2022 Reading Roundup

I had hoped to read a bit more in 2022, but c’est la vie. That said, I did happen to hit my reading goal of reading more about biology and natural sciences (thanks, Bill Bryson), and I finally tackled The Black Swan. I also read a number of seriously terrific books — notable mentions include Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen, The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, and A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley. I also two books about sweat, which may speak to my interest in exercise.

In 2023, I aim to continue reading more about natural sciences and history (particularly Jewish history), as well as delve back into fiction. I’d also like to read more poetry — I’ve got a volume of Whitman’s collected works that’s currently staring me down.

Here’s what I read in 2022. To see what I tackled in previous years, hit up this link.

1. The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Billy Bryson
2. Crossroads, Jonathan Franzen
3. How We Die, Sherman Nuland
4. A Calling for Charlie Barnes, Joshua Ferriss
5. The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Everts
6. Everyone Loves Dead Jews, Dara Horn
7. Salt, Mark Kurlansky
8. Numbers Don’t Lie, Vaclav Smil
9. Titan, Ron Chernow
10. But What If We’re Wrong, Chuck Klosterman
11. The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen
12. Ninety Percent of Everything, Rose George
13. Sweat: A History of Exercise, Bill Hayes
14. The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
15. A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson
16. A Different Drummer, William Melvin Kelley