In 2019 I read 120 books which was an interesting adventure, but left me burnt out. I was so focused on getting the numbers I didn’t retain as much information as I should have. It also bled over to the next few years where I didn’t read anywhere as much as I normally would because it felt more like a chore than a fun distraction. But now it feels like I have turned a page (book pun) and reading feels fun again so I figured why not start up the list again. I’m not going for volume, I am going for enjoyment and information. It isn’t a competition, it is just a way to augment my life.
2024 Reading List
Update 9/6/24
*Previously Read
*The Crossroads of Should and Must- Luna
Winter Count- Lopez
Endurance- Kelly
Gengis Kahn- Lister
Change by Design- Brown
*The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe- Lewis
*Norse Gods- Gaiman
The First Rule of Mastery- Gervais
A Stranger in the Woods- Finkel
*The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life- Varty
We Are The Weather- Foer
The Hobbit- Tolkien
Deep Work- Newport
Going Infinite- Lewis
The Socrates Express- Weiner
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up- Kondo
The Creative Act- Rubin
A Place of My Own- Pollan
Courage is Calling- Holiday
Jaws- Kahn and Ehrlich
Why Me Want Eat- Scott-Dixon
*The Lost World- Crichton
A Whole New Mind- Pink
Incognito- Eagleman
Mindset- Dweck
Zodiac- Stephenson
Homicide- Simon
We Own This City- Fenton
The Ocean at the End of the Lane- Gaimen
Better- Gawande
No Way Down- Bowley
Shoe Dog- Knight
Quitting books has been a serious issue in the past, I’m trying to overcome my Type A urge to leave nothing unfinished in order to preserve my sanity. Here are some books I have quit and why.
The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos by Mark Chiusano
-A true tale about the most interesting man in American politics, I wanted to love this but the writing was just so terrible that I couldn’t get more than half way through. The facts about Santos are dodgy at best, but they weren’t well structured and the author did not put together a compelling story. After 4 or 5 attempts to read it I just had to return it to the library, if I need better stories and more information there is plenty on the internet for me to find.
Stiff by Mary Roach
-Mary Roach is normally a great read, but for some reason her snarky tone and off color jokes just didn’t do it for me with the subject matter of dealing with corpses. Not sure why it hit me this way, I may pick it up again, but probably not.
Owen Foley 