Every year, a reading list. I didn’t make 120 books per year last year. As mentioned, I was doing pretty well until. And then October hit, with a pile of birthdays. And November, with NaNoWriMo. And then the holidays. Thanksgiving. Christmas. So I think this year, I’m going to back down to 100 again, trying to hit that by the end of October. Then I can read with less pressure through the rest of the year.
First, I have all of the series I’m either finishing from last year or rereading/re-listening too because of a new entry:
Series | Category | Books | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Fiction | 2* | Finishing from 2019 | |
Email Book Club, Fiction | 2* | Finishing from 2019 | |
Audiobook, Fiction | 20* | Finishing from 2019 | |
Fiction | 3 | Carry over | |
Fiction | 2 | Carry over | |
Fiction | 3 | Carry over | |
Fiction | 3 | Carry over | |
Audiobook, Fiction | 16 | Reread with a new sequel | |
Audiobook (?), Fiction | 4 | Reread with a new sequel | |
Audiobook (?), Fiction | 5 | Reread with a new sequel | |
Fiction | 2 | Reread with a new sequel |
That’s already a 62 books, so should hold me through half the year (if I keep up 10 books a month as long as I can).
After that, I have a few non-fiction books I wanted to read (and already own):
After that… I think I’m going to try something new this year.
I have such a crazy to-read list (back up to 593, and that only counts the first book per series) that I can never choose in a way that’s satisfactory. Plus, I want to write more programming posts this year (I haven’t for months now…).
So my goal is before I run out of books on my reading list, I will create a tool that can read in my Goodreads shelves, weight books on various criteria (what I’ve read recently to create variety, prefer books I already own, prefer a wider variety of authors), and give me a mostly random set of 3 to choose from.
Here will be my list of reviews (it will update as each one is added, or you can subscribe via RSS):
Posts in 2020 Book Reviews:
- 2020 Reading List
- Letter to a Suffering Church: A Bishop Speaks on the Sexual Abuse Crisis
- Vixen 03 Dirk Pitt #5
- A Show of Force The Frontiers Saga #13
- The Weak and the Innocent The Frontiers Saga #14
- Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
- Night Probe! Dirk Pitt #6
- Deep Six Dirk Pitt #7
- Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln? Tales from Deckawoo Drive #3
- Cyclops Dirk Pitt #8
- Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon Tales from Deckawoo Drive #2
- That Which Other Men Cannot Do The Frontiers Saga #15
- Midnight Curse Disrupted Magic #1
- Blood Gamble Disrupted Magic #2
- Treasure Dirk Pitt #9
- Shadow Hunt Disrupted Magic #3
- James Herriot's Treasury for Children
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
- Frog and Toad Storybook Treasury: 4 Complete Stories in 1 Volume!
- Sufficiently Advanced Magic Arcane Ascension #1
- Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!
- A Little House Picture Book Treasury: Six Stories of Life on the Prairie
- On Writing and Worldbuilding, Volume I
- On the Shoulders of Titans Arcane Ascension #2
- A Little House Christmas Treasury: Festive Holiday Stories
- The Future of Feeling: Building Empathy in a Tech-Obsessed World
- George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends
- Dragon Dirk Pitt #10
- Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales
- Happy Little Family
- Sahara Dirk Pitt #11
- The Boxcar Children The Boxcar Children #1
- City of Stairs The Divine Cities #1
- Fables
- The Complete Poetry and Prose
- The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
- Inca Gold Dirk Pitt #12
- World Without End Kingsbridge #2
- Spoon River Anthology
- Surprise Island The Boxcar Children #2
- Shock Wave Dirk Pitt #13
- City of Blades The Divine Cities #2
- Investigating Cryptocurrencies: Understanding, Extracting, and Analyzing Blockchain Evidence
- The Yellow House Mystery The Boxcar Children #3
- Mystery Ranch The Boxcar Children #4
- City of Miracles The Divine Cities #3
- Flood Tide Dirk Pitt #14
- Mike's Mystery The Boxcar Children #5
- Atlantis Found Dirk Pitt #15
- Blue Bay Mystery The Boxcar Children #6
- Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows James Lovegrove's Sherlock Holmes #1
- Valhalla Rising Dirk Pitt #16
- Trojan Odyssey Dirk Pitt #17
- A Column of Fire Kingsbridge #3
- Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities James Lovegrove's Sherlock Holmes #2
- Black Wind Dirk Pitt #18
- Treasure of Khan Dirk Pitt #19
- This Is How You Lose the Time War
- Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction Hellboy #1
- The Lighthouse Mystery The Boxcar Children #8
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Fullmetal Alchemist #1
- How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems
- Hellboy, Vol. 2: Wake the Devil Hellboy #2
- Arctic Drift Dirk Pitt #20
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2 Fullmetal Alchemist #2
- Hellboy, Vol. 3: The Chained Coffin and Others Hellboy #3
- Hellboy, Vol. 4: The Right Hand of Doom Hellboy #4
- Mountain Top Mystery The Boxcar Children #9
- Hellboy, Vol. 5: Conqueror Worm Hellboy #5
- Hellboy, Vol. 6: Strange Places Hellboy #6
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3 Fullmetal Alchemist #3
- Hellboy, Vol. 7: The Troll Witch and Others Hellboy #7
- Hellboy, Vol. 8: Darkness Calls Hellboy #8
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4 Fullmetal Alchemist #4
- Schoolhouse Mystery The Boxcar Children #10
- Hellboy, Vol. 9: The Wild Hunt Hellboy #9
- Crescent Dawn Dirk Pitt #21
- Hellboy, Vol. 10: The Crooked Man and Others Hellboy #10
- Hellboy, Vol. 11: The Bride of Hell and Others Hellboy #11
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 5 Fullmetal Alchemist #5
- Hellboy in Mexico Hellboy #12.5
- Hellboy, Vol. 12: The Storm and the Fury Hellboy #12
- Caboose Mystery The Boxcar Children #11
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 6 Fullmetal Alchemist #6
- Hellboy in Hell, Vol. 1: The Descent Hellboy * Hellboy in Hell #1
- Hellboy in Hell, Vol. 2: The Death Card Hellboy * Hellboy in Hell #2
- Welcome to the Jungle (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #0.5
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 7 Fullmetal Alchemist #7
- Houseboat Mystery The Boxcar Children #12
- Storm Front (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #1
- The Woodshed Mystery The Boxcar Children #7
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 8 Fullmetal Alchemist #8
- Fool Moon (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #2
- Ghoul Goblin (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #3
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 9 Fullmetal Alchemist #9
- Snowbound Mystery The Boxcar Children #13
- Poseidon's Arrow Dirk Pitt #22
- War Cry (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #4
- Down Town (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #5
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 10 Fullmetal Alchemist #10
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 11 Fullmetal Alchemist #11
- Dog Men (Graphic Novel) The Dresden Files Graphic Novels #7
- Saga, Vol. 1 Saga #1
- Saga, Vol. 2 Saga #2
- Saga, Vol. 3 Saga #3
- Saga, Vol. 4 Saga #4
- Havana Storm Dirk Pitt #23
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 12 Fullmetal Alchemist #12
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 13 Fullmetal Alchemist #13
- Saga, Vol. 5 Saga #5
- Saga, Vol. 6 Saga #6
- Saga, Vol. 7 Saga #7
- Saga, Vol. 8 Saga #8
- Tree House Mystery The Boxcar Children #14
- Saga, Vol. 9 Saga #9
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 14 Fullmetal Alchemist #14
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 15 Fullmetal Alchemist #15
- Bicycle Mystery The Boxcar Children #15
- Odessa Sea Dirk Pitt #24
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 16 Fullmetal Alchemist #16
- Celtic Empire Dirk Pitt #25
- Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile Fables #1 Fables Universe #1
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 17 Fullmetal Alchemist #17
- Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm Fables #2 Fables Universe #2
- Mystery in the Sand The Boxcar Children #16
- Redwall Redwall #1
- Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love Fables #3 Fables Universe #3
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 18 Fullmetal Alchemist #18
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 19 Fullmetal Alchemist #19
- Fables, Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers Fables #4 Fables Universe #4
- Fables, Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons Fables #5 Fables Universe #5
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 20 Fullmetal Alchemist #20
- Fables, Vol. 6: Homelands Fables #6 Fables Universe #6
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape Jack of Fables #1 Fables Universe #7
- Fables, Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) Fables #7 Fables Universe #9
- Sins of Empire Gods of Blood and Powder #1
- Fables, Vol. 8: Wolves Fables #8 Fables Universe #10
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 21 Fullmetal Alchemist #21
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 22 Fullmetal Alchemist #22
- Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Fables Universe #11
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 23 Fullmetal Alchemist #23
- Mystery Behind the Wall The Boxcar Children #17
- Fables, Vol. 9: Sons of Empire Fables #9 Fables Universe #12
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 24 Fullmetal Alchemist #24
- Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince Fables #10 Fables Universe #14
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 25 Fullmetal Alchemist #25
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 26 Fullmetal Alchemist #26
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 27 Fullmetal Alchemist #27
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 2: Jack of Hearts Jack of Fables #2 Fables Universe #8
- Mossflower Redwall #2
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 3: The Bad Prince Jack of Fables #3 Fables Universe #13
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 4: Americana Jack of Fables #4 Fables Universe #15
- Wrath of Empire Gods of Blood and Powder #2
- Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces Fables #11 Fables Universe #18
- Cinderella, Vol. 1: From Fabletown with Love Cinderella #1 Fables Universe #20
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 5: Turning Pages Jack of Fables #5 Fables Universe #16
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 6: The Big Book of War Jack of Fables #6 Fables Universe #17
- Fables, Vol. 12: The Dark Ages Fables #12 Fables Universe #21
- Benny Uncovers a Mystery The Boxcar Children #19
- Fables, Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover Fables #13 Fables Universe #22
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 7: The New Adventures of Jack and Jack Jack of Fables #7 Fables Universe #23
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 8: The Fulminate Blade Jack of Fables #8 Fables Universe #24
- Fables, Vol. 14: Witches Fables #14 Fables Universe #25
- Fables, Vol. 15: Rose Red Fables #15 Fables Universe #26
- Cinderella: Fables are Forever Cinderella #2 Fables Universe #27
- Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland Fables Universe #28
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Chronicles of Narnia *
- Fables, Vol. 16: Super Team Fables #16 Fables Universe #29
- How to Be an Antiracist
- Jade City The Green Bone Saga #1
- Peace Talks The Dresden Files #16
- Battle Ground The Dresden Files #17
- Fairest, Volume 1: Wide Awake Fairest #1 Fables Universe #30
- Fables, Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind Fables #17 Fables Universe #34
- Fairest, Volume 2: The Hidden Kingdom Fairest #2 Fables Universe #31
- Fairest, Volume 3: The Return of the Maharaja Fairest #3 Fables Universe #32
- The Calculating Stars Lady Astronaut #1
- Fables, Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland Fables #18 Fables Universe #35
- The Little Bear Stories
- Prince Caspian Chronicles of Narnia #2
- Fables, Vol. 19: Snow White Fables #19 Fables Universe #36
- Fairest: In All the Land Fairest #6 Fables Universe #41
- Jade War The Green Bone Saga #2
- Mariel of Redwall Redwall #4
- Fables, Vol. 20: Camelot Fables #20 Fables Universe #37
- Jack of Fables, Vol. 9: The End Jack of Fables #9 Fables Universe #38
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Chronicles of Narnia #3
- Fairest, Volume 4: Of Men and Mice Fairest #4 Fables Universe #33
- Fables, Vol. 21: Happily Ever After Fables #21 Fables Universe #39
- Fables, Vol. 22: Farewell Fables #22 Fables Universe #42
- Fairest, Volume 5: The Clamour for Glamour Fairest #5 Fables Universe #40
- The Fated Sky Lady Astronaut #2
- The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite The Umbrella Academy #1
- Edgedancer Arcanum Unbounded #9 The Cosmere * The Stormlight Archive #2.5
- The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas The Umbrella Academy #2
- The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 3: Hotel Oblivion
- The Boys, Volume 1: The Name of the Game The Boys #1
- The Boys, Volume 2: Get Some The Boys #2
- The Silver Chair Chronicles of Narnia #4
- The Boys, Volume 3: Good For The Soul The Boys #3
- The Boys, Volume 4: We Gotta Go Now The Boys #4
- The Boys, Volume 5: Herogasm The Boys #5
- The Obelisk Gate The Broken Earth #2
- The Boys, Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society The Boys #6
- The Boys, Volume 7: The Innocents The Boys #7
- Dawnshard The Cosmere * The Stormlight Archive #3.5
- The Boys, Volume 8: Highland Laddie The Boys #8
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride The Boys #9
- 2020 Reading Retrospective
Previous years, if you’re interested: