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