I am a big reader; regular books, eBooks, and audiobook. I don’t care how the information gets uploaded into my brain as long as it does. I keep track of my consumption of both fiction and non-fiction on GoodReads (both the phone app and the website) and have participated in their reading challenge since 2011. My goal for 2020 was to read 110 books. I ended up reading a grand total of 68 books (including Audible Originals) and 56 books (excluding Audible Originals).
A special note on 2020: The bulk of my reading previously occurred whilst I commuted to work. As of March 11, 2020, I have been working from home. It took a while to figure out how to get back in the habit so my reading has greatly decreased, but I have hopes for 2021 to get those numbers back up. At some point this year, Audible switched from offering two free listens a month to offering a catalog that is free to all subscribers. I’m noting those with a [Audible Bonus] in case that helps encourage you to check it out. Also, I’m adding [Book Club Book] and [BBC Big Read] in case you’re curious how those books ended up in my to read list.
The categories below are a bit broad because of the difficulty categorizing books rather than the easiness of rating movies. I rate them on GoodReads on their 5-star scale with a minor review if interested (everything below has a link). It comes down to: I highly recommend, I recommend, or I do not recommend. I separate out the fiction, non-fiction, and series that I read. Have a look and let me know your thoughts on these. Enjoy!
Books That Are Apart Of A Series I Am Reading (And Love):
- Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once #2) – Cressida Cowell
- The Narrows (Harry Bosch #10) – Michael Connelly
- The Closers (Harry Bosch #11) – Michael Connelly
- A Rare Book of Cunning Device (Peter Grant #6.5) – Ben Aaronovitch
- Conspiracy of Silence (Ravenwood Mysteries #4) – Sabrina Flynn
- The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society #1) – Trenton Lee Stewart
- Echo Park (Harry Bosch #12) – Michael Connelly
- False Value (Peter Grant #8) – Ben Aaronovitch
- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency #1) – Alexander McCall Smith
- Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions (Kopp Sisters #3) – Amy Stewart
- Patriot Games (Jack Ryan #1) – Tom Clancy
- The Overlook (Harry Bosch #13) – Michael Connelly
- The Devil’s Teeth (Ravenwood Mysteries #5) – Sabrina Flynn
- Peace Talks (The Dresden Files #16) – Jim Butcher
- Battle Ground (The Dresden Files #17) – Jim Butcher
- Shakespeare for Squirrels (Fool #3) – Christopher Moore
- Miss Kopp Just Won’t Quit (Kopp Sisters #4) – Amy Stewart
- Nine Dragons (Harry Bosch #14) – Michael Connelly
Fiction Awesome:
- The Golem and the Jinni– Helen Wecker [BBC Big Read]
- The Thorn Birds – Colleen McCullough [BBC Big Read]
- Recursion – Blake Crouch [Book Club Book]
- The Dutch House – Ann Patchett [Book Club Book]
- This is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel [Book Club Book]
- The Things We Cannot Say – Kelly Rimmer [Book Club Book]
- Your House Will Pay – Steph Cha [Book Club Book]
- Ask Again, Yes – Mary Beth Keane [Book Club Book]
- Ninth House – Leigh Bardugo [Book Club Book]
- Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre – Max Brooks
- Piranesi – Susanna Clarke [Book Club Book]
- The Constant Rabbit – Jasper Fforde
- The Midnight Library – Matt Haig [Book Club Book]
Non-Fiction Awesome:
- Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different – Chuck Palahniuk
- The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic – and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World – Steven Johnson
- So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo [Book Club Book] [Audible Bonus]
Fiction Recommended:
- Spoonbenders – Daryl Gregory [Book Club Book]
- The Lager Queen of Minnesota – J. Ryan Stradal [Book Club Book]
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan
- Dreamland – Sarah Dessen
- The Professionals – Owen Laukkanen
- The Women in the Castle – Jessica Shattuck [BBC Big Read]
- Blood of Elves (The Witcher #1) – Andrzej Sapkowski
- Long Bright River – Liz Moore [Book Club Book]
- The Sandman – Dirk Maggs/Neil Gaiman
- The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks [BBC Big Read]
- The Dain Curse – Dashiell Hammett
- The Queen’s Gambit – Walter Tevis [Audible Bonus]
Non-Fiction Recommended:
- Leadership: In Turbulent Times – Doris Kearns
- Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Every Day Life – Steven Johnson
- The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World – Melinda Gates [Book Club Book]
- The Spy Wore Red – Aline Countess of Romanones
- How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendri [Book Club Book]
- Ian Fleming: The Playboy Interview
Fiction NOT Recommended:
- Firefly: Big Damn Hero – James Lovegrove [Audible Bonus]
- Junk – Les Bohem [Audible Bonus]
- Ready Player Two – Ernest Cline [Book Club Book]
Books Re-read:
- Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
Audible Special Performances (Part Audiobook/Part Audio Play)
- Interview with the Robot – Lee Bacon [Audible Bonus]
- You Ought to Know Adam Wade – Adam Wade [Audible Bonus]
- Cut and Run: A Light-Hearted Dark Comedy – Ben Acker [Audible Bonus]
- Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern Word – Michael Pollan [Audible Bonus]
- The Messengers – Lindsay Joelle [Audible Bonus]
- The Science of Sci-Fi: From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel – Erin Macdonald [Audible Bonus]
- The Life and Times of Prince Albert – Patrick Allitt [Audible Bonus]
- History of Bourbon – Ken Albala [Audible Bonus]
- In search of black history with Bonnie Greer – Bonnie Greer [Audible Bonus]
- Agent 355 – Marie Benedict [Audible Bonus]
- The Cuckoo’s Cry – Caroline Overington [Audible Bonus]
- The Dispatcher – John Scalzi [Audible Bonus]
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