The amount of reading I did in 2020 was one of the few things that exceeded my expectations that year. Looking back on the 41 books I’ve read, I see there’s more nonfiction than I’ve read in previous years (13), more re-read books (4), and more books read with a book club (6). I also read more internationally than in the past, with authors from the US, UK, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, Japan, Poland, Brazil, Oman, and Norway!
Favorites:
The Mill on the Floss
Here
The Namesake
Least favorite:
My Absolute Darling
Most weirdly 2020ish:
The Memory Police
Books that made me better:
All About Love: New Visions
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
Tales from the Perilous Realm
Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles (one of the last books I read before March, which makes it feel like I read it a lifetime ago)