge, by Sara Gruen (June 24).
36. Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, by Mike Konczal (June 29).
37. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 30) (audio).
38. Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier, by Tom Kizzia (July 14) (audio).
39. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles (July 14).
40. Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano (July 15) (audio).
41. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke (July 24).

42. The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz (July 24). I'm really torn.  Blazed through it in 24 hours which means I was totally engrossed and did enjoy it!  But it always bothers me when the characters do things normal humans just wouldn't do, but are necessary to create a mountain for the plot out of what should have been a molehill.  Or maybe I overestimate other humans.  The book is very meta - the author's characters (many of them writers) talking about how anyone can be a writer and a plot so good even bad writing would make it a best seller.  This definitely was not bad writing, but that sort of is how I feel about the book.

Hey Sui!

I just want to say I love your book list and it is the first place I look when I want ideas :)

Aww, thanks so much!  I definitely get great ideas from this thread and love hearing what other people thought of books I read or books they had strong feelings about, which I immediately put on my own to-read list.  I really should join another book club or 2 so I could discuss all these with more people.

[Linea_Norway]

Pilgrims of the wild by Grey Owl.

[Serendip]

...
43) Son of a Trickster, Eden Robinson
44) Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance, Christopher McDougall
45) Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, Leidy Klutz
46) Trickster Drift, Eden Robinson
47) Return of the Trickster, Eden Robinson
48) Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein
49) Jonny Appleseed, Joshua Whitehead--winner of Canada Reads
50) The Salt Path (memoir), Raynor Winn

recently finished/reading
51) From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Jesse Thistle *bookclub--some hard stories but with a solid turnaround. Didn't love the writing but it was straightforward and served the purpose

52) The Dutch House, Ann Patchett (read while on a canoeing trip--was entertaining but nothing outstanding IMO)

53) Indians on Vacation, Thomas King --funny & slightly unusual novel. Lighter read than some of the other indigenous authored books I've read recently

54) Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear, Heidi L.M. Jacobs *bookclub, a young women who loves Jane Austen works at West Edmonton Mall and discusses her mundane life as if she were in an Austen novel. Light, humorous, maybe overwritten.

55) Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom, Monty Don I don't have a big yard or flower garden so this wasn't really written for me (i grow veggies and herbs in a small plot) but I still hopefully gleaned some wisdom

[ahptex]

How is the new Paolini book?

Sorry.  Just saw this! It was decent.  Felt a bit long, but was overall entertaining and interesting.

[ahptex]

(1) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
(2) The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
(3) Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
(4) We are Called to Rise by Laura McBride
(5) Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
(6) Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
(7) Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
(8) Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (re-read for book club)
(9) Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
(10) The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
(11) New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
(12) Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
(13) The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
(14) How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
(15) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May
(16) Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years by Diarmaid MacCulloch
(17) Before She was Helen by Caroline B. Cooney
(18) Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
(19) The Searcher by Tana French
(20) The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
(21) Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
(22) World Schooling: How to Revolutionize Your Child's Education Through Travel by Ashley Dymock de Gallo
(23) The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
(24) To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
(25) Dusk, Night, Dawn by Anne Lamott
(26) Hope in the Dark, by Rebecca Solnit

(27) Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson
(28) Lawn Gone by Pam Penick

[sui generis]

1. East of Eden, by John Steinbeck (Jan 2).
2. A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (Jan 5) (audio).
3. King Leopold's Ghost, by Adam Hochschild (Jan 17).
4. Every Heart a Doorway, by Seanan McGuire (Jan 18).
5. Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth (Jan 21) (audio).
6. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino (Jan 29).
7. The Guest List, by Lucy Foley (Jan 29) (audio).
8. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle (Feb 2).
9. The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?, by Michael J. Sandel (Feb 10) (audio).
10. The Forgotten Garden, by Kate Morton (Feb 27).
11. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, by Audre Lord (Mar 4) (audio).
12. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe, by Judith Herrin (Mar 6).
13. River of Teeth, by Sarah Gailey (Mar 7) (audio).
14. Regeneration, by Pat Barker (Mar 9).
15. Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson (Mar 14) (audio). 
16. The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson (Mar 27).
17. Shopgirl, by Steve Martin (Mar 27).
18. The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, by Brian C. Muraresku (Apr 18). 
19. Sharks in the Time of Saviors, by Kawai Strong Washburn (Apr 22).
20. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson (Apr 22) (audio).
21. In the Midst of Winter, by Isabel Allende (Apr 26) (audio).
22. The Grown Up, by Gillian Flynn (Apr 27) (audio).
23. The Office of Historical Corrections, by Danielle Evans (May 12) (audio).
24. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford (May 13).
25. Anxious People, by Frederik Backman (May 19).
26. Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke (May 23).
27. Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home, by Heather "Anish" Anderson (May 26).
28. The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez (May 27) (audio).
29. The Song of Achilles, by Madeline Miller (May 31). 
30. Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 6).
31. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (June 6) (audio).
32. Bag of Bones, by Stephen King (June 14) (audio).
33. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, by William B. Irvine (June 20).
34. My Year Abroad, by Chang-rae Lee (June 24) (audio).
35. At the Water's Edge, by Sara Gruen (June 24).
36. Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand, by Mike Konczal (June 29).
37. The Buried Giant, by Kazuo Ishiguro (June 30) (audio).
38. Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier, by Tom Kizzia (July 14) (audio).
39. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles (July 14).
40. Gomorrah, by Roberto Saviano (July 15) (audio).
41. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts, by Annie Duke (July 24).
42. The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz (July 24).

43. Why I Am Not a Buddhist, by Evan Thompson (July 29). I felt like I walked into some other family's argument reading this.  Just a lot of references and ideas that I was not prepared to consider.  I don't think this is a beginner's (or even advanced beginner's?) book.

44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio). Quite predictable in it's overall plot, although listening to the ins and outs of each "life" the protagonist lived was entertaining.

[Splashncash]

44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio). Quite predictable in it's overall plot, although listening to the ins and outs of each "life" the protagonist lived was entertaining.

Ha, just started this last night, for book club.  I see what you mean about the different lives.  Once I got that far, I didn't want to put it down.  I wanted to see how the next "life" morphed.

[Raenia]

1	Gardening When it Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times	Steve Solomon	Library	TBR List	01/05/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
2	Media Gothic: A Stroll Through State Street's Dark History	Laurie Hull, Matt Lake	Own	Other	1/8/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
3	Pretties	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/16/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
4	Specials	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/17/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
5	Extras	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
6	Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely and Simply in a Troubled World	Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing	Library	TBR List	1/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
7	Stronghold	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	1/27/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
8	Rebecca	Daphne du Maurier	Library	TBR List	1/29/2021	General Fiction
9	The Black Company	Glen Cook	Library	TBR List	2/1/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
10	Shadows Linger	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
11	From Our Home to Yours: Comfort Food to Give and Share	Joyce Goldstein	Own	Other	2/5/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
12	The White Rose	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
13	Spiralized: Quick and Healthy	Publications International, Ltd.	Own	Other	2/7/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
14	The Dragon Token	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/11/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
15	Skybowl	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
16	The Lark and the Wren	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/16/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
17	The Robin and the Kestrel	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
18	The Eagle and the Nightingales	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Sequel	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
19	Spiritual Ecology: 10 Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in Everyday Life	Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Hilary Hart	Own	TBR List	2/21/0202	Nonfiction - Philosophy
20	Forest of a Thousand Lanterns	Julie C. Dao	Library	TBR List	2/22/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
21	A Cast of Corbies	Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman	Own	Reread	2/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
22	Atomic Habits	James Clear	Library	TBR List	3/1/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
23	Sabriel	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
24	Lirael	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
25	Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life	Bill Burnett, Dave Evans	Library	TBR List	3/7/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
26	Abhorsen	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
27	Practical Sigil Magic: Creating Personal Symbols for Success	Frater U.D.	Own	TBR List	3/9/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
28	Clariel	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/10/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
29	When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself	Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert	Own	TBR List	3/14/2021	General Nonfiction
30	Goldenhand	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
31	Four & Twenty Blackbirds	Mercedes Lackey	Library	Sequel	3/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
32	Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World	Cal Newport	Library	TBR List	3/29/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
33	Craft: An American History	Glenn Adamson	Own	Other	4/1/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
34	The Hero with a Thousand Faces	Joseph Campbell	Library	TBR List	4/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
35	The Kingmaker's Daughter	Philippa Gregory	Library	TBR List	4/13/2021	Fiction - Historical
36	Mansfield Park	Jane Austen	Library	Book Club	4/19/2021	Fiction - Historical
37	The Color of Magic	Terry Pratchett	Library	TBR List	4/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
38	A Court of Silver Flames	Sarah J Maas	Library	Sequel	4/25/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
39	Elantris	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	5/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
40	First Things First	Stephen R Covey, A Roger Merrill, Rebeccca R Merrill	Library	TBR List	5/6/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
41	The Black Prism	Brent Weeks	Library	TBR List	5/12/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
42	Small Batch Baking	Debby Maugans Nakos	Library	TBR List	5/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
43	The Magicians	Lev Grossman	Library	TBR List	5/21/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
44	The Local Food Revolution: How Humanity Will Feed Itself In Uncertain Times	Michael Brownlee	Library	Educational	5/23/2021	General Nonfiction
45	You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife	ed. Andrea Purcell, Kel McDonald	Own	Other	5/25/2021	General Fiction
46	Dragonsbane	Barbara Hambly	Own	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
47	The Rest of Us Just Live Here	Patrick Ness	Library	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
48	Soulless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/4/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
49	Changeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
50	Blameless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
51	Heartless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
52	Timeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/7/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
53	Action Philosophers!	Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey	Own	Educational	6/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
54	Matched	Ally Condie	Library	TBR List	6/12/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
55	Ancillary Justice	Ann Leckie	Library	TBR List	6/13/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
56	Mortal Engines	Philip Reeve	Library	TBR List	6/16/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
57	The Jefferson Bible	Thomas Jefferson	Own	Educational	6/18/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
58	Everything I Want to do is Illegal	Joel Salatin	Open Library	TBR List	6/20/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
59	Ancillary Sword	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/26/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
60	Ancillary Mercy	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/27/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
61	Folks, This Ain't Normal	Joel Salatin	Library	TBR List	6/29/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
62	The King of Elfland's Daughter	Lord Dunsany	Open Library	TBR List	7/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
63	Soap: Making It, Enjoying It	Ann Bramson	Open Library	TBR List	7/6/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
64	Parable of the Sower	Octavia Butler	Library	TBR List	7/7/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
65	Two Acre Eden	Gene Logsdon	Library	TBR List	7/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
66	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed	Jared Diamond	Library	TBR List	7/14/2021	General Nonfiction
67	The Bear and the Nightingale	Katherine Arden	Library	TBR List	7/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
68	Quitting Plastic: Easy and Practical Ways to Cut Down the Plastic in Your Life	Clara Williams Roldan, Louise Williams	Library	TBR List	7/16/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
69	Possum Living: How to Life Well Without a Job and (Almost) No Money	Dolly Freed	Library	TBR List	7/18/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
70	The Girl in the Tower	Katherine Arden	Library	Sequel	7/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy

71	The Winter of the Witch	Katherine Arden	Library	Sequel	7/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
72	The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Including the Olney Hymns	William Cowper	Library	TBR List	7/25/2021	General Fiction
73	Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses	Robin Wall Kimmerer	Library	Book Club	7/31/2021	General Nonfiction
74	Dragons: A Natural History	Karl Shuker	Library	TBR List	8/1/2021	General Nonfiction
75	Stardust	Neil Gaiman	Library	TBR List	8/1/2021	Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction: 27/25
TBR List: 36/25
Philosophy/Spirituality: 5/5

[redhead84]

July:

42) We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry  (audio) - ★★★½
43) Float Plan by Trish Doller  (audio) - ★★½
44) Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (audio) - ★★★½

45) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Kindle) - ★★★★

[diapasoun]

1. The Farthest Shore, Ursula K. LeGuin (own, pre-2021)
2. Christmas Days, Jeanette Winterson (own, pre-2021, re-read)
3. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (own, pre-2021, re-read)
4. The Cauldron Cill Brighid Devotional Anthology, the Cauldron Cill (own)
5. The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (own, pre-2021, re-read)
6. The Biology and Ecology of Giant Kelp Forests, David Schiel and Michael Foster (library)
7. Egil's Saga, trans. Palsson (own, pre-2021)
8. Piranesi, Susanna Clarke (library)
9. From Yao to Mao: 5000 Years of Chinese History, Kenneth Hammond (borrowed)
10. The Haunting of Tram Car 015, P. Djeli Clark (library)

11. Halfway Through the Wood, Seanan McGuire (new, own). Fun novella in her Incryptid series -- probably not interesting if you haven't ready any of the series, but very fun if you have.

12. The History of the Druids in Britain, Ronald Hutton (new, own). Long book, very in-depth, very niche; I enjoyed it because I like this niche.

13. Electric Light, Seamus Heaney (old, own). Heaney's a great poet and always worth reading.

14. Pagan Portals: Manannan mac Lir, Morgan Daimler (new, own). Very nice intro here, although again not interesting if this isn't your niche. ;)

15. Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Natasha Pulley (old, own). This was a fun novel -- fun speculative twist, historical setting with a steampunky vibe, some good characters. Katsu the mechanical octopus was amazing.

Goals:

15/52 books read overall
7/15 books I already owned pre-2021
1/6 natural history books

Oof behind. I basically was not reading much for a month or two there...

[Splashncash]

50. Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
51. Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
52. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
53. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
54. Dear Mrs. Bird by AJ Pearce
55. The Book of Lost Names by Kristen Harmel
56. Watership Down by Richard Adams

57. The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
58. Midnight Library by Matt Haig
59. Into the Woods by Tana French

DNF
My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichel
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

[nessness]

27. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. Really good but kind of depressing.

28. God Has a Name by John Mark Comer. Fantastic book - would highly recommend it to anyone who's a Christian or interested in Christianity.

[Zikoris]

Woot, 300! Next 20, favourites marked:

281. Stillhouse Lake - Rachel Caine
282. Killman Creek - Rachel Caine
283. Wolfhunter River - Rachel Caine
284. Bitter Falls - Rachel Caine
A really good thriller series about the ex-wife of a serial killer trying to move on with her life, and the angry mobs chasing after her who think she helped murder their sisters and daughters.

285. Blood of a Gladiator - Ashley Gardner
286. A Gladiator's Tale - Ashley Gardner
287. Garden of Thorns - Amber Mitchell
288. The Cursed Sea - Lauren DeStefano

289. South of the Buttonwood Tree - Heather Webber
A really charming small-town magical realism story centered around a woman who finds an abandoned baby in the woods and decides to keep it. Also has a realtor who can talk to houses, which is a pretty cool ability.

290. Big Summer - Jennifer Weiner
291. Murder with Macaroni and Cheese - A.L. Herbert

292. Kindred - Octavia Butler
Ahhh this is one of the best books I've ever read. It follows a modern-day black woman who is tied to her 1800s slave-owning ancestor, and gets warped to his time to save him whenever he's in life-threatening trouble. An absolutely brutal, heart-wrenching story.

293. Throne of Grace - Cecily Wolfe
294. Honeymoon for One by Beth Orsoff
295. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
296. Timeless Whisper by Sandra Sinclair

297. Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross
An incredibly good Sleeping Beauty retelling, set in a modern city where fairytale curses are commonplace.

298. The Secret Life on Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
299. An Unkindness of Ghosts - Rivers Solomon
300. Tear You Apart - Sarah Cross

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

@Zikoris Just wanted to say that when this thread comes up on my list with a new post, I always check and see if you posted to see if I need to add books to my to-be-read list. You've given me quite a backlog :-). Thanks for the posts and commentary on your favorites!

[Zikoris]

@Zikoris Just wanted to say that when this thread comes up on my list with a new post, I always check and see if you posted to see if I need to add books to my to-be-read list. You've given me quite a backlog :-). Thanks for the posts and commentary on your favorites!

That's great! I feel like I've had really good luck this year with finding great books to read. Branching out from my epic-fantasy-only pattern into other genres has really helped with that a lot.

[SquashingDebt]

@Zikoris , I second that!  Your enjoyment of Agatha Christie's books encouraged me to pick some up again. (I've been very slowly working my way though them.). I just read two of her books of short stories and really enjoyed them!

[Serendip]

Hadn't looked at my year in review yet. I have some science books and fiction that I still want to add. Many of the non-fiction I've read have come up short, read like pop-science articles but I suppose I just need to be more selective in my library requests :)

1) Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez
2) In Praise of Paths: Walking Through Time and Nature, Torbjorn Ekelund
3) A Mind at Home with Itself, Byron Katie
4) Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion, Jia Tolentino
5) Heida: A Shepherd At the Edge of the World,  Steinen Sigurðardóttir
6) Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, Merlin Sheldrake
7) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosophers Guide to Becoming Tougher Calmer and More Resilient, William B. Irving
8) The Push (fiction), Ashley Audrain
9) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May
10) Relax, Dammit!: A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety, Timothy Caulfield
11) Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth
12) Nothing To See Here (fiction), Kevin Wilson
13) Oliver Twist (fiction/audiobook), Charles Dickens
14) Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (fiction), Balli Kaur Jaswal *bookclub
15) Mountains of the Mind, Robert Macfarlane (audiobook)
16) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer
17) 1984, George Orwell (fiction, audiobook)
18) The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing, Alice Laplante
19) The Road to Character, David Brooks
20) The Spenders Guide to Debt Free Living: Anna Newell-Jones
21) Shuggie Bains, Douglas Stuart (fiction, audiobook)--so far my favourite book of the year
22) Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability and Making Space, Amanda Leduc
23) The Mothers: Brit Bennett *fiction, bookclub
24) Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food: Laura Thomas
25) Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice, Bill Browder *bookclub
26) The Minimalist and Decluttering Lifestyle (audiobook), Samuel Newell-
27) Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities, Rebecca Solnit
28) Me, Chi and Bruce Lee: Adventures in Martial Arts, Brian Preston
29) World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, Aimee Nezhukumatathill
30) Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and (Almost) No Money, Dolly Freed
31) Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, John O'Donodue-
32) A Childrens Bible, Lydia Millet (fiction)
33) Anxious People (fiction, bookclub*), Frederik Backman
34) Blue Sky Kingdom: A Family Adventure to the Heart of the Himalaya, Bruce Kirkby
35) The World Could be Otherwise:  Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path, Norman Fischer
36) The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More - More Or Less, Emrys Westacott
37) In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying, Helen Tworkov and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche --really enjoyed this one, bought for 25cents at a thrift store
38) The Second Book of the Tao, Stephen Mitchell
39) Think Like A Monk: Jay Shetty
40) The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett (fiction)
41) Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants,  Ann Hui *bookclub
42) The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff
43) Son of a Trickster, Eden Robinson (fiction)
44) Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance, Christopher McDougall
45) Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, Leidy Klutz
46) Trickster Drift, Eden Robinson (fiction)
47) Return of the Trickster, Eden Robinson (fiction)
48) Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein
49) Jonny Appleseed, Joshua Whitehead--winner of Canada Reads (fiction)
50) The Salt Path (memoir), Raynor Winn
51) From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Jesse Thistle *bookclub
52) Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
53) The Dutch House, Ann Patchett  (fiction)
54) Indians on Vacation, Thomas King (fiction)
55) Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear, Heidi L.M. Jacobs *bookclub, fiction
56) Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom, Monty Don
...
recently read

57) Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversation, Mira Jacob (graphic novel). Enjoyed this one! A quick read, illustrated conversations with her young child and mixed-race family around racism, Trump, life, etc

58) Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment , Robert Wright --I'm not a Buddhist but neither is the author. I've read this book before and felt there was more I could gather from another read. Might read again next year (but I love revisiting certain books)

59) Do Walk: Navigate earth, mind and body. Step by step, Libby DeLana--author has taken a morning walk everyday for years and I was hoping for a bit more depth. I love books about walking but this was very basic

[Linea_Norway]

Grand-hotel Europa by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer.

[Frugal Lizard]

13.    The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion
14.    Learn Painting Flowers Quickly
15.    Cold Skies, Thomas King
16.    The Sentinel, Lee Child and Andrew Child

I loved the Rosie Project and laughed my head off reading it.  To my delight it is the first of a trilogy.