50 Books in 2021!

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

I loved the Rosie Project as well so would like to hear what you think of books 2 and 3.

[markum]

Delurking to say thanks for letting me know there is a third in the series

[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).
44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio).

45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (August 11). Really impressed by the scientific expertise, imagination and explanations in this Sci Fi novel and fascinated by the setting/background of China's Cultural Revolution.

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (August 11). Really impressed by the scientific expertise, imagination and explanations in this Sci Fi novel and fascinated by the setting/background of China's Cultural Revolution.

I thoroughly enjoyed it! The merging of the sci-fi nature with the history, as you said, of the Cultural Revolution was great. I liked that the character's interaction with what happened in history thoroughly impacted their perspective and choices in the book.

[sui generis]

45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (August 11). Really impressed by the scientific expertise, imagination and explanations in this Sci Fi novel and fascinated by the setting/background of China's Cultural Revolution.

I thoroughly enjoyed it! The merging of the sci-fi nature with the history, as you said, of the Cultural Revolution was great. I liked that the character's interaction with what happened in history thoroughly impacted their perspective and choices in the book.

Indeed!  Have you read books 2 & 3 of the trilogy?  I am tentatively planning to read them but think book 1 ended on a perfect note that one could leave it as a stand-alone (if one is worried that books 2 & 3 might not hold up).

[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.
40. Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn.
41. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.
42. The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan.
43. Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flag.
44. Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino.
45. The View Was Exhausting by by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta.

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

46. House of Correction by Nikki French. I picked up several "fun reads" for vacation - but this sat with me a little longer. A typical Brit "Woman in Peril" book, but the danger of being an outsider was a through line, and it gave me food for thought.
47. Louisiana Luckey by ? Light, fluffy fun. Book about Southern Sisters who win the lottery. Wouldn't necessarily recommend
48. Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan. Not as fun as the Crazy Rich Books but a few passages about a love interest's house had me chortling. I really love Kwan's loving snark shots at the uber rich.
49. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware. I like Ruth Ware, she makes me want to reread Agatha Christie
50. One by One by Ruth Ware. Fun
51. The Ministry for the Future By Kim Stanley Robinson. This was the wonkiest sci-fi ever. I love wonk, and am generally indifferent to scifi so this was the book for me. Reminded me of the Martian and OF COURSE it was an Obama book pick.
52. The Hideaway by Lauren Denton. Another Southern family light book. I am always drawn to the genre but almost never love what I read.
53. The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. Not as good as Gentleman in Moscow but some of his character descriptions are just perfection. The narrator describes a character as wearing emerald earrings the size of gumdrops, and she knows the woman swims in her earrings and never bothers to check if they are there when she gets out of the water. . . .I can't even paraphrase it, but that told me everything I needed to know about the character. Characters so good, story, not as captivating.

So Yay! I hit 50 and I don't know if I would have been able to do it without making myself take PTO this year.

I'll start a new list for the next 50.

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (August 11). Really impressed by the scientific expertise, imagination and explanations in this Sci Fi novel and fascinated by the setting/background of China's Cultural Revolution.

I thoroughly enjoyed it! The merging of the sci-fi nature with the history, as you said, of the Cultural Revolution was great. I liked that the character's interaction with what happened in history thoroughly impacted their perspective and choices in the book.

Indeed!  Have you read books 2 & 3 of the trilogy?  I am tentatively planning to read them but think book 1 ended on a perfect note that one could leave it as a stand-alone (if one is worried that books 2 & 3 might not hold up).

Unfortunately, I am right there with you. Book 1 ended so well that I'm not dying to read books 2 and 3 other than in the hope that they hold up to book 1's level of storytelling. I definitely will get to them eventually.

[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

76 Prince of Thorns Mark Lawrence Library TBR List 8/3/2021 Fiction - Fantasy 77 Inuit Morality Play: The Emotional Education of a Three-Year-Old Jean L. Briggs Open Library TBR List 8/4/2021 General Nonfiction 78 The Black Mage: Candidate Rachel E. Carter Open Library TBR List 8/9/2021 Fiction - Fantasy 79 The Saber-tooth Curriculum Harold Benjamin Open Library TBR List 8/11/2021 General Nonfiction 80 King of Thorns Mark Lawrence Library Sequel 8/14/2021 Fiction - Fantasy Nonfiction: 29/25 TBR List: 40/25 Philosophy/Spirituality: 5/5 Added a few favorites in bold above.  The Ancillary Justice series is easily my favorite thing I've read this year, I can't recommend it enough to any fans of sci-fi.

[Need2Save]

FINISHED:
22. Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen
23. Safe Haven, Patricia Mac Donald
24. Before the Fall, Noah Hawley (Book Club)
25. The Book Charmer, Karen Hawkins
26. Himself, Jess Kidd

ON DECK:
27. The Rules of Magic, Alice Hoffman
28. The Venice Sketchbook, Ryhs Bowen

[Splashncash]

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

60. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
61. The Likeness by Tana French

[Serendip]

...
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
57) Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversation, Mira Jacob (graphic novel)
58) Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment , Robert Wright
59) Do Walk: Navigate earth, mind and body. Step by step, Libby DeLana

recently finished

60) McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, Ronald Purser--enjoyed this one, a critical look at the mindfulness industry and how it's been cunningly divorced from its' ethical foundation, allowing teachers/companies/militaries/etc to deflect concerns about moral quandaries or societal/social imbalances back onto the shoulders of individuals with claims that everything is a personal matter. I'm a huge fan of meditation but this was an insightful perspective.

61) True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy, Juliet.B. Schor 

62) Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood (fiction)

63) Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity, Edward Slingerland (audiobook)

[Linea_Norway]

The Lollipop Shoes, by Joanne Harris.

[redhead84]

August:

46) Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (audio) - ★★★★½
47) Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn (audio) - ★★★★
48) Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (kindle) - ★★½
49) Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (audio) - ★★★½

[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).
44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio).
45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (August 11).

46. While Justice Sleeps, by Stacey Abrams (August 16).  I really admire Abrams as a leader, but found this novel mediocre.  A pretty compelling thriller/mystery had me turning the pages, but the characters and dialogue were a bit flat - just vehicles to get the plot where it needed to go.

47. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith (August 18) (audio).  Beautiful and engrossing.  Smith is an excellent writer, with such nuance and perceptivity, and I enjoyed hearing him read his book.  Weaves personal stories and thoughts with vivid history to make a real masterpiece.

[Zikoris]

Next 20:

301. A Walk to Remember - Nicholas Sparks
302. Altered - Jennifer Rush
303. The Black God's Drums - P. Djeli Clark
304. The Rock Warrior's Way - Arno Ilgner
305. Curse of the Specter Queen - Jenny Elder Moke

306. Monster Hunter Bloodlines - Larry Correia
Monster Hunter #8, and it is SO GOOD. I love all the witty lines between fight scenes.

307. Tea and Treachery - Vicki Delany
308. Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi

309. Captive Prince - C.S. Pacat
310. Prince's Gambit - C.S. Pacat
311. Kings Rising - C.S. Pacat
A pretty epic fantasy trilogy chock full of high-stakes politics and slow-burn romance. Also props to the author for managing to write a trilogy with approximately zero straight characters in the entire cast (I feel like I would have noticed if there were any, but maybe one or two snuck by), and yet not make it feel forced.

312. Binti - Nnendi Okorafor
313. Home - Nnendi Okorafor
314. The Night Masquerade - Nnendi Okorafor

315. Entwined - Heather Dixon Wallwork
A really creepy twelve dancing princesses retelling, with lots of random hilariousness popping in here and there (like 12 girls pelting someone with potatoes).

316. Dark Matter - Blake Crouch
A super trippy, twisty sci-fi thriller centered around multi-dimensional travel, regrets, and the consequences of choices. Really good book.

317. The Deep - Rivers Solomon
318. I See London, I See France - Sarah Mlynowski

319. Glitter - Aprilynne Pike
320. Shatter - Aprilynne Pike
A high-tech futuristic French nobility story where the queen is a secret drug dealer who deals out of her dress panniers at balls. So fresh and original, and also rare to have a main character who's quite that terrible of a person.

[Splashncash]

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
60. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
61. The Likeness by Tana French

62. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
63. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (book club selection back in May 2020.  Finally got around to reading it... oops)

[lazycow]

@Zikoris I also absolutely *adored* Scythe, and have been recommending to everyone I know. My DD21 ignored me, but changed her mind when she saw people posting about it on TikTok saying it was "Peak YA". Am currently reading Thunderhead and it is almost as good. Thank you so much!!

[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
76	Prince of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	TBR List	8/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
77	Inuit Morality Play: The Emotional Education of a Three-Year-Old	Jean L. Briggs	Open Library	TBR List	8/4/2021	General Nonfiction
78	The Black Mage: Candidate	Rachel E. Carter	Open Library	TBR List	8/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
79	The Saber-tooth Curriculum	Harold Benjamin	Open Library	TBR List	8/11/2021	General Nonfiction
80	King of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	Sequel	8/14/2021	Fiction - Fantasy

81	Emperor of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	Sequel	8/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
82	A Pattern Language	Christopher Alexander	Library	TBR List	8/16/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
83	Throne of Glass	Sarah J Maas	Library	TBR List	8/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
84	Paper Towns	John Green	Library	TBR List	8/19/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
85	The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck	Sarah Knight	Library	TBR List	8/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help

Nonfiction: 31/25
TBR List: 44/25
Philosophy/Spirituality: 5/5

Favorites in bold.

[Zikoris]

@Zikoris I also absolutely *adored* Scythe, and have been recommending to everyone I know. My DD21 ignored me, but changed her mind when she saw people posting about it on TikTok saying it was "Peak YA". Am currently reading Thunderhead and it is almost as good. Thank you so much!!

Oh man, wait until you get to book three. It just DESTROYED me, in a good way. Even now, months later, I get goosebumps thinking about the final action scene/showdown in the last few chapters.

[Linea_Norway]

@Zikoris I also absolutely *adored* Scythe, and have been recommending to everyone I know. My DD21 ignored me, but changed her mind when she saw people posting about it on TikTok saying it was "Peak YA". Am currently reading Thunderhead and it is almost as good. Thank you so much!!

I also started in the first book, The Toll. Good to hear that the others are good as well. An interserting concept, this story. Although I am still trying to understand how everything in that world works. But I guess that is the point.

[Zikoris]

@Zikoris I also absolutely *adored* Scythe, and have been recommending to everyone I know. My DD21 ignored me, but changed her mind when she saw people posting about it on TikTok saying it was "Peak YA". Am currently reading Thunderhead and it is almost as good. Thank you so much!!

I also started in the first book, The Toll. Good to hear that the others are good as well. An interserting concept, this story. Although I am still trying to understand how everything in that world works. But I guess that is the point.

The Toll is book 3...

[Linea_Norway]

@Zikoris I also absolutely *adored* Scythe, and have been recommending to everyone I know. My DD21 ignored me, but changed her mind when she saw people posting about it on TikTok saying it was "Peak YA". Am currently reading Thunderhead and it is almost as good. Thank you so much!!

I also started in the first book, The Toll. Good to hear that the others are good as well. An interserting concept, this story. Although I am still trying to understand how everything in that world works. But I guess that is the point.

The Toll is book 3...

Oops, I didn't know it was a trilogy when I borrowed it. I now downloaded/borrowed the other 2 books and will stop reading The Toll. Now of course I know some of the story ahead, but I hope that I understand better how the story works.

Update: I have now read a few chapters of book 1 and the story is already making much more sense.

[nessness]

29. Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee. I usually like books that trace a family over multiple generations, but I found this one hard to follow and didn't love it.

30. Fearless by Max Lucado

[lazycow]

*own copy

MAY
45.   Making space, clutter free – Tracy McCubbin (NF) Excellent information, and a little confronting, even for an experienced declutterer like me.
46.   Last Night – Mhairi McFarlane. Too many jokes; just calm down Mhairi and let the conversations breathe! Twisty best friend’s death/30-something friendships. Exhausting, but I am probably not the target audience.
47.   Watch her Fall – Erin Kelly. Hated the ballet bits but wow! No spoilers.
48.   Lost Property – Helen Paris. The cover made it look like a light read, but it was devastatingly touching; I cried my eyes out. Beautifully written.
49.   Bad Luck and Trouble (# 11 Jack Reacher) – Lee Child. Enjoyable. Will keep reading the series. (Hands like frozen turkeys)
50.   The Marlow Murder Club – Robert Thorogood. Fun murder caper but not as good as The Thursday Murder Club (different author).
51.   Exit – Belinda Bauer. Wonderful. Witty, clever, heartwarming. Unusual plot. I didn’t want it to end. Her books get better and better.

JUNE
52.   *Early Morning Riser – Katherine Heiny
53.   The Good Sister – Sally Hepworth
54.   The Family Next Door – Sally Hepworth
55.   Persuader (#7 Jack Reacher) – Lee Child
56.   Oona out of Order – Margarita Montimore.
57.   A Year to Clear – Stephanie Bennett Vogt (reread, NF)
58.   *Basket Case – Carl Hiaasen
59.   Spook Street (#4 Slough House) – Mick Herron.
60.   Redhead by the Side of the Road – Anne Tyler. Enjoyed this very much.
61.   The Boy in the Field – Margot Livesey
62.   Dry – Neal and Jarrod Shusterman (YA)
63.   A Meditation on Murder (#1 Death in Paradise) - Robert Thorogood
64.   My Tiny Indoor Garden – Lia Leendertz (NF)
65.   *This Messy Magnificent Life – Geneen Roth (NF)
66.    *Comfort and Joy – India Knight
67.   The Boy who Lived with the Dead – Kate Ellis

JULY
68.   *The Best a Man can Get – John O’Farrell. Hilarious.
69.   I Give my Marriage a Year – Holly Wainwright
70.   One by One – Ruth Ware.
71.   A Song for Dark Times (# 23 Rebus) – Ian Rankin
72.   Old Seems to be Other People – Lily Brett (NF). I love Lily Brett and want to be her friend.
73.   Road Rage (#17 Inspector Wexford) – Ruth Rendell
74.   The Best Man to Die (#4 Inspector Wexford) –Ruth Rendell
75.   Daisy Jones and the Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid
76.   From Doon with Death (#1 Wexford) – Ruth Rendell
77.   The Last Wife – Karen Hamilton

AUGUST
78.   *Paradise Lodge (#2 Lizzie Vogel) – Nina Stibbe (reread)
79.   Scythe – Neal Shusterman. Absolutely brilliant. Definitely peak YA!
80.   Thunderhead – Neal Shusterman. Almost as good as Scythe.
81.   Northern Spy – Flynn Berry. Gripping Irish thriller. Her writing is superb.
82.   A Double Life – Charlotte Philby
83.   The Nesting – Caroline Jess-Cooke
84.   Body Language – AK Turner
85.   Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder & Things that Sustain you when the World Goes Dark – Julia Baird (NF)
86.   Curing Affluenza: How to Buy Less Stuff & Save the World – Richard Dennis (reread, NF)

[Linea_Norway]

Scythe by Neal Shusterman.

[Serendip]

...
57) Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversation, Mira Jacob (graphic novel)
58) Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment , Robert Wright (re-read)
59) Do Walk: Navigate earth, mind and body. Step by step, Libby DeLand
60) McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, Ronald Purser
61) True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy, Juliet.B. Schor 
62) Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood (fiction)
63) Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity, Edward Slingerland (audiobook)

recently finished/working on

64) Butter Honey Pig Bread,  Francesca Ekwuyasi (fiction) *bookclub
65) This is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan
66) Rules of Civility, Amor Towles (fiction) *bookclub
67) The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday, Rob Walker

[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).
44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio).
45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Aug 11).
46. While Justice Sleeps, by Stacey Abrams (Aug 16). 
47. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith (Aug 18) (audio).

48. Intimacies, by Katie Kitamura (Aug 21) (audio). Interesting short novel.  The plot was very much background to the interesting interaction of the characters and deep ruminations by the protagonist, and I rather liked it.

49. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker (Aug 27). Very engaging book.  Fascinating to hear about all the research that is done on sleep.  No matter how much you think you know sleep is integral to well-being, you'll learn more ways it is so from this book.

[Linea_Norway]

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman.

[Serendip]

49. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker (Aug 27). Very engaging book.  Fascinating to hear about all the research that is done on sleep.  No matter how much you think you know sleep is integral to well-being, you'll learn more ways it is so from this book.

This book is so great! Heard an interview with the author recently where he says he now wishes he didn't push so hard on the fear-side when talking about night-shifts, etc  but overall I thought this book was a really fascinating read.

[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 ★★★★★

 34. Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow ★★★★☆
 35. Deadlock Rebels by Lyndsay Ely ★★★☆☆
August
 36. Educated by Tara Westover ★★★★☆
 37. At Dusk by Sok-yong Hwang ★★★☆☆
 38. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee ★★★★★
 39. Skin in the Game by Anwar Elgonemy ★★☆☆☆
 40. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson ★★★★★
 41. Cribsheet by Emily Oster ★★★★☆

[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
76	Prince of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	TBR List	8/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
77	Inuit Morality Play: The Emotional Education of a Three-Year-Old	Jean L. Briggs	Open Library	TBR List	8/4/2021	General Nonfiction
78	The Black Mage: Candidate	Rachel E. Carter	Open Library	TBR List	8/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
79	The Saber-tooth Curriculum	Harold Benjamin	Open Library	TBR List	8/11/2021	General Nonfiction
80	King of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	Sequel	8/14/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
81	Emperor of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	Sequel	8/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
82	A Pattern Language	Christopher Alexander	Library	TBR List	8/16/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
83	Throne of Glass	Sarah J Maas	Library	TBR List	8/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
84	Paper Towns	John Green	Library	TBR List	8/19/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
85	The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck	Sarah Knight	Library	TBR List	8/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help

86	The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller	John Truby	Library	TBR List	8/23/2021	General Nonfiction
87	The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles	Steven Pressfield	Library	TBR List	8/24/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
88	The Cry of the Icemark	Stuart Hill	Library	TBR List	8/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
89	How to be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism	Stephen Guise	Library	TBR List	8/28/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
90	Bright Air Black	David Vann	Library	TBR List	8/29/2021	Fiction - Fantasy

Nonfiction: 34/25
TBR List: 49/25
Philosophy/Spirituality: 5/5

Favorites in bold.

[Linea_Norway]

The Toll by 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).
42. The Plot, by Jean Hanff Korelitz (July 24).
43. Why I Am Not a Buddhist, by Evan Thompson (July 29).
44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio).
45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Aug 11).
46. While Justice Sleeps, by Stacey Abrams (Aug 16). 
47. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith (Aug 18) (audio).
48. Intimacies, by Katie Kitamura (Aug 21) (audio).
49. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker (Aug 27).

50. Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett (Sep 1). So much I loved, so much I didn't. I do wish I had skipped the Epilogue entirely, and the good would have outweighed the bad significantly.

[Splashncash]

57. The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
58. Midnight Library by Matt Haig
59. Into the Woods by Tana French
60. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
61. The Likeness by Tana French
62. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
63. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (book club selection back in May 2020.  Finally got around to reading it... oops)

64. How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices that Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet by Sophie Egan
65. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
66. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

I listened to these back in June but somehow they didn't make it onto the list so adding them now
67. We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
68. Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr

[redhead84]

August:

46) Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (audio) - ★★★★½
47) Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn (audio) - ★★★★
48) Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (kindle) - ★★½
49) Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley (audio) - ★★★½

50) A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (kindle) - ★★★
51) Shadows in Time by Julie McElwain (audio) - ★★★½
52) Hostage by Clare Mackintosh (kindle) - ★★★½
53) A Twist in Time by Julie McElwain (audio) - ★★★½

[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).
44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio).
45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Aug 11).
46. While Justice Sleeps, by Stacey Abrams (Aug 16). 
47. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith (Aug 18) (audio).
48. Intimacies, by Katie Kitamura (Aug 21) (audio).
49. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker (Aug 27).
50. Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett (Sep 1).

51. Earthkeeper, by M. Scott Momaday (Sep 6) (audio). Sounds like poetry to the ear, as narrated by the author.  Lyrical descriptions and stories of the earth, and pleas and rebukes about our care for it.  A little more romantic than is my preference, but short enough to be a nice dip into a different world.

[Linea_Norway]

Howl's moving castle, by Diana Wynne Jones.

[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)
12. The History of the Druids in Britain, Ronald Hutton (new, own)
13. Electric Light, Seamus Heaney (pre-2021, own)
14. Pagan Portals: Manannan mac Lir, Morgan Daimler (new, own)
15. Watchmaker of Filigree Street, Natasha Pulley (pre-2021, own)

16. Urban Magick, Diana Rajchel (new, own). A really fun discussion of the topic and very nice for amping myself up for city life.

17. Early Retirement Exteme, Jacob Lund Fisker (new, own). Glad I finally read this. There are parts where I was just shaking my head, because there are some underlying assumptions in there that are extremely not true for many people (like being able-bodied), but it's still a good book and I agree with most of his goals, at least! And webs of goals are very cool.

18. A Master of Djinn, P. Djeli Clark (library). Damn, this whole series is just SO GOOD.

Currently reading:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience, trans. JJ Anderson and AJ Cawley (pre-2021, own)
The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern (pre-2021, own)
The Secret History, Diana Tartt (library)
The Gnostic Celtic Church: Manual and Liturgy, John Michael Greer (new, own)


Goals:

18/52 books read overall
7/15 books I already owned pre-2021
1/6 natural history books

[Splashncash]

Howl's moving castle, by Diana Wynne Jones.

How did you like it?  Have you seen the Studio Ghibli movie of the same name?

[Zikoris]

Next 20, favourites marked:

321. Transcendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi
322. Seven Perfect Things - Catherine Hyde

323. Dawn - Octavia Butler
324. Wild Seed - Octavia Butler
325. Patternmaster - Octavia Butle5
326. Clay's Ark - Octavia Butler
I'm continuing to work my way through Octavia Butler's work, and absolutely loving it. It's really just top quality sci-fi/dystopia.

327. Grown - Tiffany Jackson
328. Remote Control - Nnendi Okorafor

329. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
An alternate history reimagining the underground railroad as an actual railroad with underground trains. I would call it a creepy steampunk dystopia, really just super uniquer and fresh.

330. A Dance of Silver and Shadow - Melanie Cellier
331. Rosewater - Tade Thompson
332. Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim

333. Akata Witch - Nnendi Okorafor
334. Akata Warrior - Nnendi Okorafor
Basically Nigerian Harry Potter. A really good and imaginative fantasy series.

335. Love Like Water - D.E. Malone
336. Beyond the Ruby Veil - Mara Fitzgerald
337. Legend - Marie Lu
338. Before she Ignites - Jodi Meadows
339. Small Favors - Erin Craig

340. The Firm - John Grisham
A really good legal thriller with a dude caught up between the mafia and the FBI, trying to make it out in one piece. It really sucked me right in.

[Linea_Norway]

Howl's moving castle, by Diana Wynne Jones.

How did you like it?  Have you seen the Studio Ghibli movie of the same name?

I have not seen the movie.

I liked the story, as it has a lot of funny, magic elements that are described as a normal thing there.
But it is a youth book and written as such. The story is very straightforeward.
I borrowed it as a trilogy and if I have time, I might read the other two as well. But they are not a must read after the first story, as it ends with a proper ending.

[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

(29) The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
(30) Death in Focus by Anne Perry
(31) Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey through Every National Park by Conor Knighton

[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.

11. Hillbilly Elegy, JD Vance.

[Splashncash]

Howl's moving castle, by Diana Wynne Jones.

How did you like it?  Have you seen the Studio Ghibli movie of the same name?

I have not seen the movie.

I liked the story, as it has a lot of funny, magic elements that are described as a normal thing there.
But it is a youth book and written as such. The story is very straightforeward.
I borrowed it as a trilogy and if I have time, I might read the other two as well. But they are not a must read after the first story, as it ends with a proper ending.

I liked the book as well but did not realize it was part of a trilogy.  I may look into the others because I enjoy reading YA books.

I saw the movie first and then read the book.  The movie is SO different from the book that I wasn't sure the movie was really based on the book.

[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).
44. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig (July 30) (audio).
45. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Aug 11).
46. While Justice Sleeps, by Stacey Abrams (Aug 16). 
47. How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith (Aug 18) (audio).
48. Intimacies, by Katie Kitamura (Aug 21) (audio).
49. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, by Matthew Walker (Aug 27).
50. Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett (Sep 1).
51. Earthkeeper, by M. Scott Momaday (Sep 6) (audio).

52. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X, by Les Payne (Sep 10). Excellent; felt so thoroughly researched and informative, but easy to read and fascinating.  Maybe it took a few too many pages on the history of alternate religions in America to introduce the background on the Nation of Islam, but that's just about my only complaint.  Kinda glad it took me this long to acquaint myself with Malcolm X because this new biography feels like a great place to start.

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61. The Likeness by Tana French
62. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
63. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (book club selection back in May 2020.  Finally got around to reading it... oops)
64. How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices that Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet by Sophie Egan
65. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
66. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
67. We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
68. Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr

69. Hotel Pastis by Peter Mayle
70. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

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60) McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, Ronald Purser
61) True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy, Juliet.B. Schor 
62) Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood (fiction)
63) Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity, Edward Slingerland (audiobook)
64) Butter Honey Pig Bread,  Francesca Ekwuyasi (fiction) *bookclub
65) This is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan
66) Rules of Civility, Amor Towles (fiction) *bookclub
67) The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday, Rob Walker

recently finished/working on

68) Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are The Storytellers, The Human Story Changes, Elizabeth Lesser *not loving this...has some interesting points but seems basic/obvious
69) Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, Edward Slingerland
70) An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris, Georges Perec

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A Cold War by Alan Russel.

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Castle in the air by Diana Wynne Jones.

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Finished:

1.  Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Listened to the audiobook with the kids on our Christmas trip to my parents.  Hearing the chores for those kids makes me think I should expect more from mine around the house!
2.  Jubal Sackett, by Louis L'Amour.  Nice change of pace from his normal formula.  The conjuring of fire to pull one over on his wife seemed...cheap.
3.  Last of the Breed, by Louis L'Amour.  Enjoyed, probably the fourth or fifth time I've read.
4.  The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliffe.  Took me a bit to get used to all the Roman terminology.  I think I'll have to watch the movie now to bemoan how it doesn't follow the book.
5.  The Silver Branch, by Rosemary Sutcliffe.  Probably my favorite of the trilogy.
6.  The Lantern Bearers, by Rosemary Sutcliffe.
7.  Comstock Lode, by Louis L'Amour.  Good epic tale to be bedridden with while awaiting COVID results.
8.  The Haunted Mesa, by Louis L'Amour.  Western Tough Guy + Sci Fi (parallel world that explains Anasazi disappearance)
9.  Atomic Habits, by James Clear.  Now to try some of his suggestions!
10. Galloway, by Louis L'Amour.
11. The Bible New Testament, The Message translation, by various authors.
12. The Lonesome Gods, by Louis L'Amour.
13. Hondo, by Louis L'Amour.
14. The White, by Deborah Larsen.  Fictional re-telling of the capture and life of Mary Jemison.  Read it at 3AM, interesting enough to keep me awake.
15. Fool Me Twice, by Jeff Lindsay.  Amusing throughout, but seemed to be striving to become the next blockbuster action thriller.
16. Hunting Open-Country Mule Deer, by Dwight Schuh.
17. The Waters of Andros, by Madsen Pirie
18. Dark Visitor, by Madsen Pirie

19. Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz.  My 13 yo was gifted the Alex Rider series so I read the first one to check it out.