Jeff rebounds (to) 52 in 2021

[Jeffrey]

This year I read a good number of books, but most were escapist. Not surprising with the year we've had, but in 2021 I want to get back to reading more nonfiction.

My favorites are history and biography.

Jeff's 2021 Reading Corner

[Lisa]

Good luck Jeffrey :)

[Jeffrey]

Thanks!

Lol, I just realized I put my challenge in the wrong group.

[Lisa]

Jeffrey wrote: "Thanks!

Lol, I just realized I put my challenge in the wrong group."

You can ask the mods to move it to the correct folder :)

[Jeffrey]

Finished first book of the year; 51 to go!
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Highly recommended. Great story with some psychology, sociology, political science, and philosophy thrown in.

[Blagica , Challenges]

I hope you go beyond your 52 book resolution! Best of Luck!

[Jeffrey]

2. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

Important topic; somewhat uneven execution. Still worth a read.

[Jeffrey]

3. Horseman, Pass By by Larry McMurtry

Good story about generational changes in Texas.

[Jeffrey]

4. The Course of the Heart by M. John Harrison

My Review

[Jeffrey]

5. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan

Skepticism

[Jeffrey]

6. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

African American slave narrative.

[Jeffrey]

7. Shooting Stars: Ten Historical Miniatures by Stefan Zweig

Historical vignettes.

[Jeffrey]

8. Athelstan: The Making of England by Tom Holland
Great little history of the first king of all England.

[Jeffrey]

9. My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
Entertaining dog stories.

[Jeffrey]

10. Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen

Rookie runs the Iditarod.

[Jeffrey]

11. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei

Personal narrative of WWII Japanese internment camps in the US

[Jeffrey]

12. A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod

Short, but informative audiobook on dinosaurs.

[Jeffrey]

13. A Month of Sundays by John Updike

I liked the Rabbit series; did not care for this one. Too pretentious.

[Jeffrey]

14. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

Frosty in Alaska

[Jeffrey]

15. Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe by Steven H. Strogatz

Calculus for the layman. Awesome!

[Jeffrey]

16. The Gulf: The Making of An American Sea by Jack Emerson Davis

Great, broad history of the Gulf of Mexico.

[Jeffrey]

17. The Hunter by Richard Stark

Hard-boiled crime

[Jeffrey]

18. The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block

Excellent crime/mystery. Will continue series at some point.

[Jeffrey]

19. A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane

Mystery/crime

[Jeffrey]

20. Darkness, Take My Hand by Dennis Lehane

Kenzie & Gennaro Book 2 - a page turner.

[Jeffrey]

21. Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui

Interesting stories about swimming.

[Jeffrey]

22. Sacred by Dennis Lehane

Kenzie & Gennaro Book 3

[Jeffrey]

23. Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane

Kenzie & Gennaro Book 4

[Jeffrey]

24. Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane

Kenzie & Gennaro Book 5

[Jeffrey]

25. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates

Climate change.

[Jeffrey]

26. Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane

Kenzie & Gennaro Book 6

[Jeffrey]

27. The Invention of Surgery: A History of Modern Medicine: From the Renaissance to the Implant Revolution by David Schneider

History of Medicine

[Blagica , Challenges]

Look at you go do you have a standout favorite yet?

[Jeffrey]

Hi, thanks!

For fiction, Ender's Game is my favorite so far this year.
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need for nonfiction.

[Jeffrey]

28. A Promised Land by Barack Obama

Over a month between books. Got to get the reading mojo back.
President Obama's autobiography was outstanding!

[Dorothy]

I've agreed to buddy read this in June but I can't remember who with (should that be 'with whom?' ) If it is you, please remind me!!!

[Jeffrey]

Hi, Dorothy

It was scheduled for April I'm afraid. I started late and there was not really any discussion unfortunately.

It is a very good book and I hope you continue.

If you can't find a buddy in this group, I know the Nonfiction Book Club group is doing a buddy read through the end of June.

Good reading!

[Jeffrey]

29. Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson

OMG

[Jeffrey]

30. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett

[Jeffrey]

31. The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Discworld read through

[Jeffrey]

32. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Great storytelling!

[Jeffrey]

33. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
High signal/noise ratio

[Jeffrey]

34. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff

[Jeffrey]

35. Dune by Frank Herbert

[Jeffrey]

36. Lightning Bug by Donald Harington

[Jeffrey]

37. Some Other Place. The Right Place. by Donald Harington

[Jeffrey]

38. The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

[Jeffrey]

39. The Choiring of the Trees by Donald Harington

[Jeffrey]

40. Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett

[Jeffrey]

41. Mort by Terry Pratchett