{"id":3258,"date":"2025-01-01T14:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynerdyfriend.com\/?p=3258"},"modified":"2025-01-01T14:16:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:16:13","slug":"risas-reading-wrap-up-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynerdyfriend.com\/?p=3258","title":{"rendered":"Risa&#8217;s Reading Wrap-up for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With minimal preamble, here&#8217;s my complete list of books for 2024. The categories are pretty self-explanatory. BTW, I read 52 books this year (!!!), a new record since my record keeping began! I&#8217;d say at a glance I still favour murder mysteries, but am not fussy about the setting or style (past, future, Holmes, cozy, scifi) but I also branched out a bit more this year, partly thanks to the Amnesty book club that I joined back in January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not doing a Reading Challenge wrap up, it turns out it was too much. As in too many things and I&#8217;m irritated at the prospect of a long, drawn-out assessment of my performance. For 2025, I&#8217;ll keep it simple &#8211; read 52 books! And if one more person recommends The Year of Magical Thinking, I&#8217;ll consider reading it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LOVED it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The English Understand Wool<\/strong>, by Helen DeWitt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Shipping News<\/strong>, Annie Proulx<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rules of Civility<\/strong>, by Amor Towles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fascism: A Warning<\/strong>, by Madeleine Albright<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Still Life<\/strong>, <\/strong>by Sarah Winman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loved it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Sleeping Car Porter<\/strong>, by Suzette Mayr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Starter Villain<\/strong>, John Scalzi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lock In<\/strong>, by John Scalzi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Greenwood<\/strong>, by Michael Christie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Close to Hugh<\/strong>, by Marina Endicott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Man Called Ove<\/strong>, by Fredrik Backman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Shadow of the Wind<\/strong>, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bad Cree: A Novel<\/strong>, by Jessica Johns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artemis<\/strong>, by Andy Weir<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In The Woods<\/strong>, by Tana French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Broken Harbour<\/strong>, by Tana French<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scarborough<\/strong>, by Catherine Hernandez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imperfect, but with redeeming qualities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Age of Magical Overthinking<\/strong>, by Amanda Montell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mother-Daughter Murder Night<\/strong>, by Nina Simon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Women<\/strong>, by Kristin Hannah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Mind Spread Out on the Ground<\/strong>, by Alicia Elliott<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enduring Love<\/strong>, by Ian McEwan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Midnight Library<\/strong>, by Matt Haig<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Medicine Walk<\/strong>, by Richard Wagamese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Magician\u2019s Assistant<\/strong>, by Ann Patchett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transcription<\/strong>, by Kate Atkinson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I liked it, but you might not<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>My Dark Vanessa<\/strong>, by Kate Elizabeth Russell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow<\/strong>, by Gabrielle Zevin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Apeirogon<\/strong>, by Colum McCann<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Strange Case of the Alchemist\u2019s Daughter<\/strong>, by Theodora Goss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>European Travel for the Monstrous Gentleman<\/strong>, by Theodora Goss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Siege of Bitterns<\/strong>, by Steve Burrows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Pitying of Doves<\/strong>, by Steve Burrows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Cast of Falcons<\/strong>, by Steve Burrows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unnatural Creatures<\/strong>, stories selected by Neil Gaiman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How to Sell a<\/strong> <strong>Haunted House<\/strong>, by Grady Hendrix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Final Girl Support Group<\/strong>, by Grady Hendrix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Woman, Watching<\/strong>, by Merilyn Simonds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Long Division<\/strong>, by Kiese Laymon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good, not great<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elementary, She Read<\/strong>, by Vicki Delany<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Body on Baker Street<\/strong>, by Vicki 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The categories are pretty self-explanatory. BTW, I read 52 books this year (!!!), a new record since my record keeping began! 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