Hello friends of my blog:
It's been two or more months since my last post! Well, well, well. So much for the weekly Wednesday postings. I sure tried to continue it for quite a long time!
Anyway, here's my list of books read in 2022. If you're new here, we do one every year. Each year, the aim is 100 books.
I fell short this year and closed with 96/100 books.
However, I had a lot of trouble trying to find books that I enjoy this year. I did not finish almost 10 books! Perhaps it is because I now almost exclusively read e-books on Libby. I need to visit a library...
Once again, just a disclaimer that these are my preferences~
My top 5 favourites
1. The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth series) - N.K. Jemisin
I believe I posted about this series before!
2.Piranesi - Susanna Clarke
I still find myself thinking about this book. I just really enjoyed the strange world though there wasn't too much of a story.
3.Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) - Marissa Meyer
Usually I feel utterly bored by stories based on fairytales, but the imaginative retelling of it, without too many on the nose references, was creative and absolute fun.
4.Sorcery of Thorns - Margaret Rogerson
5.Scythe (Arc of a Scythe series) - Neal Shusterman
Conclusion: Looks like I just really enjoy fantasy fiction. After all these years, why I am still surprised? 😑
A soul crushing book
Read if you like feeling hopeless and depressed
Disappointing 😓
When the hype doesn't translate into real admiration
The Last Graduate - Naomi Novik
This is the second book and I really have to say it lost the magic of the first.
The Honey Farm - Harriet Alida Lye
What kind of ending is this? I was so drawn till the end. I feel absolutely let down.
The Magus - John Fowles
The mysterious vibe of the book reminds me of some other books, but the story was... not as palatable or memorable to me.
Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao
There is so much hype about this. I was initially intrigued by the Asian elements, but in the end did not enjoy the writing as much as I hoped to.
Dragon Pearl - Yoon Ha Lee
I think I might just give up on these Asian themed books...???
Update: just added a few more into the Want to read list. My gut tells me I will probably be better of just reading actual Chinese classics or wuxia though. Some things just get lost in translation.
Update 2: I should probably give up. Read yet another book with an Asian Empress and let's just say I was not charmed.
Notable ideas and premises
The Book Eaters - Sunyi Dean
Where characters actually eat books...
Harris Bin Potter And The Stoned Philosopher-Suffian Hakim
I found this silly book pretty amusing.
Non-fiction love
aka geeky books that taught me a lot
Books that left me with the feeling: ?????? What was this all about? 😪
aka books that were definitely not for me.
Mouth to Mouth - Antoine Wilson
The Empathy Diaries - Sherry Turkle
Second Place- Rachel Cusk
...and more. I feel resigned at this point. Perhaps feeling jaded comes with age too.
Please, I hope 2023 will be a much better reading year! 💛
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