Books I Read in 2022
It is the end of November, and I’ve now read 50 books this year (more accurately, my Goodreads list shows that number although I know I did not post every book I read this year). Of those, 7 were re-reads —5 were nonfiction—several were poetry books—several were young adult—and a handful were fantasy. I now have 3 or 4 more queued up for my December reading pleasure.
Did I love them all? No.
Did I love many of them? Yes!
My favorites? In no particular order...
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin
Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Ink Black Heart, The (Cormoran Strike, #6) by Robert Galbraith
Marriage Portrait, The by Maggie O’Farrell
Rattle & Numb: New and Selected Poems, 1992-2019 by John Burroughs
A few special notes:
*I will read anything written by Maggie O’Farrell!
*John Burroughs—now our U.S. Beat Poet Laureate—is an amazing poet!
*I loved, loved, LOVED Honor by Thrity Umrigar.
*I tend to listen to the audio version of books, which can be a little “uneven”...depending on the narrator and the complexity of the book. With a “book-book,” I can easily flip back a few pages to remind myself of characters or plot lines, etc. It is not as easy if I am driving or walking and listening to an audio book.
*Margaret Atwood is still my favorite author.
*Barbara Kingsolver (another favorite) is coming out with a new book next year!
*Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid came along at a perfect time for me...I loved it!
*Jennifer Ann Shore is my favorite Young Adult author.
*I want to be transported away from “real life” when I read. Thus, I’m not a big fan of nonfiction. That said, the nonfiction books I read this year were great.
Here is my list of books I read. My reviews of each can be found on my Goodreads page:
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin *
A Slow Burning Fire by Paula Hawkins
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
Bluebeard’s Egg by Margaret Atwood *
Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
Elantris (Elantris, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
Extended Summer of Anna and Jeremy, The by Jennifer Shore
Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Fresh Water for Flowers by Valerie Perrin
Glass Hotel, The by Emily St. John Mandel
Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth About Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain’s Silent Killers by David Perlmutter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) by J.K. Rowling *
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling *
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado
Honor by Thrity Umrigar
How to Fly in Ten Thousand Easy Lessons by Barbara Kingsolver *
Hurting Kind, The by Ada Limon
Ink Black Heart, The (Cormoran Strike, #6) by Robert Galbraith
Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love by Rebecca Frankel
Junket by Lauren Groff
Lake Shore Limited, The by Sue Miller
Last Flight, The by Julie Clark
Lord Foul’s Bane (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, #1) by Stephen Donaldson *
MaddAddam (MaddAddam #3) by Margaret Atwood *
Marriage Portrait, The by Maggie O’Farrell
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blei
Medusa’s Ankles: Selected Stories by A.S. Byatt
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Rattle & Numb: New and Selected Poems, 1992-2019 by John Burroughs *
Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Snow Child, The by Eowyn Ivey
Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4) by John Grisham
Stars Are Not Yet Bells, The by Hannah Lilith Assadi
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR by Lisa Napoli
These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett
Thirst by Mary Oliver
Tithe (Modern Faerie Tales, #1) by Holly Black
When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara O’Neal
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
* = Books I Re-read
