Books

A list of books I’ve read each year (insofar as I remember them), and their score. 2020 and onward are listed in chronological order; other years are listed in no particular order. The years before 2020 are by no means a complete list, and I will update them as I remember more books.


2023

  • Pump: A Natural History of the Heart by Bill Schutt 4/10
  • The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett 9.5/10
  • The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan 9.5/10
  • The Journey: Big Panda and Tiny Dragon by James Norbury
  • Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford 4.5/10
  • Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 7/10
  • Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson 9/10
  • The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson 8.5/10
  • The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 8.5/10
  • Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday 10/10
  • Night Watch by Terry Pratchett 8.5/10
  • The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett 8/10 (As a kids book)
  • Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 9/10
  • An Immense World by Ed Yong 10/10
  • Going Postal by Terry Pratchett 10/10
  • River of the Gods by Candice Millard 7/10
  • Thud! by Terry Pratchett 9/10
  • Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal 9/10
  • Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett 8.5/10

2023 Stats:
Books Read: 41
Pages Read: 16,246

  • Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett 8.5/10
  • A History of the Medieval World by Susan Wise Bauer 9/10
  • Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 9/10
  • Making Money by Terry Pratchett 10/10
  • The War of Art by Steven Pressfield 10/10
  • Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett 9/10
  • Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton 6/10
  • Sphere by Michael Crichton 8/10
  • Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy 8/10
  • Micro by Michael Crichton and Richard Preston 7.5/10
  • Red Rising by Pierce Brown 9/10
  • Golden Son by Pierce Brown 9/10
  • Morning Star by Pierce Brown 8.5/10
  • Iron Gold by Pierce Brown 6.5/10
  • Dark Age by Pierce Brown 7.5/10
  • Lightbringer by Pierce Brown 9.5/10
  • Beginners by Tom Vanderbilt 7/10
  • Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday 10/10
  • Building: A Carpenter’s Notes on Life and the Art of Good Work by Mark Ellison 7/10
  • And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 8/10
  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 6/10

2022

  • Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Othello by William Shakespeare 7/10
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Chrisie 8.5/10
  • God’s Shadow: Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World by Alan Mikhail 8/10
  • We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E Taylor 10/10
  • For We Are Many by Dennis E Taylor 9.5/10
  • All These Worlds by Dennis E Taylor 9.5/10
  • Heaven’s River by Dennis E Taylor 8/10
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 6/10
  • The Art of War by Sun Tzu 8/10
  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle 8.5/10
  • Elantris by Brandon Sanderson 5.5/10
  • Venice: A New History by Thomas F. Madden 9/10
  • Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott 7/10
  • 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann 8.5/10
  • Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses by Jackie Higgins 8.5/10
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan 10/10
  • The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan 7.5/10

2022 Stats:
Books Read: 53
Pages Read: ~19,745

  • The Iliad by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles 8/10
  • Small Gods by Terry Pratchett 10/10
  • Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 7/10
  • Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Mort by Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Pyramids by Terry Pratchett 5.5/10
  • Sourcery by Terry Pratchett 7/10
  • Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett 8.5/10
  • Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday 9.5/10
  • Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett 10/10
  • Eric by Terry Pratchett 5.5/10
  • Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett 3.5/10
  • Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett 7.5/10
  • Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett 8.5/10
  • Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall 8.5/10
  • Soul Music by Terry Pratchett 6/10
  • What If? 2 by Randall Munroe 10/10
  • Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett 9.5/10
  • Why the West Rules – For Now by Ian Morris 8/10
  • The Truth by Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Maskerade by Terry Pratchett 9/10
  • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 10/10
  • Jingo by Terry Pratchett 7/10
  • Hogfather by Terry Pratchett 8/10
  • Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday 9/10
  • The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett 7.5/10

2021

  • The Importance of Being Foolish by Brennan Manning – 6/10
  • David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell – 8/10
  • Yes to Life in Spite of Everything by Viktor Frankl – 7.5/10
  • Life After Life by Katherine Atwood – 7/10
  • The War of Art by Steven Pressfield – 10/10
  • The Afghan Campaign by Steven Pressfield – 7/10
  • A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – 7/10
  • The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – 8.5/10
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – 10/10
  • Do the Work by Steven Pressfield – 8/10
  • The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson – 8/10
  • Survival of the Sickest by Sharon Moalem – 8.5/10
  • When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi – 9/10
  • The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien – 11/10
  • Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell – 8/10
  • The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba – 8.5/10
  • Istanbul by Thomas Madden – 8.5/10
  • The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath – 7/10
  • Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez – 8/10
  • Just Like That by Gary Schmidt – 9.5/10
  • The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt – 11/10
  • Human Errors by Nathan Lents – 8/10
  • The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton – 1/10
  • Educated by Tara Westover – 9/10
  • The History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer – 9.25/10
  • Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift – 7/10
  • Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer – 7/10
  • Thing Explainer by Randall Monroe – 9/10
  • Grit by Angela Duckworth – 8.5/10
  • Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis – 8.5/10
  • Hatchet by Gary Paulsen – 8/10
  • Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen – 8/10
  • Essentialism by Greg McKeown – 8/10
  • The Ranger’s Apprentice Series (except The Icebound Land) by John Flanagan – 8.5/10
  • There is a God by Antony Flew – 5/10
  • God is a Question not an Answer by William Irwin – 6/10
  • I don’t Believe in Atheists by Chris Hedges – 8/10
  • Stardust by Neil Gaiman – 7/10
  • Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card – 10/10
  • The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking by Edward Burger and Michael Starbird – 7/10

Audiobooks:

  • The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas – 10/10
  • SPQR by Mary Beard – 8/10
  • Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan – 7/10

2021 Stats:
Books Read: 52 (and 3 Audiobooks)
Pages Read: ~14,585


2020

  • Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt – 10/10
  • My Abandonment by Peter Rock – 4/10
  • Caging Skies by Christine Leunens – 2/10
  • Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump – 9/10
  • Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare – 8/10
  • The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare – 7/10
  • The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare – 7/10
  • Love Does by Bob Goff – 9.5/10
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde – 7.5/10
  • The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde – 9/10
  • The Life of Pi by Yann Martel – 8/10
  • Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis – 8/10
  • The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis – 7/10
  • In a Far Country by Jack London – 6/10
  • The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence – 5/10
  • When by Daniel Pink – 7.5/10
  • The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis – 8/10
  • The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis – 7.5/10
  • Humble Pi by Matt Parker – 7/10
  • Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday – 9.5/10
  • Hannibal Crosses the Alps by John Prevas – 7.5/10
  • The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley – 9/10
  • The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday – 9/10
  • Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday – 8/10
  • Scipio Africanus: Rome’s Greatest General by Richard A Gabriel – 9/10
  • Persuasion by Jane Austen – 8/10
  • The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin – 8.5/10
  • Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – 8.5/10
  • Wilderness Essays by John Muir – 6.5/10
  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford – 10/10
  • Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl – 9/10
  • The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters – 7/10
  • As You Like it by Shakespeare – 6.5/10
  • A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis – 8/10
  • The Enchiridion by Epictetus – 7/10

2020 Stats:
Books Read: 35
Pages Read: Pending


2019

  • Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning (x2) – 15/10
  • The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt – 11/10
  • All is Grace by Brennan Manning – 8.5/10
  • Amazed by Grace by Sheri Dew – 8.5/10
  • Letters to Malcolm by C.S. Lewis – 7.5/10
  • The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss – 8/10
  • Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand – 10/10

2018-2017

  • The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis – 9.5/10
  • The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis – 9.5/10
  • Miracles by C.S. Lewis – 7/10
  • The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss – 8/10
  • The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien – 11/10
  • Fixing My Gaze by Susan Barry – 8.5/10
  • Selections from The Aeneid by Virgil – 9/10
  • Selections from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri – 9/10

Other Notables

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan – 11/10
  • The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan – 10/10
  • The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins – 8/10
  • The Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner – 6.5/10
  • The Looking Glass Wars trilogy by Frank Beddor – 8/10
  • The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini – 6/10
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – 8/10
  • Selections from The Odyssey by Homer – 6/10
  • Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton – 10/10
  • The Lost World by Michael Chrichton – 9/10
  • Timeline by Michael Chrichton – 10/10
  • The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – 8/10