Books I Read in 2021

Matt’s Books Completed* in 2021: 1. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel2. Hercule Poirot: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie3. The Thirteen Gun Salute by Patrick O’Brian4. The Quintessential Grooming Guide for the Modern Gentleman by Capt. Peabody Fawcett RN.5. In The Presence of My Enemies by Dale Ralph Davis6. The Nutmeg of Consolation by Patrick O’Brian7. The Guardians by John Grisham8. Jesus the Great Philosopher by Jonathan Pennington9. Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus Williams10. Anxiety: A Student’s Guide by Edward Welch11. Mayo Clinic Guide to Fibromyalgia by Andy Abril and Barbara Bruce12. Trent’s Last Case by E.C. Bentley13. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers14. The Truelove by Patrick O’Brian15. The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O’Brian16. Handle With Care by Lore Ferguson Wilbert17. The Commodore by Patrick O’Brian18. The Yellow Admiral by Patrick O’Brian19. Woe to the Scribes and the Pharisees by Daniel Taylor20. Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers21. The Hundred Days by Patrick O’Brian22. Rainbow’s End by Ellis Peters23. Trinity Psalter Hymnal by the Joint Venture of the OPC & URCNA24. Embodied by Preston Sprinkle25. A Question of Belief by Donna Leon26. Blue at the Mizzen by Patrick O’Brian27. 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) About Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin28. By Its Cover by Donna Leon29. Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri30. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman31. 21 by Patrick O’Brian32. Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers33. The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks34. Beastly Things by Donna Leon35. Trent Intervenes by E.C. Bentley36. Looking for the King by David C. Downing37. All That’s Good by Hannah Anderson38. Political Thought: A Student’s Guide by Hunter Baker39. The Fibro Manual by Ginevra Liptan40. Trent’s Own Case by E.C. Bentley & H. Warner Allen41. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham42. Simply Trinity by Matthew Barrett43. Embracing the New Samaria by Alejandro Mandes44. Britte-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman45. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers46. Reading the Times by Jeffrey Bilbro47. Evangelical Convictions, 2nd Edition. EFCA Spiritual Heritage Committee48. Where the Light Fell by Philip Yancey49. Cannabis and the Christian by Todd Miles50. Edith Pargeter: Ellis Peters by Margaret Lewis51. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman52. He Will Be Enough by Katie Faris53. The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott Swain 54. The Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon55. The Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin56. Camino Winds by John Grisham57. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers58. Prayer by John Onwuchekwa59. Frederick Douglas: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight60. Is Christmas Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLaughlin61. Trace Elements by Donna Leon62. A Promised Land by Barack Obama63. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles64. The Christian Standard Bible, M’Cheyne Reading Plan 



* As I say every year--these are books I finished reading (or had read to me in Audible) this year, not the ones I started or the ones I didn't get done. That list would be a LOT longer (and kind of depressing)! I read a bunch of them for escapist fun, a few for/with my family, and a lot of them just to learn and grow. They aren't listed (perfectly) in the order I read them. Some of them I am reading for a second or third time (or more!).

And as I also say each and every year--I'm not endorsing these books just because they are listed here.! Some of them are really good and some are really bad. Most are somewhere in between. Read with discernment.

Here's the article where I explain why I post these.


Lists from previous years:

2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008 (first half, second half)
2007 (first half, second half)
2006 (first half, second half)
2005 (first half, second half)