50 Books in 2021!

[Zikoris]

Well, I think that's about it for me for the year. Here are my last 15 for 2021, favourites marked. See you all in the 2022 thread!

461. Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism - Amanda Montell
462. Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam - Vivek Ramaswamy

463. Skyward - Brandon Sanderson
464. Starsight - Brandon Sanderson
I'm really loving this science fiction series so far, with great characters, fascinating societies, and lots of snarky dialogue.

465. A Night in the Lonesome October - Roger Zelazny ** Shoutout for having the most hideously awful illustrations I've ever seen in print. Seriously guys, go to your library or bookstore and flip through this one and tell me if you think it's more likely the artist was the author's four year old, or some dude tripping acid.

466. Where the Wind Blows - Caroline Fyffe
467. Spellbreaker - Charlie Holmberg

468. Savage Lands - Stacey Brown
469. Wild Lands - Stacey Brown
470. Dead Lands - Stacey Brown
471. Bad Lands - Stacey Brown
I got seriously hooked on this dark urban fantasy series based in Budapest. The prison scenes were truly horrifying.

472. Dancing the Warrior - Marie Brennan
473. Warrior - Marie Brennan
474. Bloodchild and Other Stories - Octavia Butler
475. The Pirate King's Daughter - Tricia Levenseller

[Log]

My goal for this year was only 42, not 50, but closing out the year at 47. Maybe I should just go for 50 next year - seeing "1 book behind schedule" on Goodreads always motivates me to kick my butt in gear a bit, so I'm sure if I set the goal I can reach it! Here's my 2021 list (with favorites bolded):

1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2. Exhalation by Ted Chiang
3. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
4. Lost Connections by Johann Hari (re-read)
5. One Blade of Grass by Henry Shukman
6. The Pearl by Steinbeck
7. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin
8. Engaging the Concert Audience by David Wallace
9. The Book by Alan Watts
10. Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
11. The Final Empire (Mistborn 1) by Brandon Sanderson
12. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
13. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn 2) by Sanderson
14. The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
15. Humankind by Rutger Bregman
16. When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
17. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
18. The Hero of Ages (Mistborn 3) by Sanderson
19. The 4-Hour Chef by Tim Ferriss (I normally wouldn't count a cook book as "read," but I legitimately read this book cover-to-cover. Not your typical cookbook.)
20. Marrow by Elizabeth Lesser
21. Hallelujah Junction by John Adams
22. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
23. The Once and Future King by T.H. White (re-read - but really this is four books collected in one volume and this is bolded for Book 3, "The Ill-Made Knight." I will definitely just skip to that section in future re-reads.)
24. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield
25. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
26. Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag
27. The Telling by Le Guin
28. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Gaiman
29. The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green (don't think the full book warrants a "favorite" but I highly recommend this animated excerpt from the audiobook on Youtube, very touching: https://youtu.be/ir1YXtdhRPg )
30. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
31. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
32. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
33. Non-Violent Communication by Marshall P. Rosenberg
34. The Unreal and the Real by Le Guin (short story collection, some were not necessarily my favorite but I've got the Table of Contents marked up in mine so I can re-read my favorites in the years to come)
35. Walkable City by Jeff Speck
36. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
37. How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell
38. Apology by Plato
39. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
40. The Republic by Plato
41. Walden by Thoreau
42. Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain (pretty eye-roll from me too, but my former horn teacher loves this book and I figured I could use a little extra positivity before my upcoming audition...)
43. Blow Your Own Horn by Fergus McWilliam (re-read number 5? 6?)
44. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
45. Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
46. Recursion by Blake Crouch
47. That Which You Are Seeking Is Causing You to Seek by Cheri Huber

I'm now continuing my recent Classic philosophy self-education, but I'm not quite going to finish Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics in the next few hours, so 47 is where I'll leave off 2021.

[nessness]

48. Matrix by Lauren Groff. This was different but I mostly liked it.
49. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. I liked this one too and put the sequel on my library holds list. A unique take on time travel.
50. The Bible. I've done a few one-year bible reading plans before, but this year I did The Bible Recap plan, which is chronological and includes a daily audio recap. I highly recommend this reading plan.

With less than 4 hours left in 2021, I made it to 50! This is definitely the most books I've read in a year in my adult life. Hoping to repeat it in 2022. 🙂

[Splashncash]

91. Yours Cheerfully by AJ Pearce
92. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
93. Honey by Sarah Weeks
94. The Trespasser by Tana French and Hilda Fay
95. Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
96. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
97. Broken Harbor by Tana French
98. Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
99. Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore by Patric Richardson and Karin B. Miller
100. The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

101. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Murderbot diaries #2)
102. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (Murderbot diaries #3)
103. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman.  Really fascinating YA book about a female scientist I had never heard of before.

I think this is the most books I have read in a year.  Before joining last year's thread, I never tracked my reading.  My goal for next year is to read the to-be-read books I own.  I have quite a few but I want to read them and pass on the ones I do not love love love.

[StarBright]

New list time!

54. The King's Witch by Tracey Borman
55. The Devil's Slave by Tracey Borman
56. The House of Brides by Jane Cockram
57. Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory: Stories by Raphael Bob-Waksburg.
58. Angry Housewives Eating BonBons by Lorna Landviik 
59. Lost Art of Doing Nothing by Maartje Willems & Lona Aalders
60. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.
61-63. Bridgerton Books 2-4 by Julia Quinn 
64. The Safe Place by Anna Downes
65. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
66. The Lost Apothecaryby Sarah P . .mer (can't read my own scribble on her last name)
67. Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Creado-Perez
68. A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
69. No One is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
70. People of Abandoned Character by Clare Whitfield
71. Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
72. The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates
73. Forgotten In Death by JD Robb
74. Survive the Night by Riley Sager
75. A Low Country Bride by Preslaysa Williams
76. The Player King by Avi
77. The Westing Game  by Ellen Raskin
78. Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
79. The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
80.Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunsmore
81. Tidelands by Phillipa Gregory 
82. Dark Tides by Phillipa Gregory
83. [The Poison Bed by Elizabeth Fremantle.
84. The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
85. Last Guest by Tess Little
86. Matrix by Lauren Groff

87-88. Bridgerton 5 and 6 (Eloise and Francesca Books) by Julie Quinn . . . Fun in small doses. As of right now Bridgerton 4 was my favorite but Friends to Lovers is my favorite framing.

89. Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti . . . Fun. Ghosts. Thriller. Unreliable narrator.

90. Voices in the Snow by Darcy Coates . . . Last minute download on Jan 31 when I found myself with a couple of hours. I do not recommend (her characters are always weirdly child-like) but it is the first of a trilogy and I'll probably spend a few hours on the trilogy because I'm a completionist.

Happy New Year Folks!

I never would have gotten this much reading in without taking some vacation days this year - so Hurray!

[Serendip]

1) Arctic Dreams, Barry Lopez
2) In Praise of Paths: Walking Through Time and Nature, Torbjorn Ekelund
3) A Mind at Home with Itself, Byron Katie
4) Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self Delusion, Jia Tolentino
5) Heida: A Shepherd At the Edge of the World,  Steinen Sigurđardóttir
6) Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, Merlin Sheldrake
7) The Stoic Challenge: A Philosophers Guide to Becoming Tougher Calmer and More Resilient, William B. Irving
8) The Push (fiction), Ashley Audrain
9) Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katherine May
10) Relax, Dammit!: A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety, Timothy Caulfield
11) Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth
12) Nothing To See Here (fiction), Kevin Wilson
13) Oliver Twist (fiction/audiobook), Charles Dickens
14) Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (fiction), Balli Kaur Jaswal *bookclub
15) Mountains of the Mind, Robert Macfarlane (audiobook)
16) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer
17) 1984, George Orwell (fiction, audiobook)
18) The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Creative Writing, Alice Laplante
19) The Road to Character, David Brooks
20) The Spenders Guide to Debt Free Living: Anna Newell-Jones
21) Shuggie Bains, Douglas Stuart (fiction, audiobook)
22) Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability and Making Space, Amanda Leduc
23) The Mothers: Brit Bennett *bookclub -
24) Just Eat It: How intuitive eating can help you get your shit together around food: Laura Thomas
25) Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder and One Man's Fight for Justice, Bill Browder *bookclub

26) The Minimalist and Decluttering Lifestyle (audiobook), Samuel Newell
27) Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities, Rebecca Solnit
28) Me, Chi and Bruce Lee: Adventures in Martial Arts, Brian Preston
29) World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, Aimee Nezhukumatathill
30) Possum Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and (Almost) No Money, Dolly Freed
31) Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, John O'Donodue
32) A Childrens Bible, Lydia Millet (fiction)


33) Anxious People (fiction, bookclub*), Frederik Backman
34) Blue Sky Kingdom: A Family Adventure to the Heart of the Himalaya, Bruce Kirkby

35) The World Could be Otherwise:  Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path, Norman Fischer
36) The Wisdom of Frugality: Why Less Is More - More Or Less, Emrys Westacott
37) In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying, Helen Tworkov and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche

38) The Second Book of the Tao, Stephen Mitchell
39) Think Like A Monk: Jay Shetty
40) The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
41) Chop Suey Nation: The Legion Cafe and Other Stories from Canada's Chinese Restaurants,  Ann Hui
42) The Tao of Pooh, Benjamin Hoff
43) Son of a Trickster, Eden Robinson
44) Natural Born Heroes: How a Daring Band of Misfits Mastered the Lost Secrets of Strength and Endurance, Christopher McDougall
45) Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less, Leidy Klutz
46) Trickster Drift, Eden Robinson
47) Return of the Trickster, Eden Robinson
48) Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, David Epstein-

49) Jonny Appleseed (fiction), Joshua Whitehead
50) The Salt Path, Raynor Wynn

51) From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way, Jesse Thistle
52) Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
53) The Dutch House, Ann Patchett  (fiction)
54) Indians on Vacation, Thomas King (fiction)
55) Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass & Purveyor of Fine Footwear, Heidi L.M. Jacobs *bookclub, fiction
56) Down to Earth: Gardening Wisdom, Monty Don

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

60) McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality, Ronald Purser
61) True Wealth: How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy, Juliet.B. Schor 
62) Alias Grace, Margaret Atwood (fiction)
63) Trying Not to Try: The Art and Science of Spontaneity, Edward Slingerland (audiobook)
64) Butter Honey Pig Bread,  Francesca Ekwuyasi (fiction) *bookclub
65) This is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan
66) Rules of Civility, Amor Towles (fiction) *bookclub
67) The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday, Rob Walker
68) Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are The Storytellers, The Human Story Changes, Elizabeth Lesser
69) Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization, Edward Slingerland
70) An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris, Georges Perec
71) Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live, Melanie Falic
72) The Midnight Library, Matt Haig (fiction) *bookclub
73) Less, Andrew Sean Greer (fiction)
74) The Thursday Murder Club (fiction)  *bookclub
75) Successful Aging: A Neuroscientists Explores the Power and Potential of Out Lives, Daniel J.Levitin
76) The Jane Austen Diet: Austen's Secrets to Food, Health, and Incandescent Happiness, Bryan Kozlowski and Jane Austen (audiobook)
77) Sontag: Her Life and Work, Benjamin Moser
78) fair play (fiction), Tove Jansson
79) A Year in the Woods: Twelve Small Journeys Into Nature, Torbjorn Ekelund,
80) My Year of Rest and Relaxation (fiction), Ottessa Moshfegh
81) Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Power, and Use it For Good, Kimberly Ann Johnson

82) The Forged Coupon, (fiction) Leo Tolstoy
83) The Book of Delights, essays, Ross Gay *bookclub
84) Women Talking (fiction) Miriam Toews
85) Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest, Suzanne Simard
86) Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, Annaka Harris
87) Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style, W. David Marx
88) How to Stay Sane (The School of Life), Philippa Perry
89)The Rosie Project (fiction), Graeme C Simsion
90)The 100-year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (fiction),  Jonas Jonasson
91) A More Exciting Life (The School of Life)
92) Moon Of the Crusted Snow (fiction), Waubgeshig Rice *bookclub
93) The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin

94) On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint, Maggie Nelson
95) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mortals, Oliver Burkeman
96) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (fiction), Rachel Joyce
97) Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism, Aja Barber
98) From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want, Rob Hopkins
99) Eleanor Elephant is Completely Fine (fiction), Gail Honeyman


 *managed to squeeze in one last book yesterday as I have been housebound with a cold. Read a lot of good books and a lot of mediocre ones. Will likely try to curate my choices a bit more mindfully this upcoming year. I think my unexpected favourite for fiction was Shuggie Bain (listened as an audiobook and the Scottish accent really added to it) & 1984, for nonfiction it was likely In Love With the World, The Art of Noticing or McMindfulness..or Four Thousand Weeks :) I actually read a lot of books that I loved..

[StarBright]

Serendip, I like that you and others have posted your favorites for the year. I'm going to use folks' favorites to start my 2022 list.

In that spirit, my favorites were:

Non Fiction: Debt by David Graeber and Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff
Runner Ups: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar

Romance: The View Was Exhausting by by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta

Modern "Classic" that I 100% enjoyed and went "Oh, that is why it is on all the "best" lists": The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons and Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler

Popular Fiction: The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Book I expected to dislike that I LOVED: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

In general, I prefer fiction, but non fiction topped my favorites list for the year.

[Raenia]

So close to 150, but not quite there. Final tally:

1	Gardening When it Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times	Steve Solomon	Library	TBR List	01/05/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
2	Media Gothic: A Stroll Through State Street's Dark History	Laurie Hull, Matt Lake	Own	Other	1/8/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
3	Pretties	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/16/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
4	Specials	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/17/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
5	Extras	Scott Westerfield	Library	Sequel	1/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
6	Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely and Simply in a Troubled World	Helen Nearing, Scott Nearing	Library	TBR List	1/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
7	Stronghold	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	1/27/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
8	Rebecca	Daphne du Maurier	Library	TBR List	1/29/2021	General Fiction
9	The Black Company	Glen Cook	Library	TBR List	2/1/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
10	Shadows Linger	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
11	From Our Home to Yours: Comfort Food to Give and Share	Joyce Goldstein	Own	Other	2/5/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
12	The White Rose	Glen Cook	Library	Sequel	2/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
13	Spiralized: Quick and Healthy	Publications International, Ltd.	Own	Other	2/7/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
14	The Dragon Token	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/11/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
15	Skybowl	Melanie Rawn	Own	Reread	2/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
16	The Lark and the Wren	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/16/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
17	The Robin and the Kestrel	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Reread	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
18	The Eagle and the Nightingales	Mercedes Lackey	Own	Sequel	2/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
19	Spiritual Ecology: 10 Practices to Reawaken the Sacred in Everyday Life	Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Hilary Hart	Own	TBR List	2/21/0202	Nonfiction - Philosophy
20	Forest of a Thousand Lanterns	Julie C. Dao	Library	TBR List	2/22/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
21	A Cast of Corbies	Mercedes Lackey, Josepha Sherman	Own	Reread	2/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
22	Atomic Habits	James Clear	Library	TBR List	3/1/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
23	Sabriel	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
24	Lirael	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
25	Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life	Bill Burnett, Dave Evans	Library	TBR List	3/7/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
26	Abhorsen	Garth Nix	Own	Reread	3/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
27	Practical Sigil Magic: Creating Personal Symbols for Success	Frater U.D.	Own	TBR List	3/9/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
28	Clariel	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/10/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
29	When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself	Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert	Own	TBR List	3/14/2021	General Nonfiction
30	Goldenhand	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	3/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
31	Four & Twenty Blackbirds	Mercedes Lackey	Library	Sequel	3/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
32	Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World	Cal Newport	Library	TBR List	3/29/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
33	Craft: An American History	Glenn Adamson	Own	Other	4/1/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
34	The Hero with a Thousand Faces	Joseph Campbell	Library	TBR List	4/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
35	The Kingmaker's Daughter	Philippa Gregory	Library	TBR List	4/13/2021	Fiction - Historical
36	Mansfield Park	Jane Austen	Library	Book Club	4/19/2021	Fiction - Historical
37	The Color of Magic	Terry Pratchett	Library	TBR List	4/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
38	A Court of Silver Flames	Sarah J Maas	Library	Sequel	4/25/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
39	Elantris	Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	5/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
40	First Things First	Stephen R Covey, A Roger Merrill, Rebeccca R Merrill	Library	TBR List	5/6/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
41	The Black Prism	Brent Weeks	Library	TBR List	5/12/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
42	Small Batch Baking	Debby Maugans Nakos	Library	TBR List	5/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
43	The Magicians	Lev Grossman	Library	TBR List	5/21/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
44	The Local Food Revolution: How Humanity Will Feed Itself In Uncertain Times	Michael Brownlee	Library	Educational	5/23/2021	General Nonfiction
45	You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife	ed. Andrea Purcell, Kel McDonald	Own	Other	5/25/2021	General Fiction
46	Dragonsbane	Barbara Hambly	Own	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
47	The Rest of Us Just Live Here	Patrick Ness	Library	TBR List	5/29/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
48	Soulless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/4/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
49	Changeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
50	Blameless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
51	Heartless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
52	Timeless	Gail Carriger	Own	Reread	6/7/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
53	Action Philosophers!	Fred Van Lente, Ryan Dunlavey	Own	Educational	6/11/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
54	Matched	Ally Condie	Library	TBR List	6/12/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
55	Ancillary Justice	Ann Leckie	Library	TBR List	6/13/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
56	Mortal Engines	Philip Reeve	Library	TBR List	6/16/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
57	The Jefferson Bible	Thomas Jefferson	Own	Educational	6/18/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
58	Everything I Want to do is Illegal	Joel Salatin	Open Library	TBR List	6/20/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
59	Ancillary Sword	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/26/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
60	Ancillary Mercy	Ann Leckie	Library	Sequel	6/27/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
61	Folks, This Ain't Normal	Joel Salatin	Library	TBR List	6/29/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
62	The King of Elfland's Daughter	Lord Dunsany	Open Library	TBR List	7/2/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
63	Soap: Making It, Enjoying It	Ann Bramson	Open Library	TBR List	7/6/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
64	Parable of the Sower	Octavia Butler	Library	TBR List	7/7/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
65	Two Acre Eden	Gene Logsdon	Library	TBR List	7/13/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
66	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed	Jared Diamond	Library	TBR List	7/14/2021	General Nonfiction
67	The Bear and the Nightingale	Katherine Arden	Library	TBR List	7/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
68	Quitting Plastic: Easy and Practical Ways to Cut Down the Plastic in Your Life	Clara Williams Roldan, Louise Williams	Library	TBR List	7/16/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
69	Possum Living: How to Life Well Without a Job and (Almost) No Money	Dolly Freed	Library	TBR List	7/18/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
70	The Girl in the Tower	Katherine Arden	Library	Sequel	7/22/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
71	The Winter of the Witch	Katherine Arden	Library	Sequel	7/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
72	The Poetical Works of William Cowper: Including the Olney Hymns	William Cowper	Library	TBR List	7/25/2021	General Fiction
73	Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses	Robin Wall Kimmerer	Library	Book Club	7/31/2021	General Nonfiction
74	Dragons: A Natural History	Karl Shuker	Library	TBR List	8/1/2021	General Nonfiction
75	Stardust	Neil Gaiman	Library	TBR List	8/1/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
76	Prince of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	TBR List	8/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
77	Inuit Morality Play: The Emotional Education of a Three-Year-Old	Jean L. Briggs	Open Library	TBR List	8/4/2021	General Nonfiction
78	The Black Mage: Candidate	Rachel E. Carter	Open Library	TBR List	8/9/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
79	The Saber-tooth Curriculum	Harold Benjamin	Open Library	TBR List	8/11/2021	General Nonfiction
80	King of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	Sequel	8/14/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
81	Emperor of Thorns	Mark Lawrence	Library	Sequel	8/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
82	A Pattern Language	Christopher Alexander	Library	TBR List	8/16/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
83	Throne of Glass	Sarah J Maas	Library	TBR List	8/18/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
84	Paper Towns	John Green	Library	TBR List	8/19/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
85	The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck	Sarah Knight	Library	TBR List	8/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
86	The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller	John Truby	Library	TBR List	8/23/2021	General Nonfiction
87	The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles	Steven Pressfield	Library	TBR List	8/24/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
88	The Cry of the Icemark	Stuart Hill	Library	TBR List	8/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
89	How to be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Self-Acceptance, Fearless Living, and Freedom from Perfectionism	Stephen Guise	Library	TBR List	8/28/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
90	Bright Air Black	David Vann	Library	TBR List	8/29/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
91	The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen	Wilfred Owen	Library	TBR List	8/30/2021	General Nonfiction
92	Affluence without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen	James Suzman	Library	TBR List	9/1/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
93	Blade of Fire	Stuart Hill	Library	TBR List	9/5/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
94	Last Battle of the Icemark	Stuart Hill	Library	TBR List	9/11/2021	Fiction - Young Adult
95	Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World	Cal Newport	Library	TBR List	9/15/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
96	Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventures from Chess to Role-Playing Games	Jon Peterson	Library	TBR List	9/16/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
97	The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed	Patrick Rothfuss	Library	Other	9/16/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
98	Breach of Peace	Daniel B. Greene	Own	TBR List	9/16/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
99	The Blinding Knife	Brent Weeks	Library	Sequel	9/20/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
100	Stumbling on Happiness	Daniel Gilbert	Library	TBR List	9/21/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
101	The Broken Eye	Brent Weeks	Library	Sequel	9/26/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
102	The Old Century and Seven More Years	Sigfried Sassoon	Library	TBR List	9/28/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
103	The Blood Mirror	Brent Weeks	Library	Sequel	9/30/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
104	The Power of Just Doing Stuff: How Local Action can Change the World	Rob Hopkins	Library	TBR List	10/2/2021	General Nonfiction
105	Crafting a Daily Practice: A Simple Course on Self-Commitment	T Thorn Coyle	Own	Educational	10/3/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
106	Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know	Malcolm Gladwell	Library	TBR List	10/3/2021	Nonfiction - Political Philosophy
107	The Burning White	Brent Weeks	Library	Sequel	10/5/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
108	Dune	Frank Herbert	Own	Reread	10/6/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
109	Dune Messiah	Frank Herbert	Open Library	Sequel	10/7/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
110	Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America	David Hackett Fischer	Library	TBR List	10/9/2021	Nonfiction - History/Biography
111	The Eye of the World	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/10/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
112	The Curated Closet	Anuschka Rees	Library	TBR List	10/10/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
113	The Great Hunt	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/11/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
114	The Dragon Reborn	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/12/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
115	The Shadow Rising	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/15/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
116	The Fires of Heaven	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/17/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
117	Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work	Chip Heath, Dan Heath	Library	TBR List	10/18/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
118	Consider Phlebas	Iain M Banks	Library	TBR List	10/18/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
119	Lord of Chaos	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/19/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
120	A Crown of Swords	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/21/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
121	Too Like the Lightning	Ada Palmer	Library	TBR List	10/24/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
122	The Path of Daggers	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/24/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
123	Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us	Daniel H Pink	Library	TBR List	10/26/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
124	Winter's Heart	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/27/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
125	Crossroads of Twilight	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	10/30/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
126	Knife of Dreams	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	11/3/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
127	It's Only Too Late if You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life After 40	Barbara Sher	Library	TBR List	11/4/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
128	The Gathering Storm	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	11/6/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
129	New Spring	Robert Jordan	Library	Sequel	11/7/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
130	Towers of Midnight	Robert Jordan	Own	Reread	11/8/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
131	Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less	Greg McKeown	Library	TBR List	11/10/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
132	A Memory of Light	Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson	Own	Reread	11/11/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
133	Braiding Sweetgrass	Robin Wall Kimmerer	Library	TBR List	11/17/2021	General Nonfiction
134	Seven Surrenders	Ada Palmer	Library	Sequel	11/20/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
135	Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know	Emily Oster	Library	TBR List	11/24/2021	General Nonfiction
136	The Witches are Coming	Lindy West	Library	TBR List	11/29/2021	General Nonfiction
137	Shadow of the Conqueror	Shad M Brooks	Own	TBR List	11/30/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
138	Rocket Ship Galileo	Robert Heinlein	Library	TBR List	12/3/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
139	The Will to Battle	Ada Palmer	Library	Sequel	12/5/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
140	The Druidry Handbook: Spiritual Practice Rooted in the Living Earth	John Michael Greer	Library	TBR List	12/6/2021	Nonfiction - Philosophy
141	Pastoral Song: A Farmer's Journey	James Rebankes	Library	Educational	12/12/2021	Nonfiction - Home and Garden
142	The Lies of Locke Lamora	Scott Lynch	Library	TBR List	12/17/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
143	The Art of Getting Started	Lee Crutchley	Library	TBR List	12/18/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help
144	Around the World in Eighty Days	Jules Verne	Library	TBR List	12/19/2021	Fiction - Science Fiction
145	City of Bones	Michael Connelly	Library	TBR List	12/22/2021	General Fiction
146	Terciel & Elinor	Garth Nix	Library	Sequel	12/27/2021	Fiction - Fantasy
147	Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder	Richard Louv	Library	TBR List	12/28/2021	Nonfiction - Self-help

Nonfiction: 55/25
TBR List: 79/25
Philosophy/Spirituality: 7/5

[sui generis]

Book I expected to dislike that I LOVED: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Saaaaame!

I haven't looked carefully through my list, but gut reaction is that my top 3 were East of Eden, The Office of Historical Corrections, and Did You Ever Have a Family.

[markbike528CBX]

Didn't make 50, but rounded up I got close.

1   Bill Bryson   The Body: A Guide for Occupants  (library 2021) (also listed under Bryson, above)

2   Harahan, Joseph P. .
On-Site Inspections Under The INF Treaty, A History of the On-Site Inspection Agency and Treaty Implementation, 1988-1991
Somewhat irrelevant now that the INF has been withdrawn from by US and Russia.

3   Boake Carter Black Shirts Black Skin  (1935)
An introduction to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia.
Black people to whom the author is _favorably_ disposed are described in a cringe-worthy display of condescension.
If you are a person of color, the beginning is likely to be a really hard read. 
I'm as white as it gets and I squirmed at the flurry of racist words.
Short of a KKK pamphlet, it is hard to imagine greater racism in print. 
That said, for those who grew up in a white bubble like I did, it is instructive to see that people blindly said and printed words like these.
The author discusses a likely hypothesis as to the reason for the US entry into the First World War.
Briefly, The US (privately and governmentally) had loaned Britain and France so much money, we had to enter the war to protect our investment, not necessarily to "protect Democracy".
The author also predicts a likely next War, based on the overreaching of Facism and colonial expansions .  Four years later--- WWII.

4   James Mattis and Bing West  Call Sign Chaos:  Learning to Lead
      
5   Barbara W. Tuchman The First Salute: A View of the American Revolution

6   Clarence E. Humphries, Reuben E. Taylor APOLLO EXPERIENCE REPORT - ASCENT PROPULSION SYSTEM NASA TECHNICAL NOTE NASA TN D-7082 MARCH 1973

7   Jeremy P B Cuffe Apollo Spacecraft Engine Specific Impulse Part II D2-117060-2 Boeing Apollo TIE October 28 1968 19700027045.pdf

8   Erich Maria Remarque All Quiet on the Western Front
 
9   Michelle S. Gerber A Brief History of the PUREX and UO3 Facilities WHC-MR-0437 (1993)

10   Jim Powell The Gnomes of Tokyo : Japanese Financial Power and Its Impact on Our Future  1987

11   Scott Andrew Selby The Axmann Conspiracy : The Nazi Plan for a Fourth Reich and How the US Army Defeated it.
         
12 Source Selection Statement Appendix H: Human Landing System, Option A Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 (NextSTEP-2) NNH19ZCQ001K_APPENDIX-H-HLS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration April 16, 2021  Kathryn L. Lueders   ie SpaceX gets sole HLS contract due to low budget.

13   Andrew Ross Sorkin Too Big to Fail : The inside story of how Wall Street and Washington fought to save the financial system --- and themselves

14   Johnathan Parshall and Anthony Tully  Shattered Sword :  The Untold Battle of Midway.

15   Donald Goldsmith and Tobias Owen  The Search for Life in the Universe. 2nd ed , 1993

16   Richard G. Hewlett and Francis Duncan  Nuclear Navy 1946-1962    1974 

17   Robert Sheckley The Game of X: A Novel of Upmanship Espionage (1980) ISBN 13: 9780441273089
A loving spoof of James Bond. 

18   Glenn T. Seaborg, Ronald L. Kathren, Jerry B. Gough The Plutonium Story: The Journals of Professor Glenn T. Seaborg 1939-1946 (library)

19   William E Burroughs  The New Ocean : The story of the first Space Age.

20   Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy Launch Vehicle Program at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site in Cameron County, Texas September 2021
Summary (21 pages) Full draft (151 pages)
Appendix E  Department of Transportation Act Section 4(f)  Consultation  (98 pages)
Appendix G Appendix_G_Exhaust_Plume_Calculations    SUBJECT: Exhaust Plume Calculations for SpaceX Raptor Booster Engine (10 pages)  :noted that Starship is listed as 7 engine (six around one) 2021 is 3 around 3

21   US Army  Ranger Handbook SH 21-76  August 2010

22   John Pfeiffer The Thinking Machine  1962  Notes you can fit up to 1000 transisters on a postage stamp.

23   Larry Niven  - Limits (reread)

24   M. S. Gerber, PhD , Multiple Missions: The 300 Area in Hanford Site History September 1993. WHC-MR-0440  73pgs

25   BLUE ORIGIN FEDERATION, LLC, Plaintiff, v.UNITED STATES, Defendant, SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.,Defendant–Intervenor.
No. 21-1695C Filed: November 4, 2021 Reissued: November 18, 2021* FOR PUBLICATION  (deals with HLS award)   47 pages

26   Chris Craft Flight

[mm1970]

I made it to 51.
1. Goodnight From London by Jennifer Robson (gift)
2. The Cipher by Isabella Maldonaldo (kindle)
3. Hidden Sins by Selena Montgomery aka Stacey Abrams (purchased)
4. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (gift)
5. In the Blood by Steve Robinson (kindle)
6. Forbidden Falls by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
7. Midnight Confessions by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
8. Detour 2020 by Brad Herzog * (purchased)
9. The House on Olive Street by Robyn Carr (little free library)
10. Land of the Blind by Barbara Nadel (little free library)
11. Return to Virgin River by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
12. Dark of the Moon by John Sandford (little free library)
13. Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
14. Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
15. The Devil's Code by John Sandford (little free library)
16. Virgin River by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
17. The Hormone Reset Diet by Sara Gottfried, MD (little free library) - this was really hard to get through, and I set it down for awhile.  I felt like it was a lot of bullshit (not that hormones don't affect weight, but the book itself is bullshit).  The extremely low calorie levels on this "diet", I mean, shit, you aren't magically changing your hormones, you are starving yourself.  I wish I'd read this review before I bothered, and now I have to decide whether to return it to the LFL or just recycle it to save someone else the bother.
18.  Open House by Katie Sise (kindle free reads)
19.  The Desert and the Sea: 977 Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast by Michael Scott Moore.  If you know me IRL, you know why I read this book.
20.  Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr (kindle from the Library)
21.  Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr (kindle from the Library)
22.  Reckless by Selena Montgomery (purchased)
23.  Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin (little free library)
24.  A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren (little free library)
25.  The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (little free library)
26.  Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman (little free library)
27.  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (gift)
28.  The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms (free kindle first reads)
29.  Temptation Ridge by Robyn Carr (kindle from the library)
30.  The One and Only by Emily Giffin (little free library)
31.  Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr (library Ebook)
32. My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr (library Ebook)
33. Sunrise Point by Robyn Carr (library Ebook)
34. A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr (library Ebook)
35. Bring Me home for Christmas by Robyn Carr (library Ebook)
36.  Harvest Moon by Robyn Carr (library Ebook)
37. Six Months with Three Pairs of Undies by Andre and Lian De Jel (gift)
38. Natural Causes by Barbara Ehrenreich (PP book sale)
39. Rough Country by John Sandford (PP book sale)
40. Deadline by John Sandford (PP book sale)
41. Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson (PP book sale)
42. A Cold Day for Murder by Data Stabenow (PP book sale)
43. A Fatal Thaw by Data Stabenow (PP book sale)
44. Dead in the Water by Data Stabenow (PP book sale)
45. A Cold-blooded Business by Data Stabenow (PP book sale)
46. Play With Fire by Data Stabenow  (Kindle purchase)
47. Blood Will Tell by Data Stabenow (Kindle purchase)
48. Breakup by Data Stabenow (PP book sale)
49. Mad River by John Sandford (PP book sale, I think?)
50. Deep Freeze by John Sandford (Kindle library)
51. Killing grounds by Dana Stabenow (PP book sale).

@Zikoris DANG, that is impressive.

[redhead84]

Final for the year:

73) Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell (audio) - ★★★
74) The Charm Offensive (audio) - ★★★˝
75) The Secret Life of Church Ladies (audio) - ★★★★

My favorites for 2021:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

[change_seeker]

Finished:

1.  Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder.  Listened to the audiobook with the kids on our Christmas trip to my parents.  Hearing the chores for those kids makes me think I should expect more from mine around the house!
2.  Jubal Sackett, by Louis L'Amour.  Nice change of pace from his normal formula.  The conjuring of fire to pull one over on his wife seemed...cheap.
3.  Last of the Breed, by Louis L'Amour.  Enjoyed, probably the fourth or fifth time I've read.
4.  The Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliffe.  Took me a bit to get used to all the Roman terminology.  I think I'll have to watch the movie now to bemoan how it doesn't follow the book.
5.  The Silver Branch, by Rosemary Sutcliffe.  Probably my favorite of the trilogy.
6.  The Lantern Bearers, by Rosemary Sutcliffe.
7.  Comstock Lode, by Louis L'Amour.  Good epic tale to be bedridden with while awaiting COVID results.
8.  The Haunted Mesa, by Louis L'Amour.  Western Tough Guy + Sci Fi (parallel world that explains Anasazi disappearance)
9.  Atomic Habits, by James Clear.  Now to try some of his suggestions!
10. Galloway, by Louis L'Amour.
11. The Bible New Testament, The Message translation, by various authors.
12. The Lonesome Gods, by Louis L'Amour.
13. Hondo, by Louis L'Amour.
14. The White, by Deborah Larsen.  Fictional re-telling of the capture and life of Mary Jemison.  Read it at 3AM, interesting enough to keep me awake.
15. Fool Me Twice, by Jeff Lindsay.  Amusing throughout, but seemed to be striving to become the next blockbuster action thriller.
16. Hunting Open-Country Mule Deer, by Dwight Schuh.
17. The Waters of Andros, by Madsen Pirie
18. Dark Visitor, by Madsen Pirie
19. Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz.  My 13 yo was gifted the Alex Rider series so I read the first one to check it out.
20. Yesterday's Tomorrow, by Noah Walton.  Captivating, very well-written. @nippycrisp
21. The Magic Bullet, by Noah Walton.  Awesome combination of the scientific process in America today and a gritty crime story. @nippycrisp
22. The Cold Dish, by Craig Johnson.
23. Another Man's Moccasins, by Craig Johnson. 
24. Junkyard Dogs, by Craig Johnson.
25. As the Crow Flies, by Craig Johnson.
26. A Serpent's Tooth, by Craig Johnson.
27. Any Other Name, by Craig Johnson.
28. Dry Bones, by Craig Johnson.
29. Brian's Return, by Gary Paulsen.
30. Brian's Hunt, by Gary Paulsen.
31. Point Blanc, by Anthony Horowitz.
32. An Obvious Fact, by Craig Johnson.
33. The Western Star, by Craig Johnson.
34. Depth of Winter, by Craig Johnson.
35. Land of Wolves, by Craig Johnson.
36. Next to Last Stand, by Craig Johnson.
37. Pure Desire, by Ted Roberts.
38. The Iron Marshal , by Louis L'Amour.
39. Utah Blaine, by Louis L'Amour.
40. Guns of the Timberlands, by Louis L'Amour.
41. The Man Called Noon, by Louis L'Amour.
42. The Man from Skibbereen, by Louis L'Amour.
43. And They Found Dragons - The Boy Who Fell From The Stars, by Ted Dekker & Rachel Dekker.
44. And They Found Dragons - Journey to the Silver Towers, by Ted Dekker & Rachel Dekker.
45. And They Found Dragons - Rise of the Light Bringer, by Ted Dekker & Rachel Dekker.

I just made it!

46. Radigan, by Louis L'Amour.
47. Reilly's Luck, by Louis L'Amour.
48. The High Graders, by Louis L'Amour.
49. Killoe, by Louis L'Amour.
50. Showdown at Yellow Butte, by Louis L'Amour.

[Linea_Norway]

For the last month or so, I have been reading half of a thick book of poetry, often beside reading a normal book. I like many of the poems. I'm not sure I will finish the whole book, even though I can borrow it for a few more weeks. At least, I won't finish it this year.

Samlede dikt (Collected poems) by Hans Břrli. Read a bit over half so far.

Now returned to the library. I am currently leading a brick-sized novel and have loaned another book ready to read. And spend lots of time to read gardening books. I can't find the time to finish this brick-sized poetry book right now. I will borrow it again some time in the future. Or I should buy it second hand some time in the future and read from time to time, which might be better.

[Need2Save]

I've been traveling so unable to post final 2021 list until now.

44. The Maidens, Alex Michaelides
45. In The Woods, Tana French
46. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
47. The Likeness, Tana French.

Didn't make it to 50, but pretty darn close. Thanks for all the book suggestions last year.  I may come back for more inspiration in 2022.