50 Books in 2024!

[Linea_Norway]

1. The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon.
2. The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.
3. Mot elven (Against the river), by Tom Nevle.
4. En nær himmelen opplevelse (A near heaven experience), by Tom Nevle.
5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.
6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.
7. Sarek, by Ulf Kvensler.
8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).
9. Det litterære apotek (The literary pharmacy), by Nina George.
10. Det usynlige universet (The Invisible Universe) by Jostein Riiser Kristiansen.
11. Overløperen (The Traitor), by Maarten de Mol.
12. Dyrking i pallekarm (Growing food in a pallet collar), by Eva Robild.
13. Skogen (The forest), by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson.
14. Brannmannen (The Fireman), by Ulf Kvensler.
15. Selvforsyning i praksis (Self Reliance in practice), by Maria Österåker.
16. Silkeveien (The Silk Road), by Jacob Lindfors.
17. Vinterpakket (The Winter Pack), by Jacob Lindfors.
18. Den store kakeboka (The big baking book), by Sverre Sætre
19. Cinnabar One, by J. E. Bergfjord.
20. Hang the Moon, by Jeanette Walls.
21. Brød og brødbaking (Bread and bread baking), by Åpent bakeri and Erik Røed.
22. Ufrivillige drømmeres forening (Unvoluntary Dreamers club), by José Eduardo Agualusa.
23. Oransjeriet (The orangery), by Gro Dahle (science fiction)
24. Nålehuset (The Needlehouse), by Kristin Tveiten.
25. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.
26. Rocks in the Belly, by Jon Bauer.
27. Skillnadens Trädgård, by Sara Bäckmo (about growing a kitchen garden).
28. Hållbar odling (Durable way of growing food), by Sara Bäckmo.
30. Hart van vuur en ijs (Heart of fire and ice), by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
31. Skillnadens favoritter (about growing food), Sarah Bäckmo.
32. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
33. 766 Frågor & svar om grönsaksodling (766 questions and answers about growing vegetables), by Sara Bäckmo.
34. Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver.
35. Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
36. Count Zero, by William Gibson.
37. Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson.
38. Amygdala, by Bjørn Johnsen
39. Drømmen om et tre (The Dream about a Tree), by Maja Lunde.
40. Voksne mennesker (adult people), by Marie Aubert.
41. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich.
42. Miseria, by Dolores Reyes.
43. The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple.
44. Sett av den døde (Seen by the deceased), by Eirik Husby Seather.
45. Ildbarnet, The Fire Child, by S.K.Tremayne.
46. Arv og miljø (Will and Testament), by Vidgis Hjorth.
47. Fri vilje (Free Will), by Helga Hjort.

48. Gå i fengsel (Go to Jail) Camilla Läckberg.

[Kwill]

. . .
36 & 37. Ascendance of a Bookworm, English manga, vols. 2 and 3, by Miya Kazuki
38. Dies the Fire, by S. M. Stirling
39. The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station, by Takeshi Murase, English translation

40. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

[Linea_Norway]

1. The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon.
2. The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.
3. Mot elven (Against the river), by Tom Nevle.
4. En nær himmelen opplevelse (A near heaven experience), by Tom Nevle.
5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.
6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.
7. Sarek, by Ulf Kvensler.
8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).
9. Det litterære apotek (The literary pharmacy), by Nina George.
10. Det usynlige universet (The Invisible Universe) by Jostein Riiser Kristiansen.
11. Overløperen (The Traitor), by Maarten de Mol.
12. Dyrking i pallekarm (Growing food in a pallet collar), by Eva Robild.
13. Skogen (The forest), by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson.
14. Brannmannen (The Fireman), by Ulf Kvensler.
15. Selvforsyning i praksis (Self Reliance in practice), by Maria Österåker.
16. Silkeveien (The Silk Road), by Jacob Lindfors.
17. Vinterpakket (The Winter Pack), by Jacob Lindfors.
18. Den store kakeboka (The big baking book), by Sverre Sætre
19. Cinnabar One, by J. E. Bergfjord.
20. Hang the Moon, by Jeanette Walls.
21. Brød og brødbaking (Bread and bread baking), by Åpent bakeri and Erik Røed.
22. Ufrivillige drømmeres forening (Unvoluntary Dreamers club), by José Eduardo Agualusa.
23. Oransjeriet (The orangery), by Gro Dahle (science fiction)
24. Nålehuset (The Needlehouse), by Kristin Tveiten.
25. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.
26. Rocks in the Belly, by Jon Bauer.
27. Skillnadens Trädgård, by Sara Bäckmo (about growing a kitchen garden).
28. Hållbar odling (Durable way of growing food), by Sara Bäckmo.
30. Hart van vuur en ijs (Heart of fire and ice), by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
31. Skillnadens favoritter (about growing food), Sarah Bäckmo.
32. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
33. 766 Frågor & svar om grönsaksodling (766 questions and answers about growing vegetables), by Sara Bäckmo.
34. Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver.
35. Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
36. Count Zero, by William Gibson.
37. Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson.
38. Amygdala, by Bjørn Johnsen
39. Drømmen om et tre (The Dream about a Tree), by Maja Lunde.
40. Voksne mennesker (adult people), by Marie Aubert.
41. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich.
42. Miseria, by Dolores Reyes.
43. The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple.
44. Sett av den døde (Seen by the deceased), by Eirik Husby Seather.
45. Ildbarnet, The Fire Child, by S.K.Tremayne.
46. Arv og miljø (Will and Testament), by Vidgis Hjorth.
47. Fri vilje (Free Will), by Helga Hjort.
48. Gå i fengsel (Go to Jail) Camilla Läckberg.

49. Trelegemeproblemet (The Three Body Problem), by Cixin Liu.
A re-read, this time in Norwegian, which makes it a bit easier to understand with all the science bits.

[YellowCat]

50. Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey
51. My Plain Jane, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
52. The Clockmaker's Daughter, Kate Morton
53. My Calamity Jane, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
54. Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell
55. White Night, Jim Butcher
56. Tell the Wolves I'm Home, Carol Rifka Brunt
57. The Good Wife of Bath, Karen Brooks
58. An Echo in the Bone, Diana Gabaldon
59. The Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson
60. The Testaments, Margaret Atwood
61. Book Lovers, Emily Henry
62. The Last Heir to Blackwood Library, Hester Fox
63. The Library of Lost Love, Norie Clarke
64. The New Camelot, Robyn Schneider
65. The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
66. Blood Oath, Christopher Farnsworth
67. After Oz, Gordon McAlpine
68. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, Lex Croucher
69. Happy Place, Emily Henry
70. American Royals, Katharine McGee
71. Majesty, Katharine McGee
72. Infamous, Lex Croucher
73. Trouble, Lex Croucher

[Kwill]

. . .
40. Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

41. The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene

[Linea_Norway]

1. The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon.
2. The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.
3. Mot elven (Against the river), by Tom Nevle.
4. En nær himmelen opplevelse (A near heaven experience), by Tom Nevle.
5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.
6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.
7. Sarek, by Ulf Kvensler.
8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).
9. Det litterære apotek (The literary pharmacy), by Nina George.
10. Det usynlige universet (The Invisible Universe) by Jostein Riiser Kristiansen.
11. Overløperen (The Traitor), by Maarten de Mol.
12. Dyrking i pallekarm (Growing food in a pallet collar), by Eva Robild.
13. Skogen (The forest), by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson.
14. Brannmannen (The Fireman), by Ulf Kvensler.
15. Selvforsyning i praksis (Self Reliance in practice), by Maria Österåker.
16. Silkeveien (The Silk Road), by Jacob Lindfors.
17. Vinterpakket (The Winter Pack), by Jacob Lindfors.
18. Den store kakeboka (The big baking book), by Sverre Sætre
19. Cinnabar One, by J. E. Bergfjord.
20. Hang the Moon, by Jeanette Walls.
21. Brød og brødbaking (Bread and bread baking), by Åpent bakeri and Erik Røed.
22. Ufrivillige drømmeres forening (Unvoluntary Dreamers club), by José Eduardo Agualusa.
23. Oransjeriet (The orangery), by Gro Dahle (science fiction)
24. Nålehuset (The Needlehouse), by Kristin Tveiten.
25. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.
26. Rocks in the Belly, by Jon Bauer.
27. Skillnadens Trädgård, by Sara Bäckmo (about growing a kitchen garden).
28. Hållbar odling (Durable way of growing food), by Sara Bäckmo.
30. Hart van vuur en ijs (Heart of fire and ice), by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
31. Skillnadens favoritter (about growing food), Sarah Bäckmo.
32. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
33. 766 Frågor & svar om grönsaksodling (766 questions and answers about growing vegetables), by Sara Bäckmo.
34. Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver.
35. Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
36. Count Zero, by William Gibson.
37. Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson.
38. Amygdala, by Bjørn Johnsen
39. Drømmen om et tre (The Dream about a Tree), by Maja Lunde.
40. Voksne mennesker (adult people), by Marie Aubert.
41. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich.
42. Miseria, by Dolores Reyes.
43. The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple.
44. Sett av den døde (Seen by the deceased), by Eirik Husby Seather.
45. Ildbarnet, The Fire Child, by S.K.Tremayne.
46. Arv og miljø (Will and Testament), by Vidgis Hjorth.
47. Fri vilje (Free Will), by Helga Hjort.
48. Gå i fengsel (Go to Jail) Camilla Läckberg.
49. Trelegemeproblemet (The Three Body Problem), by Cixin Liu.

50. Demens (Dementia) by Audun Myskja.

[PlanetDee]

36. MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

[Wanttobehome]

Jan
1. The Donkey principle - Rachel Anne Ridge
2. Magic lessons - Alice Hoffman
3.A Sting in the Tale - My adventures with Bumble bees - Dave Goulson
4.The Arbornaut - Meg Lowman
5. Small bodies of water- Nina Powles


Feb
6. Doomsday Match - Jeff Wheeler
7. Jaguar Prophecies - Jeff Wheeler
8.The book of magic - Alice Hoffman
9.The wood - John Lewis-Stempel

March
10.Seven Brief lessons on physics - Carlo Rovelli
11. The natural navigator - Tristan Gooley
12.How to give up plastic - Will McCallum
13. Seven sins of memory  - Daniel Schacter

April
14. The stream of everything - John Connell
15.  The way home - tales from a life without technology
16. Why does it still hurt? -Paul Biegler
17. The edge of the plain - James Crawford

May
18. The Full English - Stuart Maconie
19. Under the stars - Matt Gaw
20. Braintenece - Julia Ravey
21. Outlive  - Dr Peter Attia
22Nature is never silent - Dr Madlen Ziege

June
23. Amazing thinkers and humanitarians - Collins
24. Unruly - David Mitchell
25. River Kings Cat Jarman
26. How to cope - Dr Clare Hayes
27. How to survive almost anything - Ollie Ollerton
28. Rootbound - Alice Vincent

July
29 The Poyson Garden -Karen Harper
30 Improbable destinies - Fate, Chance and the future of evolution
31 Broke Millennial - Erin Lowry
32 Fry's Ties- Stephen Fry
33 A brief history of the earth- Andrew Knoll

August
34 Un do it - D and A Ornish
35 Still Water - John Lewis Stempel
36 The Hobbit   JRR Tolkien
37 Dream Big Daily Joys -
38 Rewild your home - Victoria Harrison

September
39 DNA the story of the  genetic revolution  - James Watson
40 This view of life, Completing the Darwinian Revolution - David Sloan Wilson
41 Origins how earth shaped human history - Lewis Dartnell
42 Take Note  - Real life lessons  - Toni Tone
43 The wild year -Jen Benson

October
44 And life lights up - Alice Taylor
45Walking - Esling Kagge
46 Cultured How ancient foods can feed our microbiome - Katherine Courage
47 1000 little things - Marc and Angel Chenoff

November
48 12 rules for life - Jordan Peterson
49 The Strange order of everything - Antinio Damasio
50 The Price of Money - Rob Dix
51 Playing to the gallery - Grayson Perry

December
52 A mudlarking year - Lara Maiklem
53 About time - David Rooney

[Serendip]

...
46) The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradiseby Olivia Laing
47) Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
48) The Forever Dog Life: 120+ Recipes, Longevity Tips,...etc (the followup) by Dr. Karen Shaw Becker & Rodney Habib
49) The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (bookclub)
50) Beneath the Surface of Things (essays) by Wade Davis
51) Inside the Belly of an Elephant (memoir) by Todd Lawson
52) Yamas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele
53) On Freedom by Timothy Snyder
54) A Life of Meaning: Exploring our Deepest Questions and Motivations by James Hollis (audiobook)

Recently finished/reading
55) Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
56) Martyr! a novel by Kaveh Akbar (bookclub, fiction)
57) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
58) The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

[Zikoris]

Next 20, favourites marked. I've been skewing pretty heavily towards the Goodreads Choice Awards longlists, but also have officially finished the Harvard Classics:

421. A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland
422. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
423. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
424. The Housemaid's Wedding by Freida McFadden
425. The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
426. The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso

427. The Study of Fire by Maria Snyder
The latest instalment in one of my favourite YA fantasy series, it's great.

428. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

429. Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
This fantasy duology has been one of my top picks of the year. I'm a huge sucker for relationships built through written correspondence.

430. We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Ishida Syou
431. A House of Gentlefolk by Ivan Turgenev
432. Fathers and Children by Ivan Turgenev
433. Overcaptain by L.E. Modesitt
434. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
435. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark

436. For She is Wrath by Emily Varga
A great fantasy Count of Monte Cristo retelling. I couldn't put it down.

437. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
438. The Holy Terrors by Simon Green
439. Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

440. Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
A fascinating sci-fi about a humanoid robot developing sentience, but focusing on interpersonal relationships versus where most authors would go with it (rights, robot revolution, action). It sounds weird but it works, very well.

My goals are mostly wrapped up now, with the only one remaining being my Daily Stoic Challenge, which will naturally go right to December 31st. I feel like this year I went a little overboard on challenges, leading to often not having any "reading slots" in a given week to just read whatever. Next year I'm going to just have my 365 challenge, plus a nonfiction challenge of 50 books within that number. Unofficial goals of working through the r/fantasy top stand-alone books and top novels lists, staying on top of new releases by my authors plus other generally popular new releases for my genres, and hopefully finally getting caught up on reading most of those books that everyone on planet earth seems to have read except me (Hunger Games, Da Vinci Code, etc).

[Linea_Norway]

1. The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon.
2. The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.
3. Mot elven (Against the river), by Tom Nevle.
4. En nær himmelen opplevelse (A near heaven experience), by Tom Nevle.
5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.
6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.
7. Sarek, by Ulf Kvensler.
8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).
9. Det litterære apotek (The literary pharmacy), by Nina George.
10. Det usynlige universet (The Invisible Universe) by Jostein Riiser Kristiansen.
11. Overløperen (The Traitor), by Maarten de Mol.
12. Dyrking i pallekarm (Growing food in a pallet collar), by Eva Robild.
13. Skogen (The forest), by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson.
14. Brannmannen (The Fireman), by Ulf Kvensler.
15. Selvforsyning i praksis (Self Reliance in practice), by Maria Österåker.
16. Silkeveien (The Silk Road), by Jacob Lindfors.
17. Vinterpakket (The Winter Pack), by Jacob Lindfors.
18. Den store kakeboka (The big baking book), by Sverre Sætre
19. Cinnabar One, by J. E. Bergfjord.
20. Hang the Moon, by Jeanette Walls.
21. Brød og brødbaking (Bread and bread baking), by Åpent bakeri and Erik Røed.
22. Ufrivillige drømmeres forening (Unvoluntary Dreamers club), by José Eduardo Agualusa.
23. Oransjeriet (The orangery), by Gro Dahle (science fiction)
24. Nålehuset (The Needlehouse), by Kristin Tveiten.
25. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.
26. Rocks in the Belly, by Jon Bauer.
27. Skillnadens Trädgård, by Sara Bäckmo (about growing a kitchen garden).
28. Hållbar odling (Durable way of growing food), by Sara Bäckmo.
30. Hart van vuur en ijs (Heart of fire and ice), by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
31. Skillnadens favoritter (about growing food), Sarah Bäckmo.
32. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
33. 766 Frågor & svar om grönsaksodling (766 questions and answers about growing vegetables), by Sara Bäckmo.
34. Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver.
35. Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
36. Count Zero, by William Gibson.
37. Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson.
38. Amygdala, by Bjørn Johnsen
39. Drømmen om et tre (The Dream about a Tree), by Maja Lunde.
40. Voksne mennesker (adult people), by Marie Aubert.
41. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich.
42. Miseria, by Dolores Reyes.
43. The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple.
44. Sett av den døde (Seen by the deceased), by Eirik Husby Seather.
45. Ildbarnet, The Fire Child, by S.K.Tremayne.
46. Arv og miljø (Will and Testament), by Vidgis Hjorth.
47. Fri vilje (Free Will), by Helga Hjort.
48. Gå i fengsel (Go to Jail) Camilla Läckberg.
49. Trelegemeproblemet (The Three Body Problem), by Cixin Liu.
50. Demens (Dementia) by Audun Myskja.

51. Dune, by Frank Herbert.

[Linea_Norway]

My goals are mostly wrapped up now, with the only one remaining being my Daily Stoic Challenge, which will naturally go right to December 31st. I feel like this year I went a little overboard on challenges, leading to often not having any "reading slots" in a given week to just read whatever. Next year I'm going to just have my 365 challenge, plus a nonfiction challenge of 50 books within that number. Unofficial goals of working through the r/fantasy top stand-alone books and top novels lists, staying on top of new releases by my authors plus other generally popular new releases for my genres, and hopefully finally getting caught up on reading most of those books that everyone on planet earth seems to have read except me (Hunger Games, Da Vinci Code, etc).

@Zikoris

The Hunger games are an intriguing serie. I think you will enjoy it.
The Da vincy code is ok to read, a thriller. With the option to be intrigued by the concept of the story.

Do you read books in another way than sitting? Listening? My number of books read is limited to the amount of sitting I can do, without being distracted by other things.

[Kwill]

. . .
41. The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene

42. Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel

[Zikoris]

My goals are mostly wrapped up now, with the only one remaining being my Daily Stoic Challenge, which will naturally go right to December 31st. I feel like this year I went a little overboard on challenges, leading to often not having any "reading slots" in a given week to just read whatever. Next year I'm going to just have my 365 challenge, plus a nonfiction challenge of 50 books within that number. Unofficial goals of working through the r/fantasy top stand-alone books and top novels lists, staying on top of new releases by my authors plus other generally popular new releases for my genres, and hopefully finally getting caught up on reading most of those books that everyone on planet earth seems to have read except me (Hunger Games, Da Vinci Code, etc).

@Zikoris

The Hunger games are an intriguing serie. I think you will enjoy it.
The Da vincy code is ok to read, a thriller. With the option to be intrigued by the concept of the story.

Do you read books in another way than sitting? Listening? My number of books read is limited to the amount of sitting I can do, without being distracted by other things.

Nope, just sitting and reading. Though I do mostly read on my Kobo, sometimes Kindle, so I sit in a lot of different places. Also stand sometimes if I'm in line or on crowded transit.

[redhead84]

53) The Best Man's Ghostwriter by Matthew Starr
54) All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
55) Seatmate by Cara Bastone

[Raenia]

1	The Moonstone, Part 2	Wilkie Collins	Library	Sequel	1/3/2024	General Fiction
2	The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder	Richard Louv	Library	TBR	1/11/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
3	Defiant	Brandon Sanderson	Library	Sequel	1/16/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
4	A Passage to India	E.M. Forster	Library	TBR	1/23/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Ray Bradbury	Own	Other	N/A	General Fiction
5	The Rage of Dragons	Evan Winter	Library	TBR	2/1/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman	Laurence Sterne	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
6	Under the Pendulum Sun	Jeanette Ng	Library	TBR	2/10/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
7	Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need	Tracy McCubbin	Library	TBR	2/14/2024	Nonfiction - Self-help
8	Scoop	Evelyn Waugh	Library	TBR	2/17/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Tess of the D'Urbervilles	Thomas Hardy	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
9	Brighton Rock	Graham Green	Library	TBR	3/3/2024	General Fiction
10	The Rules of Magic	Alice Hoffman	Own	Other	3/6/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	The Code of the Woosters	P.G. Wodehouse	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
11	Perennial Vegetables: From Artichoke to 'Zuiki' Taro, a Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles	Eric Toensmeier	Library	TBR	3/15/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
12	Self-Care for Introverts: 17 Soothing Rituals for Peace in a Hectic World	Barrie Davenport	Library	TBR	3/19/2024	Nonfiction - Self-help
DNF	David Copperfield	Charles Dickens	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
13	Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals can Transform our Lives - and Save Theirs	Richard Louv	Library	TBR	3/29/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
DNF	Robinson Crusoe	Daniel Defoe	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
DNF	The House of God	Samuel Shem	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
14	The Way of Kings	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	4/6/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	Mrs. Dalloway	Virginia Woolf	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
15	Words of Radiance	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	4/25/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
16	The Fires of Vengeance	Evan Winter	Library	Sequel	4/25/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
17	The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path	Norman Fischer	Library	TBR	5/8/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
18	Oathbringer	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	5/22/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
19	Don Quixote, Part 1	Miguel de Cervantes	Library	TBR	5/31/2024	General Fiction
20	All About Pruning: The Complete Guide to the Pruning of Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Perennials	Ortho Books	Own	Educational	6/2/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
21	Gardens of the Moon	Steven Erikson	Library	TBR	6/19/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
22	Disgrace	J.M. Coetzee	Library	TBR	6/23/2024	General Fiction
23	Deadhouse Gates	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	7/1/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
24	Declassified: A Low-key Guide to the High-strung World of Classical Music	Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch	Borrowed	Other	7/4/2024	Nonfiction - History/Biography
25	Heart of Darkness	Joseph Conrad	Library	TBR List	7/5/2024	General Fiction
DNF	The Portrait of a Lady	Henry James	Library	TBR List	N/A	General Fiction
26	Grand Central Arena	Ryk E Spoor	Open Library	TBR List	7/13/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
27	Spheres of Influence	Ryk E Spoor	Open Library	Sequel	7/23/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
28	The Garden Awakening: Designs to Nurture Our Land and Ourselves	Mary Reynolds	Library	TBR List	7/23/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
29	Swann's Way	Marcel Proust	Library	TBR List	8/14/2024	General Fiction
30	Memories of Ice	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	8/22/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
31	The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure	Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt	Library	TBR List	8/27/2024	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
32	House of Chains	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	9/15/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
33	Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity	Emily Matchar	Library	Other	10/3/2024	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
34	Middlemarch	George Eliot	Library	TBR List	10/9/2024	General Fiction
35	Canticle for Leibowitz	Walter M Miller	Library	TBR List	10/14/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
36	Challenges of the Deeps	Ryk E Spoor	Library	Sequel	10/25/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
37	The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture	Wendell Berry	Library	TBR List	10/29/2024	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
38	Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats	Sarah Fallon	Library	TBR List	11/10/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
39	Midnight Tides	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	11/17/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
40	Shadows of Hyperion	Ryk E Spoor	Own	Sequel	11/28/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction

41	The Past Through Tomorrow	Robert Heinlein	Library	TBR List	12/2/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
42	Scythe	Neil Shusterman	Library	TBR List	12/5/2024	Fiction - Young Adult
43	A City on Mars	Kelly and Zach Weinersmith	Own	Other	12/10/2024	General Nonfiction
44	Thunderhead	Neil Shusterman	Library	Sequel	12/12/2024	Fiction - Young Adult
45	Age of Ash	Daniel Abraham	Library	TBR List	12/16/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
46	The Toll	Neil Shusterman	Library	Sequel	12/18/2024	Fiction - Young Adult
47	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	Suzanne Collins	Library	Sequel	12/20/2024	Fiction - Young Adult

TBR: 34
Sequels: 12
Nonfiction: 14
DNF: 9

It'll be a close call whether I make it to 50 or not, but it's been a pretty good year all things considered.

[Linea_Norway]

1. The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon.
2. The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.
3. Mot elven (Against the river), by Tom Nevle.
4. En nær himmelen opplevelse (A near heaven experience), by Tom Nevle.
5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.
6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.
7. Sarek, by Ulf Kvensler.
8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).
9. Det litterære apotek (The literary pharmacy), by Nina George.
10. Det usynlige universet (The Invisible Universe) by Jostein Riiser Kristiansen.
11. Overløperen (The Traitor), by Maarten de Mol.
12. Dyrking i pallekarm (Growing food in a pallet collar), by Eva Robild.
13. Skogen (The forest), by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson.
14. Brannmannen (The Fireman), by Ulf Kvensler.
15. Selvforsyning i praksis (Self Reliance in practice), by Maria Österåker.
16. Silkeveien (The Silk Road), by Jacob Lindfors.
17. Vinterpakket (The Winter Pack), by Jacob Lindfors.
18. Den store kakeboka (The big baking book), by Sverre Sætre
19. Cinnabar One, by J. E. Bergfjord.
20. Hang the Moon, by Jeanette Walls.
21. Brød og brødbaking (Bread and bread baking), by Åpent bakeri and Erik Røed.
22. Ufrivillige drømmeres forening (Unvoluntary Dreamers club), by José Eduardo Agualusa.
23. Oransjeriet (The orangery), by Gro Dahle (science fiction)
24. Nålehuset (The Needlehouse), by Kristin Tveiten.
25. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.
26. Rocks in the Belly, by Jon Bauer.
27. Skillnadens Trädgård, by Sara Bäckmo (about growing a kitchen garden).
28. Hållbar odling (Durable way of growing food), by Sara Bäckmo.
30. Hart van vuur en ijs (Heart of fire and ice), by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
31. Skillnadens favoritter (about growing food), Sarah Bäckmo.
32. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
33. 766 Frågor & svar om grönsaksodling (766 questions and answers about growing vegetables), by Sara Bäckmo.
34. Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver.
35. Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
36. Count Zero, by William Gibson.
37. Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson.
38. Amygdala, by Bjørn Johnsen
39. Drømmen om et tre (The Dream about a Tree), by Maja Lunde.
40. Voksne mennesker (adult people), by Marie Aubert.
41. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich.
42. Miseria, by Dolores Reyes.
43. The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple.
44. Sett av den døde (Seen by the deceased), by Eirik Husby Seather.
45. Ildbarnet, The Fire Child, by S.K.Tremayne.
46. Arv og miljø (Will and Testament), by Vidgis Hjorth.
47. Fri vilje (Free Will), by Helga Hjort.
48. Gå i fengsel (Go to Jail) Camilla Läckberg.
49. Trelegemeproblemet (The Three Body Problem), by Cixin Liu.
50. Demens (Dementia) by Audun Myskja.
51. Dune, by Frank Herbert.

52. Dune Messias, by Frank Herbert

[cangelosibrown]

Actually made it to 50 this year! Although I'm pretty sure I hit 50 by July and didn't manage much after that (yay, hyperfixations!). Redacting a few titles from my list for being a little too personal -- crappy self-help books are my comfort genre. I'll go through and Bold a few that I remember being especially good or interesting.



1.  Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise by Ericsson, K. Anders
2.  A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) by Chambers, Becky 
3.  Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life by Perkins, Bill
4.  The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time by Mounk, Yascha
5.  Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Schwarzenegger, Arnold
6.  Klara and the Sun by Ishiguro, Kazuo 
7.  The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus into Your Life by Sterner, Thomas M.
8.  Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Lembke, Anna
9.  Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control by Holiday, Ryan 
10.  Between Two Fires by Buehlman, Christopher 
11.  The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years by Oster, Emily
12.  The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Brusatte, Steve
13.  The Hobo Handbook: A Field Guide to Living by Your Own Rules by Mack, Josh
14.  Positive Discipline: The First Three Years: From Infant to Toddler--Laying the Foundation for Raising a Capable, Confident Child by Nelsen, Jane
15.  Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3) by Wells, Martha 
16.  Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) by Wells, Martha 
17.  A Trucker's Tale: Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road by Miller, Ed
18.  A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2) by Chambers, Becky 
19.  A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Weinersmith, Kelly 
20.  What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Murakami, Haruki
21.  Making It: What Today's Kids Need for Tomorrow's World by Krauss, Stephanie Malia 
22.  The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make by Lieber, Ron
23.  Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Lin, Grace 
24.  Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Bruder, Jessica 
25.  A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Knoll, Andrew H.
26.  The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight by Leland, Andrew
27.  The Ministry for the Future by Robinson, Kim Stanley
28.  Starter Villain by Scalzi, John 
29.  The Tragedy of Heterosexuality by Ward, Jane
30.  REDACTED
31.  Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by Graeber, David
32.  Poverty, by America by Desmond, Matthew 
33.  We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know by Klein, Stefan
34.  The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Haidt, Jonathan
35.  In Defense of a Liberal Education by Zakaria, Fareed
36.  Greenlights by McConaughey, Matthew 
37.  A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence by Hawkins, Jeff
38. Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain by McCarthy, Andrew
39.  Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Wells, Martha 
40.  Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Bourdain, Anthony
41.  The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes by Robson, David 
42.  El poder de la gratitud: 7 ejercicios simples que cambiarán tu vida by Reklau, Marc 
43.  REDACTED 
44.  From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Brooks, Arthur C.
45.  Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by Nestor, James
46.  REDACTED
47.  System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Wells, Martha 
48. REDACTED
49.  Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Tyson, Neil deGrasse 
50.  Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brown, Brené 
51.  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Manson, Mark 
52.  Learning How to Learn by Marshik, Tesia
53.  Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Grant, Adam M. 
54.  A History of Video Games by Parish, Jeremy
55.  REDACTED
56.  REDACTED
57.  REDACTED
58.  REDACTED

[PlanetDee]

37. Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV by Emily Nussbaum

Not even close to 50 this year! Still had a blast.

[Kwill]

43. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
44. Shine, by Jessica Jung

I picked up a stack of books at the public library the other day. I might still make it to 50, but we'll see.

[YellowCat]

50. Valdemar, Mercedes Lackey
51. My Plain Jane, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
52. The Clockmaker's Daughter, Kate Morton
53. My Calamity Jane, Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand, and Jodi Meadows
54. Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell
55. White Night, Jim Butcher
56. Tell the Wolves I'm Home, Carol Rifka Brunt
57. The Good Wife of Bath, Karen Brooks
58. An Echo in the Bone, Diana Gabaldon
59. The Gargoyle, Andrew Davidson
60. The Testaments, Margaret Atwood
61. Book Lovers, Emily Henry
62. The Last Heir to Blackwood Library, Hester Fox
63. The Library of Lost Love, Norie Clarke
64. The New Camelot, Robyn Schneider
65. The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
66. Blood Oath, Christopher Farnsworth
67. After Oz, Gordon McAlpine
68. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love, Lex Croucher
69. Happy Place, Emily Henry
70. American Royals, Katharine McGee
71. Majesty, Katharine McGee
72. Infamous, Lex Croucher
73. Trouble, Lex Croucher
74. Reputation, Lex Croucher
75. Into the Wilderness, Sara Donati
76. Not for the Faint of Heart, Lex Croucher
77. The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, KJ Charles

[Raenia]

1	The Moonstone, Part 2	Wilkie Collins	Library	Sequel	1/3/2024	General Fiction
2	The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature-Deficit Disorder	Richard Louv	Library	TBR	1/11/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
3	Defiant	Brandon Sanderson	Library	Sequel	1/16/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
4	A Passage to India	E.M. Forster	Library	TBR	1/23/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Ray Bradbury	Own	Other	N/A	General Fiction
5	The Rage of Dragons	Evan Winter	Library	TBR	2/1/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman	Laurence Sterne	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
6	Under the Pendulum Sun	Jeanette Ng	Library	TBR	2/10/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
7	Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need	Tracy McCubbin	Library	TBR	2/14/2024	Nonfiction - Self-help
8	Scoop	Evelyn Waugh	Library	TBR	2/17/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Tess of the D'Urbervilles	Thomas Hardy	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
9	Brighton Rock	Graham Green	Library	TBR	3/3/2024	General Fiction
10	The Rules of Magic	Alice Hoffman	Own	Other	3/6/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	The Code of the Woosters	P.G. Wodehouse	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
11	Perennial Vegetables: From Artichoke to 'Zuiki' Taro, a Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious, Easy-to-Grow Edibles	Eric Toensmeier	Library	TBR	3/15/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
12	Self-Care for Introverts: 17 Soothing Rituals for Peace in a Hectic World	Barrie Davenport	Library	TBR	3/19/2024	Nonfiction - Self-help
DNF	David Copperfield	Charles Dickens	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
13	Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals can Transform our Lives - and Save Theirs	Richard Louv	Library	TBR	3/29/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
DNF	Robinson Crusoe	Daniel Defoe	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
DNF	The House of God	Samuel Shem	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
14	The Way of Kings	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	4/6/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	Mrs. Dalloway	Virginia Woolf	Library	TBR	N/A	General Fiction
15	Words of Radiance	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	4/25/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
16	The Fires of Vengeance	Evan Winter	Library	Sequel	4/25/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
17	The World Could Be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path	Norman Fischer	Library	TBR	5/8/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
18	Oathbringer	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	5/22/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
19	Don Quixote, Part 1	Miguel de Cervantes	Library	TBR	5/31/2024	General Fiction
20	All About Pruning: The Complete Guide to the Pruning of Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Perennials	Ortho Books	Own	Educational	6/2/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
21	Gardens of the Moon	Steven Erikson	Library	TBR	6/19/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
22	Disgrace	J.M. Coetzee	Library	TBR	6/23/2024	General Fiction
23	Deadhouse Gates	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	7/1/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
24	Declassified: A Low-key Guide to the High-strung World of Classical Music	Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch	Borrowed	Other	7/4/2024	Nonfiction - History/Biography
25	Heart of Darkness	Joseph Conrad	Library	TBR List	7/5/2024	General Fiction
DNF	The Portrait of a Lady	Henry James	Library	TBR List	N/A	General Fiction
26	Grand Central Arena	Ryk E Spoor	Open Library	TBR List	7/13/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
27	Spheres of Influence	Ryk E Spoor	Open Library	Sequel	7/23/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
28	The Garden Awakening: Designs to Nurture Our Land and Ourselves	Mary Reynolds	Library	TBR List	7/23/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
29	Swann's Way	Marcel Proust	Library	TBR List	8/14/2024	General Fiction
30	Memories of Ice	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	8/22/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
31	The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure	Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt	Library	TBR List	8/27/2024	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
32	House of Chains	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	9/15/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
33	Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity	Emily Matchar	Library	Other	10/3/2024	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
34	Middlemarch	George Eliot	Library	TBR List	10/9/2024	General Fiction
35	Canticle for Leibowitz	Walter M Miller	Library	TBR List	10/14/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
36	Challenges of the Deeps	Ryk E Spoor	Library	Sequel	10/25/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
37	The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture	Wendell Berry	Library	TBR List	10/29/2024	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
38	Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats	Sarah Fallon	Library	TBR List	11/10/2024	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
39	Midnight Tides	Steven Erikson	Library	Sequel	11/17/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
40	Shadows of Hyperion	Ryk E Spoor	Own	Sequel	11/28/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
41	The Past Through Tomorrow	Robert Heinlein	Library	TBR List	12/2/2024	Fiction - Science Fiction
42	Scythe	Neil Shusterman	Library	TBR List	12/5/2024	Fiction - Young Adult
43	A City on Mars	Kelly and Zach Weinersmith	Own	Other	12/10/2024	General Nonfiction
44	Thunderhead	Neil Shusterman	Library	Sequel	12/12/2024	Fiction - Young Adult
45	Age of Ash	Daniel Abraham	Library	TBR List	12/16/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
46	The Toll	Neil Shusterman	Library	Sequel	12/18/2024	Fiction - Young Adult
47	The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes	Suzanne Collins	Library	Sequel	12/20/2024	Fiction - Young Adult

48	Bunny Slopes	Tim Fallon	Borrowed	Other	12/24/2024	General Fiction
49	The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More - More or Less	Emrys Westacott	Library	TBR List	12/26/2024	Nonfiction - Philosophy
50	Just Stab Me Now	Jill Bearup	Own	Other	12/27/2024	Fiction - Fantasy

TBR: 35
Sequels: 12
Nonfiction: 15
DNF: 9

Slipped in a few short ones to wrap up the year. I don't expect to finish my current read in the next few days, so going to call it here.

Next year goals will include more sequels, and reading the complete works of certain authors on my list. Hopefully will continue progress on TBR as well. With luck, I'll get more reading done next year!

[StarBright]

1. The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
2. Edith Holler: A Novel by Edward Carey
3. Love is the Way by Bishop Michael Curry
4. Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery
5. Emily Climbs by L.M Montgomery
6. Emily's Quest by L.M. Montgomery
7. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
8. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbie Wakeman
9. Roman Stories by Jhumpa Lahiri
10. Babel or the Necessity of Violence  by R. F. Kuang
11. Toxic Charity by Robert D Lupton
12. The Bling Ring by Nancy Jo Sales
13. The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell (ended up being a reread that I hadn't remembered)
14. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by  Laura Pearson
15. Jane in Love by Rachel GIvney
16. The Other Woman by Sandy Jones
17. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
18. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
19. Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
20. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
21. Mockingjoay by Suzanne Collins
22. God Land by Lyz Lentz
23. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
24. The Duke Undone by Joanna Lowell
25. Palazzo by Danielle Steel
26. Little Steps Big Faith by Dawn Rundman
27. Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
28. The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
29. Being Mortal by Atul Gowand
30. The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent
31. Gentlemen's Gambit by Evie Dunmore
32. Persuasion by Jane Austen
33. Slow Productivity by Cal Newport
34. North Woods by Daniel Mason (Book Club)
35. Chemistry of Love by Sarah Wilson
36. Payback in Death by JD Robb
37. Miss Austen by Gil Hornby
38. The Once and Future Fling by Leigh Heasley
39. Random in Death by JD Robb
40. The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kim Eisele
41. The Honor of Your Presence by Dave Eggers (barely a novella, more like a long story)
42. Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
43. A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (Mom and Son book club :)
44. E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
45. The Fabulous Reinvention of Sunday School by Aaron Reynolds
46. Secrets of Crestwell Hall by Alexandra Walsh
47. How to be a Grown Up by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughin
48. The New Couple in 5B by . . . .Unger (can't read my scribble)
49. Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
50. My Roomate is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
51. Yellow Face by RF Kuang
52. Elektra by Jennifer Saint
53. Real Self-Care by Pooja Lakshmin
54. Razor Girl by Carl Hiassen (Book Club)
55. The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
56. Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper
57. Bury the Lead by Kate Hilton and Elizabeth Renzett

58. This American Ex-Wife by Lyz Lentz
59. The Girls by Emma Kline
60. Funny Girl by Nick Hornby
61. Bad Men by Julie Cohen
62. The Small and The Mighty by Sharon McMahon
63. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

I suspect I read more than this, but started a new job in September so my reading took a huge nose dive as I learned a new job.

In retrospect, while I didn't love "The Husbands" as I read it, it is the book that has stuck with me this year and I keep thinking about it.

Thanks everyone for sharing your books this year, they are always inspiring!

[Linea_Norway]

1. The World and All that it Holds, by Aleksandar Hemon.
2. The Last Devil to Die, by Richard Osman.
3. Mot elven (Against the river), by Tom Nevle.
4. En nær himmelen opplevelse (A near heaven experience), by Tom Nevle.
5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.
6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.
7. Sarek, by Ulf Kvensler.
8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).
9. Det litterære apotek (The literary pharmacy), by Nina George.
10. Det usynlige universet (The Invisible Universe) by Jostein Riiser Kristiansen.
11. Overløperen (The Traitor), by Maarten de Mol.
12. Dyrking i pallekarm (Growing food in a pallet collar), by Eva Robild.
13. Skogen (The forest), by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson.
14. Brannmannen (The Fireman), by Ulf Kvensler.
15. Selvforsyning i praksis (Self Reliance in practice), by Maria Österåker.
16. Silkeveien (The Silk Road), by Jacob Lindfors.
17. Vinterpakket (The Winter Pack), by Jacob Lindfors.
18. Den store kakeboka (The big baking book), by Sverre Sætre
19. Cinnabar One, by J. E. Bergfjord.
20. Hang the Moon, by Jeanette Walls.
21. Brød og brødbaking (Bread and bread baking), by Åpent bakeri and Erik Røed.
22. Ufrivillige drømmeres forening (Unvoluntary Dreamers club), by José Eduardo Agualusa.
23. Oransjeriet (The orangery), by Gro Dahle (science fiction)
24. Nålehuset (The Needlehouse), by Kristin Tveiten.
25. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver.
26. Rocks in the Belly, by Jon Bauer.
27. Skillnadens Trädgård, by Sara Bäckmo (about growing a kitchen garden).
28. Hållbar odling (Durable way of growing food), by Sara Bäckmo.
30. Hart van vuur en ijs (Heart of fire and ice), by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir.
31. Skillnadens favoritter (about growing food), Sarah Bäckmo.
32. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
33. 766 Frågor & svar om grönsaksodling (766 questions and answers about growing vegetables), by Sara Bäckmo.
34. Flight Behaviour, by Barbara Kingsolver.
35. Neuromancer, by William Gibson.
36. Count Zero, by William Gibson.
37. Mona Lisa Overdrive, by William Gibson.
38. Amygdala, by Bjørn Johnsen
39. Drømmen om et tre (The Dream about a Tree), by Maja Lunde.
40. Voksne mennesker (adult people), by Marie Aubert.
41. The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich.
42. Miseria, by Dolores Reyes.
43. The Broken Shore, by Peter Temple.
44. Sett av den døde (Seen by the deceased), by Eirik Husby Seather.
45. Ildbarnet, The Fire Child, by S.K.Tremayne.
46. Arv og miljø (Will and Testament), by Vidgis Hjorth.
47. Fri vilje (Free Will), by Helga Hjort.
48. Gå i fengsel (Go to Jail) Camilla Läckberg.
49. Trelegemeproblemet (The Three Body Problem), by Cixin Liu.
50. Demens (Dementia) by Audun Myskja.
51. Dune, by Frank Herbert.
52. Dune Messias, by Frank Herbert

53. Children of Dune, by Frank Herbert.

[PlanetDee]

38. Pastoralia by George Saunders

[Morning Glory]

January:
1. Four Lost Cities: A secret history of the urban age by Annalee Newitz (audio book)
2. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
3. Taking Care: The story of nursing and its power to change the world by Sarah DiGregorio (audio book)
4. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
5. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
6. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport (audio book)
7. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
8. The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
9. Artemis by Andy Weir
10. The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
11. A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
12. The Library Book by Susan Orlean (audio book)
13. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
14. Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
February:
15. Unsavory Truth: How food companies skew the science of what we eat by Marion Nestle (audio book)
16. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
17. $2 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin and Luke Schaefer (audio book)
18. Number9dream by David Mitchell
19. The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
20. A fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula K. Leguin
21. Screaming on the Inside: the Unsustainability of American Motherhood by Jessica Grose (audio book)
22.One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
23. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
24. What We Don't Talk about when We Talk about Fat by Aubrey Gordon (audio book)
25. Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
26. Matrix by Lauren Groff
March:
27.Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
28. There There by Tommy Orange
29. The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
30. Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
31. The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
32. Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
33. A true account: 'Hannah Masury's sojourn amongst the pyrates, written by herself' by Katherine Howe
34. Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town by Charles Marohn (audio book)
35. Fourteen Days by multiple authors (edited by Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston)

April/May/June
36. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
37. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar (audio book)
38. Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking by Susan Cain (audio book)
39. Being Mortal: Medicine and what happens in the end by Atul Gawande (audio book)
40. Live by Night by Dennis Lehane
41. Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
42. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
43. Saving Time by Jenny ODell (audio book)
44. All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
45. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
46. House of Cotton by Monica Brashears
47. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
48. The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell (audio book)
49. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose
50. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
51. Filterworld: How algorithms flattened culture by Kyle Chayka
52. The Wonder of All Things by Jason Mott
53. Down Here We Come Up by Sara Johnson Allen
54. The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
55. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
56. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
57. Debt: The first 5000 years by David Graeber (audio book)

July & August:
58. Flights by Olga Tokarczuk
59. The Injustice of Place by Kathryn Edin and Luke Schaefer (audio book)-same authors as "$2 a day"
60. Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
61. This American Ex-Wife by Lyz Lenz
62. On our Best Behavior: the seven deadly sins and the price women pay to be good by Elise Loehnen (audio book)
63. Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel - sequel to Wolf Hall
64. Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb -*this was really good
65. Funny you don't look autistic by Michael McCreary (audio book)
66. The Gene: An intimate history by Siddhartha Mukerjee (audio book)
67. The Martian by Andy Weir
68. Even as We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
69. The Utopia of Rules: on technology, stupidity, and the secret joys of bureaucracy by David Graeber (audio book)
70. Crossings: How road ecology is shaping the future of our planet by Ben Goldfarb (audio book)
71. Lost in A Good Book by Jasper Fforde
72. Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
73. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
74. Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
75. The Secret Life of Groceries: the Dark Miracle of the American supermarket by Benjamin Lorr (audio book)
76. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

September-December
77. The end of bias by Jessica Nordell (audio book)
78. All boy aren't blue by George M Johnson (audio book)
79. Death on the Tiber by Lindsey Davis
80. The last murder at the end of the world by Stuart Turton
81. Class by Stephanie Land (audio book)
82. The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
83. Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe (audio book)
84. Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
85. Bad Blood by John Carreyrou (audio book)
86. An Indigenous people's history of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz (audio book)
87. The Children's Book by AS Byatt
88. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
89. All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr
90. The ministry of time by Kaliane Bradley
91. The 1619 Project by multiple authors (audio book)- the production on this was excellent with different narrators for each section,  and bits of poetry or music between the longer segments
92. Once upon a river by Diane Setterfield
93. World gone by by Dennis Lehane
94. Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
95. It's OK to be angry about capitalism by Bernie Sanders and John Nichols (audio book)
96. The world we make by NK Jemisin
97. The man who quit money by Matk Sundeen (audio book)
98. The Scandalous confessions of Lydia Bennett,  witch by Melinda Taub
99. The extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft
100. Ready Player one by Ernest Cline
101. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
102. The Wager by David Grann (audio book)
103. How high we go in the dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

I won't make my stretch goal of 120 but I have seven in progress that I plan to finish when my turn to borrow them comes back around and I did not keep track of DNFs.

[gatortator]

42. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
43. The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
44. Haben: The Deafblind Woman who conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
45. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune
46. Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

47. Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
48. The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
49. We Could be So Good by Cat Sebastian
50.  You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
51. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
52. A Study in Death by Anna Lee Huber
53. China Rich Girl by Kevin Kwan
54. Rick People Problems by Kevin Kwan
55. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
56. Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile
57. The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, translated by Philip Gabriel
58. Taking the Quantum Leap: The new physics for non-scientists by Fred Alan Wolf
59. Bride by Ali Hazelwood

and done for 2024.  all three challenges complete.

Favorite books of the year
1. Where'd you go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
    --quirky characters, mild social commentary, and believable, wonderful plot twists.  it was lovely.
2. Beowulf, a new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley, audiobook narrated by Maria Davana Headley and JD Jackson
    --the is one of the books I was most dreading to read this year. However, the author's note, translation style and narrator's voice were fantastic.  I loved it.
3. Taking the Quantum Leap: the new physics for non-scientists by Fred Alan Wolf
    -- continuing my philosophical education from last year's read of Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, this book can be best summed up as: physics is philosophy.  it will be food for thought for a long time.

Favorite category:
1. Read a banned book.

Popsugar has already posted its reading challenge for 2025 and my library's full list gets uploaded on Jan 2 (though we've already been given a sneak peek.) So I'll be back in 2025 with these two challenges. 

[K_in_the_kitchen]

I’m up over 80 for books read with my eyes, I know I listened to a few but I don’t have them on my reading chart, and I never participated here but I do plan to for 2025.  The sad thing is that I read so much because I got sick and pretty much couldn’t do much else for most of the year.  I want to look back and see what books some of you read and loved!

[Zikoris]

Calling it for the year at 450. Second highest year ever for me! Last ten books:

441. Wind and Truth by Brandon anderson
442. Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
443. The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
444. A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
445. The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

446. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Zhao
The sequel to Iron Widow, this is my #1 book of the year. Excellent Chinese-inspired sci-fi/fantasy mashup. I love all the characters, and just the world overall.

447. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
448. The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
449. The Acharnians by Aristophanes
450. The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holliday

I don't see a thread yet for 2025, but if one pops up I'll be there!

[Sandi_k]

I am 60% through my last book, Lucy Foley's The Midnight Feast.

I have logged 139 books this year. The last five:

- The Familiar, Leigh Bardugo
- The Return of Ellie Black, Emiko Jean
- Bad Mother, Mia Sheridan
- Middle of the Night, Riley Sager
- House of Glass, Sarah Pekkanen

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

Calling it for the year at 450. Second highest year ever for me! Last ten books:

441. Wind and Truth by Brandon anderson
442. Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
443. The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
444. A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
445. The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

446. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Zhao
The sequel to Iron Widow, this is my #1 book of the year. Excellent Chinese-inspired sci-fi/fantasy mashup. I love all the characters, and just the world overall.

447. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
448. The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
449. The Acharnians by Aristophanes
450. The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holliday

I don't see a thread yet for 2025, but if one pops up I'll be there!

It'll be about a year or so before I read wind and truth (have read the first four). I'm avoiding general reviews because of spoilers. How did you like it compared to the rest of the series?

[Razzle]

34. Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
35. The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
36. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
37. State of Wonder by Ann Pachett
38. Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
39. What a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald

I've been working more hours in the last of the year and it definitely impacted my reading, hoping to reach 50 in 2025!  Happy new year everyone!

[Raenia]

Calling it for the year at 450. Second highest year ever for me! Last ten books:

441. Wind and Truth by Brandon anderson
442. Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
443. The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
444. A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
445. The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak

446. Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Zhao
The sequel to Iron Widow, this is my #1 book of the year. Excellent Chinese-inspired sci-fi/fantasy mashup. I love all the characters, and just the world overall.

447. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
448. The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
449. The Acharnians by Aristophanes
450. The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holliday

I don't see a thread yet for 2025, but if one pops up I'll be there!

It'll be about a year or so before I read wind and truth (have read the first four). I'm avoiding general reviews because of spoilers. How did you like it compared to the rest of the series?

Also interested in a spoiler free impression - I'm in the middle of a reread of Rhythm of War, in preparation for Wind and Truth.

[grantmeaname]

This was my third best year ever after 2020 and 2018, just a couple hundred short of 30,000 pages read. Super pleased. I also read a lot more out of my comfort zone both from a book club with friends and from a book 'bingo' from my university's alumni club. I also finished or nearly finished the entire works of a couple favorite authors (Joe Abercrombie, Guy Gavriel Kay)

Previous years: 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023

January
1. Hell Is a World Without You by Jason Kirk ★★★★★
2. A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★★
3. Redshirts by John Scalzi ★★★★☆

February
4. No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood ★★★☆☆
5. Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener ★★★★☆
6. Convenience Store Woman by  ★★★☆☆
7. Diary of a Tokyo Teen by Christine Mari Inzer ★★★☆☆
8. The Game Console 2.0: A Photographic History by Evan Amos ★★★★☆
9. My Detachment: A Memoir by Tracy Kidder ★★★☆☆
10. Monkey Business: Swinging Through Wall Street by John Rolfe and Peter Troob ★★★☆☆
11. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach ★★★★☆
12. Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes ★★★★☆

March
13. Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen ★★★★☆
14. Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz ★★★★☆
15. American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home by Lester Walker ★★★☆☆
16. The Proving Ground: A Season on the Fringe in NFL Europe by Lars Anderson ★★★☆☆
17. The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★★
18. Pretty Good House; A Guide to Creating Better Homes by Daniel Kolbert et al ★★★★☆
19. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell ★★★★☆

April
20. The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★☆
21. Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman ★★★★☆
22. The All Americans by Lars Anderson ★★★★☆
23. Starter Villain by John Scalzi ★★★★☆
24. Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow ★★★★☆
25. The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety by Alan Watts ★★★☆☆
26. The Water Outlaws by SL Huang ★★★★☆
27. Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry ★★★★☆
28. Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham ★★★★★
29. The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow ★★★★☆
30. Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat by Marion Nestle ★★★★☆
31. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill ★★★☆☆

May
32. The Adventures of Amina al-Sarafi by Shannon Chakraborty ★★★★☆
33. Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence by Rachel Sherman ★★★★★
34. Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach ★★★☆☆
35. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green ★★★★☆
36. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner ★★★★☆
37. Understanding Semiconductors by Richard Corey ★★☆☆☆
38. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande ★★★★★
39. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong ★★★☆☆

June
40. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
41. Starsight by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
42. Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ★★★★☆
43. Skyward Flight by Brandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson ★★★☆☆
44. The Bezzle by Cory Doctorow ★★★★☆
45. Spark by John Twelve Hawks ★★★☆☆
46. Demon Daughter by Lois McMaster Bujold ★★★★☆
47. This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone ★★★★☆
48. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse ★★★☆☆
49. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn ★★★★☆

July
50. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ★★★★☆
51. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver ★★★★☆

August
52. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus ★☆☆☆☆
53. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson ★★★★☆
54. Harold by Steven Wright ★★★☆☆
55. High Times in the Low Parliamant by Kelly Robson ★★★☆☆
56. Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age by Tom Holland ★★★★☆
57. The Eagles of Heart Mountain by Bradford Pearson ★★★★☆
58. The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid ★★★★☆

September
59. Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix ★★★★☆
60. Escaping the Housing Trap by Chuck Marohn and Daniel Herriges ★★★★☆
61. Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
62. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner ★★★☆☆
63. A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons by Robert Sapolsky ★★★★☆
64. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline ★★★★☆
65. The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History by Don Oberdorfer and Robert Carlin ★★★★☆

September
66. Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★☆
67. A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★☆

October
68. All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay ★★★★☆
69. Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King Jr ★★★★☆
70. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell ★★★★☆

November
71. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner ★★★☆☆
72. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner ★★★★☆
73. A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner ★★★★☆
74. Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner ★★★★☆
75. Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner ★★★★☆
76. Moira's Pen by Megan Whalen Turner ★★☆☆☆

December
77. The Tower of Fools by Andrzej Sapkowski ★★★★☆
78. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin ★★★★☆
79. A Little Hatrid by Joe Abercrombie ★★★★★
80. His Master's Voice by Stanislaw Lem ★★★☆☆
81. The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie ★★★★☆
82. The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie ★★★★☆

[Zikoris]

It'll be about a year or so before I read wind and truth (have read the first four). I'm avoiding general reviews because of spoilers. How did you like it compared to the rest of the series?

I liked the story itself, but he did a shit job of wrapping up the arc by the end. The Mistborn arcs were really well done in that sense - a clear end to each arc with everything tied up. With Wind and Truth there are a lot of dangling bits left over at the end, and clearly the next story arc will be more of a continuation versus something totally new, which is not great given he's said it will be somewhere in the 2030s before he writes any more for that series. It honestly doesn't even feel like the end of a story arc, it feels maybe second-to-end at best.

[nessness]

49. The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

50. One Life by Barbara Winton

51. Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet

52. Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck

53. The Holy Bible. This year I listened to nearly the whole New Testament in song form (using the Living Water ESV music project), which I really enjoyed.

Overall a good reading year with lots of variety 🙂

[Wanttobehome]

Jan
1. The Donkey principle - Rachel Anne Ridge
2. Magic lessons - Alice Hoffman
3.A Sting in the Tale - My adventures with Bumble bees - Dave Goulson
4.The Arbornaut - Meg Lowman
5. Small bodies of water- Nina Powles


Feb
6. Doomsday Match - Jeff Wheeler
7. Jaguar Prophecies - Jeff Wheeler
8.The book of magic - Alice Hoffman
9.The wood - John Lewis-Stempel

March
10.Seven Brief lessons on physics - Carlo Rovelli
11. The natural navigator - Tristan Gooley
12.How to give up plastic - Will McCallum
13. Seven sins of memory  - Daniel Schacter

April
14. The stream of everything - John Connell
15.  The way home - tales from a life without technology
16. Why does it still hurt? -Paul Biegler
17. The edge of the plain - James Crawford

May
18. The Full English - Stuart Maconie
19. Under the stars - Matt Gaw
20. Braintenece - Julia Ravey
21. Outlive  - Dr Peter Attia
22Nature is never silent - Dr Madlen Ziege

June
23. Amazing thinkers and humanitarians - Collins
24. Unruly - David Mitchell
25. River Kings Cat Jarman
26. How to cope - Dr Clare Hayes
27. How to survive almost anything - Ollie Ollerton
28. Rootbound - Alice Vincent

July
29 The Poyson Garden -Karen Harper
30 Improbable destinies - Fate, Chance and the future of evolution
31 Broke Millennial - Erin Lowry
32 Fry's Ties- Stephen Fry
33 A brief history of the earth- Andrew Knoll

August
34 Un do it - D and A Ornish
35 Still Water - John Lewis Stempel
36 The Hobbit   JRR Tolkien
37 Dream Big Daily Joys -
38 Rewild your home - Victoria Harrison

September
39 DNA the story of the  genetic revolution  - James Watson
40 This view of life, Completing the Darwinian Revolution - David Sloan Wilson
41 Origins how earth shaped human history - Lewis Dartnell
42 Take Note  - Real life lessons  - Toni Tone
43 The wild year -Jen Benson

October
44 And life lights up - Alice Taylor
45Walking - Esling Kagge
46 Cultured How ancient foods can feed our microbiome - Katherine Courage
47 1000 little things - Marc and Angel Chenoff

November
48 12 rules for life - Jordan Peterson
49 The Strange order of everything - Antonio Damasio
50 The Price of Money - Rob Dix
51 Playing to the gallery - Grayson Perry

December
52 A mudlarking year - Lara Maiklem
53 About time - David Rooney
54 Crypt - Life, death and disease in the middle ages and beyond - Dr Alice Roberts
55 Entangled life - how fungi make our worlds, change our minds and shapes the future - Merlin Sheldrake

Finished the year with some interesting books.
Target for 2025 is to improve on 55 books.

[Avolonte]

 28     Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan    2021
 29     Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris    1997
 30     When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris    2008
 31     House of Stairs by William Sleator    1974
 32     Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand    2014
 33     Meet Me Under the Mistletoe by Jenny Bayliss    2022
 34     Winter Stroll by Elin Hilderbrand    2015
 35     Think Again by Adam Grant    2021
 36     Winter Storms by Elin Hilderbrand    2016

Wow, you guys who read 100+ books are an inspiration! I didn't make it to 50 this year, but I read some great books. I'll add Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan to my best of 2024 list (along with The Queen's Gambit and Beautyland). Thanks to all for sharing your books and thoughts on books!

[hudsoncat]

2024 Finished:

January
1. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
2. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
3. Dune by Frank Herbert
4. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
5. The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman
6. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
7. Spare by Prince Harry
February
8. All Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby
9. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
10. Family Meal by Bryan Washington
11. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
12: Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
13. God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
14. Three-inch Teeth by C.J. Box
March
15. North Woods by Daniel Mason
16. Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert
17. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
April
18. Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
19. The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
20. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
21. The Umpire Strikes Back by Ron Luciano
May
22. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments by Posnanski
23. Horse by Geraldine Brooks
24. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
25. My Darkest Hour by S.A. Cosby
June
26. Hyperion by Dan Simmons
27. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
28. Fire & Blood by George R.R. Martin
July
29. Walk Upon Time: An Appalachian Trail Thru-hike by Leslie Fletcher
30. My Appalachian Trial by Steve Adams
31. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
32. Traitor's Blade by Sebastien de Castell
August
33. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
34. Becoming Odessa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
35. Dead Mans Walk by Larry McMurtry
36. Knight's Shadow by Sebastien de Castell
September
37. Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell
38. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
39. Tyrant's Throne by Sebastien de Castell
40. Pitch Dark by Paul Dorion
41. Cascade Failure by I.M. Sagas
October
42. Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
43. Gravity Lost by I.M. Sagas
44. The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
45. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
46. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez
47. The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
November
48. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
49. Commanche Moon by Larry McMurtry
December
50. Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson
51. Financial Feminist by Tori Dunlap
52. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
53. Wind & Truth by Brandon Sanderson

[hudsoncat]

It'll be about a year or so before I read wind and truth (have read the first four). I'm avoiding general reviews because of spoilers. How did you like it compared to the rest of the series?

I liked the story itself, but he did a shit job of wrapping up the arc by the end. The Mistborn arcs were really well done in that sense - a clear end to each arc with everything tied up. With Wind and Truth there are a lot of dangling bits left over at the end, and clearly the next story arc will be more of a continuation versus something totally new, which is not great given he's said it will be somewhere in the 2030s before he writes any more for that series. It honestly doesn't even feel like the end of a story arc, it feels maybe second-to-end at best.

I would agree with all of this. Generally liked the story. Many of character arcs were moved forwarded nicely, in ways that made me happy and/or made sense to me and a bit of closure for some smaller arcs, but not a lot of closure of the overall arc.

[Kwill]

I just barely finished my 50th book last night. Thank you to the OP for starting the challenge. I finished more books than I would have otherwise.

[redhead84]

56) The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
57) The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
58) Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone

[Serendip]

End of Year list with favourites bolded (have some that I'm halfway through but they will go into my 2025 list)

1) The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs by Patricia McConnell
2) Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
3) Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee
4) A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are by Byron Katie w/ Stephen Mitchell
5) A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (fiction)
6) Rewilding: Meditations, Practices and Skills for Awakening in Nature by Micah Mortali
7) The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki (fiction)
8) For the Love of a Dog by Patricia McConnell (audiobook)
9) Living on Almost Nothing by Amber Storck
10) The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen (fiction)
11) There There by Tommy Orange (fiction)
12) Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton (graphic novel)
13) Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka
14) Tao Te Ching: A New English Version by Lao-tzu /Stephen Mitchell
15) The Do No Harm Dog Training and Behaviour Handbook by Linda Michaels
16) Projections: A Story of Human Emotions by Karl Deisseroth
17 & 18) The Ex Hex and The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling (bookclub)
19) Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans to Save Your Life by John Tarrant
20) Hell is a World Without You by Jason Kirk
21) How to Know a Person by David Brooks
22) The Zen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation by Frederick Franck
23) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (fiction)
24) Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (graphic novel)
25) Playing for Time: Making art as if the world mattered by Lucy Neal
26) The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (fiction)
27) The Hiking Book From Hell by Are Kalvo (memoir)
28) Normal People by Sally Rooney (fiction)
29) A Mind at Home with Itself by Byron Katie
30) Solito by Javier Zamora (bookclub, memoir)
31) Dinosaurs: A novel by Lydia Millet(fiction)
32) Big Swiss by Jen Beagin (fiction)
33) Behavior Adjustment Training: BAT for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs by Grisha Stewart
34) Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (fiction)
35) The Science of Enlightenment by Shinzen Young (re-read)
36) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson (fiction)
37) Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will by Robert M. Sapolsky
38) Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut by Will Bulsiewicz.
39) Hunting Together: Harnessing Predatory Chasing in Family Dogs by Simone Mueller
40) The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley
41) Mating in Captivity by Ester Perel (bookclub)
41) And a Dog Called Fig: Solitude, Connection, the Writing Life by Helen Humphreys
42) Lying by Sam Harris
43) Not On My Watch: How a Renegade Whale Biologist Took on Governments and Industry to Save Wild Salmon by Alexandra Morton (bookclub)
44) Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis
45) The Forever Dog: Surprising New Science to Help Your Canine Companion Live Younger, Healthier, and Longer by Rodney Habib, Karen Shaw Becker
46) The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise by Olivia Laing
47) Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
48) The Forever Dog Life: 120+ Recipes, Longevity Tips, by Dr. Karen Shaw Becker & Rodney Habib
49) The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (bookclub, fiction)
50) Beneath the Surface of Things (essays) by Wade Davis
51) Inside the Belly of an Elephant (memoir) by Todd Lawson
52) Yamas and Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice by Deborah Adele
53) On Freedom by Timothy Snyder
54) A Life of Meaning: Exploring our Deepest Questions and Motivations by James Hollis (audiobook)
55) Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford
56) Martyr! a novel by Kaveh Akbar (bookclub, fiction)
57) Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
58) The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis