50 Books in 2024!

[StarBright]

I'm in, as always! This my favorite source for new reads.

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

This rarely happens, but January was like my perfect balance for reading genres.

Edith Holler was a weird and spooky theater story. The Montgomery books were both good and a comfort read. Bishop Curry's book was emotionally sustaining and a good way to fill up my internal empathy buckets in January. Vaster Wilds was excellent and difficult and even though I wouldn't say I "enjoyed" it, it was just really great (I felt the same way about Matrix, which I love more in retrospect but is sort of weird while you are reading it.) I wanted to give up on Babel by page 200, but by page 300 I was glad I stuck with it and by the end I understood the pacing of the beginning.

[Raenia]

Here we go with the first batch!

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 List	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 List	1/23/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Ray Bradbury	Own	Other	1/24/2024	General Fiction

TBR: 2
Sequels: 2
Nonfiction: 1

[Wolfpack Mustachian]

Here we go with the first batch!

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 List	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 List	1/23/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Ray Bradbury	Own	Other	1/24/2024	General Fiction

TBR: 2
Sequels: 2
Nonfiction: 1

How did you like Defiant compared to the rest of the series?

[Raenia]

Here we go with the first batch!

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 List	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 List	1/23/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Ray Bradbury	Own	Other	1/24/2024	General Fiction

TBR: 2
Sequels: 2
Nonfiction: 1

How did you like Defiant compared to the rest of the series?

I liked it better than Cytonic, not as much as Skyward. It's not my favorite series to begin with, but I felt it was a solid ending.

[Serendip]

@StarBright --the emily of new moon series were a favourite of mine when I was young. So nice to even just see the titles :)

[Serendip]

...
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

Recently finished/reading
7) The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki: quirky & compelling even if absurdly far-fetched
8) For the Love of a Dog by Patricia McConnell (audiobook)--enjoyable since I'm deep into learning about dog behaviour and our relationships with them

[YellowCat]

1. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon
2. Always, in December, Emily Stone

[YellowCat]

1. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon
2. Always, in December, Emily Stone
3. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros

[Razzle]

2. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
3. Flourish by Martin E.P. Seligman
4. Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
5. Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

[Avolonte]

January's books:
1 Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende (2005). Just OK.
2 West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge (2021). Fun, easy read.
3 The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (2019). I thought the "twist" was obvious, but I liked it fine.
4 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu (2022). Sci-fi/fantasy short stories mostly written before the pandemic, about a pandemic and climate change. Characters intertwine throughout. Loved it, some of the stories made me tear up.

[PlanetDee]

5. The Institute by Stephen King

This one was a slog for me to get through. Just wasn’t a very engaging story.

[ahptex]

I'm in again!

Always enjoy seeing what others are reading -- I have found some great books from this list!

(1) Right Place, Right Time by Ryan Frederick
(2) China Blonde by Nicole Webb

(3) Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
(4) Talking to My Daughter about the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis
(5) Where You Go is Not Who You Will Be by Frank Bruni

[redhead84]

2. The Museum of Failures: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar
3. The Last Love Note by Emma Grey
4. The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

[hudsoncat]

2024 Finished:

1. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman (I like Backman books. This one was fine but did not work as well as others have for me)
2. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham (meh. I had mostly figured out where things were headed early on and kept reading to see if I was correct.)
3. Dune by Frank Herbert (I really liked the first half, lost me a bit toward the end)
4. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay (I LOVED this. Historical fantasy set in the Tang dynasty [names, including country/dynasty changed in the book, but that is the one])
5. The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman (Turned out this is just a short story)
6. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (I am not loving Dune... if I like the third one even less, I might have to just read the synopsis for the rest!)
7. Spare by Prince Harry (if half of this was true, I do feel sorry for him, but man this entire book was an whiney, petty, woe is me tale.)

Currently reading:

Audio: Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
Print: All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

[salt cured]

• The Crow Road by Iain Banks (My first but not my last by Banks. Enjoyable coming of age story with a missing persons sub-plot).
• In the Woods by Tana French (My first but probably my last by French. Story is frustrating and a bit tedious. Writing uneven.
• Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey (As a self-help book, it thankfully omits the usual fluff and nonsense. But as a book of science reporting, it lacks sophistication. There's little attempt to interpret or contextualize the research findings and the science-y bits end up reading like a press release.
• The Singer's Gun by Emily St John Mandel (The second novel by my favourite writer. Not as beautifully written as her more recent books, but still my second favourite read of the month). 
• Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen (Found this on my hostel's bookshelf. I had never heard of the author -- apparently a well-known NYT columnist from a few decades back? -- but found this to be a cute, easy read. I'm a sucker for a story about a New Yorker realizing life is richer outside the city. 
• No Hay Dolor Que Dure Mas Que 100 Anos by Luis Hazel (Another find at my hostel. And another self-help book without the bullshit. But most importantly, a Spanish-language book that I could understand. I'm guessing that self-help has to be written in easier language to appeal to a broad audience and so these books might be great language practice. 
• The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (My second read through of what I considered my favourite book, and it remains my favourite book. Yes the writing can be dull, but it somehow works so well with the setting, story, and allegory. The characters exist moment-to-moment, dropping in and out of awareness of the past and present, and the sparse prose seems to intensify this dream-like existence. It's simple and profound and heart-breaking. It's a reminder that fantasy doesn't have to be bad. If he had only written this book, he would still have earned his Nobel Prize.

[Morning Glory]

January Roundup:
1. Four Lost Cities: A secret history of the urban age by Annalee Newitz (audio book)
-this was not bad but I have read other things that went into more depth on this topic.

2. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
-fun and entertaining series, this is the second book

3. Taking Care: The story of nursing and its power to change the world by Sarah DiGregorio (audio book)
-a lot about the history of nursing that I didn't learn in school. Would recommend if you are a nurse or other healthcare person.

4. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
-thought-provoking satirical novel about racism in the publishing industry

5. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
-I liked the historical details about Ethiopia, accurate descriptions of surgery, and some of the characters but felt like the 'main character's older self as narrator' was too pompous and spoiled the plot a few times, and the romantic sub plot was awful.

6. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport (audio book)
-some good ideas and suggestions but probably not enough for a whole book. The chapter introductions made it sound like a term paper.

7. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
-science fiction about a young girl trying to escape from a cult..in space. This started off a little too YA-ish but I rather liked the ending and thought the theme was very modern, if a little bit too spoon-fed.

8. The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer
-a romantic comedy that was mostly ok but I thought the narrator was too detached which made it read like a long vignette rather than a novel, and I did not like the ending very much

9. Artemis by Andy Weir
-fun heist novel that takes place on a libertarianism-run-amok moon colony

10. The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
-new installment in the Kingsbridge series, with this one taking place in the early industrial revolution. The economics stuff seemed very timely.

11. A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
-metafiction about horror movies and reality TV, featuring the worst set of parents I have probably ever seen in fiction. This one dragged a bit and is also guilty of spoon-feeding the main points, although some of the scenes were pretty good.

12. The Library Book by Susan Orlean (audio book)
-nonfiction about the Los Angeles library fire, and all of the historical details leading up to it. This one worked well with the audio format.

13. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
-not bad but a bit slow moving, lots of interesting historical details.

14. Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Angus Deaton
-great takedown of the economics of healthcare in the US. Highly recommend if you are interested in economics or social justice (or just read chapters 13 and 15 for the recommendations if you don't want all of the background details).  Do not be put off by the depressing title.

[grantmeaname]

I've heard only good things about Four Lost Cities and it's on my list for someday in the future - do you have other books you'd recommend in its place?

[Morning Glory]

I've heard only good things about Four Lost Cities and it's on my list for someday in the future - do you have other books you'd recommend in its place?

The dawn of everything: a new history of humanity by David Graeber and David Loewen covers a lot of the same material. 1491 by Charles Mann is also very good but focuses on the Americas. Four Lost Cities had a slightly different take on Cahokia than the other two which was interesting for me because I have been there. I wouldn't say one is necessarily better than the others, just that a lot of it felt like review because I'd read the others first.

[grantmeaname]

I did love 1491 (and 1493). Charles Mann is one of a kind.

[Serendip]

...
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
8) For the Love of a Dog by Patricia McConnell (audiobook)

Recently finished/reading

9) Living on Almost Nothing by Amber Storck : a tiny, very mustachian-style book..didn't know the author but apparently she has a popular YouTube (Prepper Princess)--only read it b/c it was recommended for free on Kindle Unlimited. She only spends $65/month on food, etc.  Inspiring even if I don't aspire to such frugality.

[gatortator]

50 books, 50 catagories library book nerd challenge

1. Ejaculate responsibly: a whole new way to think about abortion by Gabrielle Blair.
2. When breath becomes air by Paul Kalanithi
3. Where’d you go, Bernadette? By Maria Semple
4. The violin conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
5. Sense  and second-degree murder by Tirzah prince.

[YellowCat]

1. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon
2. Always, in December, Emily Stone
3. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
4. Iron flame, Rebecca Yarros

[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.
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5. Bølgen som brøt (The Wave that Collapsed), by Tom Nevle.

6. The Last Train to London, by Meg Waite Clayton.

[Jakestersquat]

#3 Built to Move by Kelly and Juliet starlett
Good book for mobility and aging. I’m decently fit so out of the 10 things they recommend the only things I realized I need to work on is 1 breathing through my nose more. (Easily enough during the day but it is a struggle sleeping) and 2: my balance is fine one my left side but needs major work on my right.

[PlanetDee]

6. We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America by Roxanna Asgarian

[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. A good crime book.

[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. A good crime book.

8. Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov (Reread, now in Norwegian).

[Serendip]

...
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

Recently finished/reading
10) The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen (fiction)-- culture clashes, historical content, reindeer herding, arctic beauty, religious fervour. An intriguing and frustrating story.

[YellowCat]

1. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon
2. Always, in December, Emily Stone
3. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
4. Iron flame, Rebecca Yarros
5. Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes
6. The Stars of Mount Quixx, S. M. Beiko

[Zikoris]

Next 20, favourites marked

61. The Expert System's Champion by Adrian Tchaikovsky

62. Chimera's Star by Glynn Stewart
The latest Starship's Mage installment, this did not disappoint. I'm really liking the new character arc following the bad guys doing various nefarious things.

63. The Good Virus: The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage by Tom Ireland
64. The Complete Poems of John Milton
65. The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older

66. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
This was a fun time. I like the color-based magic system, fast pacing, and funny characters.

67. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
68. The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables by Adam Alexander
69. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
70. The Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson

At this point I left on vacation and switched to entirely relevant reads. I started with two general England books for the evening before flying out, the flight over, and the first evening in London:

71. English Traits by Ralph Waldo Emerson
72. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Then I went to Nottingham to have a Robin Hood day:

73. The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle

Next up, the flight to Morocco:

74. The Stranger by Albert Camus
75. The Alchemist by Paul Coelho

And while in Morocco:

76. Stories from the Thousand and One Nights

77. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne (this was amazing)

78. Tales of Tangier: The Complete Short Stories of Mohamed Choukri (my local relevant book purchase of the trip)
79. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne (my hot air balloon day book)
80. The Last Chapter by Leila Abouzeid

I just got to Paris and am loving The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After that I've got Candide, and maybe more Jules Verne books (I bought the complete collection on Kobo).

[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 List	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 List	1/23/2024	General Fiction
DNF	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Ray Bradbury	Own	Other	1/24/2024	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 List	2/1/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
DNF	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman	Laurence Sterne	Library	TBR List	N/A	General Fiction
6	Under the Pendulum Sun	Jeanette Ng	Library	TBR List	2/10/2024	Fiction - Fantasy
7	Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need	Tracy McCubbin	Library	TBR List	2/14/2024	Nonfiction - Self-help

TBR: 6
Sequels: 2
Nonfiction: 2

[YellowCat]

1. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon
2. Always, in December, Emily Stone
3. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
4. Iron flame, Rebecca Yarros
5. Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes
6. The Stars of Mount Quixx, S. M. Beiko
7. The Heiress Hunt, Joanna Shupe

[travelbug]

1. Small things like these. Claire Keegan. Would recommend. Excellent short book set in Ireland.
2. The Tea Ladies. Amanda Hampson.
3. Stone Yard Devotional. Charlotte Wood.

4.The Thursday Murder Club. Richard Osman
5. The Greatest Salesman in the world. Og Mandino
6. Motivated money : sound financial advice for the post-GFC world. Peter Thornhill
7. Boundary Waters. William Kent Kreuger
8. The Skeleton Road. Val McDermid...DNF

[Serendip]

...
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)

Recently finished/reading
11) There There by Tommy Orange (fiction, Pulitzer finalist)--was swept up in this story even as I was cringing waiting for inevitable hard-things to happen.

12) Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton (winner of Canada Reads '23, graphic novel)--am already loving this memoir about a young woman from Cape Breton who travels west to pay off student loans. Simple, lovely, lonely, poignant.

[meadow lark]

1-15 Knights of the Black Swan by Victoria Danann.  One of my fav paranormal series.
1-4 Cocktails in Hell by SE Babin.  Fun.
4 Crossroads Queen by Annabel Chase.  Pretty good.
The Future by Naomi Alderman.  I enjoyed this one a lot. 
Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchaupse
Fiction Total - 24
Non-fiction - 1
Need to work on some non-fiction!

[PlanetDee]

7. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

[YellowCat]

1. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon
2. Always, in December, Emily Stone
3. Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros
4. Iron flame, Rebecca Yarros
5. Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes
6. The Stars of Mount Quixx, S. M. Beiko
7. The Heiress Hunt, Joanna Shupe
8. Under the Whispering Door, T.J. Klune

[meadow lark]

1-15 Knights of the Black Swan by Victoria Danann.  One of my fav paranormal series.
1-4 Cocktails in Hell by SE Babin.  Fun.
4 Crossroads Queen by Annabel Chase.  Pretty good.
The Future by Naomi Alderman.  I enjoyed this one a lot. 
North Woods by Daniel Mason - really cool in audiobook form!

Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchaupse

Fiction Total - 25
Non-fiction - 1

[nessness]

3. Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade and How We Can Fight It by David Batstone. I picked this book up at a thrift store and it's about 15 years out of date but still a powerful read.

4. Slow Down by Kohei Saito. An interesting book on degrowth,  even though I disagreed with a lot of the conclusions.

5. The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. I can't recommend this book highly enough - definitely adding it to the list of all-time favorites.

6. The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff. Not one of my favorites of Groff's books.

[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.

[meadow lark]

1-16 Knights of the Black Swan by Victoria Danann.  One of my fav paranormal series.
1-5 Cocktails in Hell by SE Babin.  Fun.
4 Crossroads Queen by Annabel Chase.  Pretty good.
The Future by Naomi Alderman.  I enjoyed this one a lot. 
North Woods by Daniel Mason - really cool in audiobook form!
The Art Merchant. JK Flynn
7 Psychic Cleaners Mystery

Glucose Revolution by Jessie Inchaupse
Shoe Dog - didn’t finish.

Fiction Total - 29
Non-fiction - 1

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[Razzle]

5.  These are the Plunderers by Gretchen Morgenson (Audio)
6.  The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky (Audio)
7.  The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Audio)
8.  Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
9.  The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard
10. Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
11. Project Unlonely by Jeremy Nobel (Audio)
12. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

[PlanetDee]

8. A Fever In the Heartland: The KKK’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

[StarBright]

8. A Fever In the Heartland: The KKK’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

I didn't know this book existed but I put it on my list - thanks! I grew up in Klan Country outside of Indianapolis.

One of my earliest memories is of an old man making a vile, racist joke at a church craft show and my mom losing her sh*t and screaming at him. Basically the first time I saw my mom lose her cool and it is imprinted on my hippocampus forever.

I've always been amazed at how the Klan had such a strong toe-hold in Indy and surrounding areas. Excited to read this!

[redhead84]

5. If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich
6. Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
7. Quietly Hostile: Essays by Samantha Irby
8. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
9. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

[PlanetDee]

8. A Fever In the Heartland: The KKK’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan

I didn't know this book existed but I put it on my list - thanks! I grew up in Klan Country outside of Indianapolis.

One of my earliest memories is of an old man making a vile, racist joke at a church craft show and my mom losing her sh*t and screaming at him. Basically the first time I saw my mom lose her cool and it is imprinted on my hippocampus forever.

I've always been amazed at how the Klan had such a strong toe-hold in Indy and surrounding areas. Excited to read this!

It is a fascinating read! I had absolutely no idea how ingrained the Klan was with daily and political life in some parts of the country. Definitely not something you learn about in public school history class.

[trc4897]

I most likely won't make it to 50, but I have already read more this year than last year, at only 2 months in! I credit my kindle paperwhite for the increase.

1. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
2. Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky
3. Fool Me Once - Harlan Coben
4. Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey
5. The Woods - Harlan Coben
6. I Will Find You - Harlan Coben
7. Gone for Good - Harlan Coben
8. Caliban's War - James S.A. Corey
9. Children of Ruin - Adrian Tchaikovsky - IN PROGRESS
10. How Not to Die - Dr. Michael Gregor - IN PROGRESS

[Serendip]

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)

Recently finished/reading
13) Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka : this book is cringey for me. How did we get so infatuated by the online world and caught up with all the social preening? It's interesting but isn't uplifting (yet).

14) Tao Te Ching by Lao-tzu (translation by Stephen Mitchell)

[salt cured]

8. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (I kinda already knew that Poirot was an asshole but now I think Christie probably was one too.)
9. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamont (Not what I was looking for in a "how-to write" book but the author tells fun stories so I stuck it out.)
10. The Bridge by Iain Banks (My second book by this author and for a second time I was sad when my time with main character was up. Will read more of his.)
11. The Lola Quartet by Emily St John Mandel (I like all her work but think this is probably the least good of her novels.)

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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 ★★★★☆
11. Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes ★★★★☆