For some unknown reason, I did not click “publish” on this two years ago. Hilarious. Well, here are some great books I read a couple years ago (spoiler from the future: 2023-2024 were also not great reading years, alas).

2022 was a difficult year in many ways, though there were some great bright spots as well (my youngest brother got married!). I slacked off on documenting my reading journey here so hopefully 2023 will be less intense and I will be a little more consistent.

I still read a lot of good books in 2022, and re-read some comfort books. My total count was forty-eight (48) books read, though only two were for my 50 Classics in 5 Years project. Obviously I’m planning to increase that classics-read number this year, and I’m extending my deadline for the project.

I would also like to read more nonfiction this year. I sometimes have a difficult time with nonfiction if the idea was better than the execution, or if the subject matter does not require as many pages as the book possesses. I am open to suggestions for great nonfiction!

Overall, I am pleased with my 2022 reading life. Keeping track of what I am reading has really helped me read more and it has been a good reference for what I read in what year (it’s amazing how quickly I forget what year I read something unless I have a list telling me). I entered most of the books I read in 2022 on Goodreads (though I appear to be missing a few books and decided I’m too lazy to go back and figure it out–I’m going to start fresh in 2023!), and I’m going to try to use it more consistently this year. We will see if that sticks.

Top 10 Books of 2022

Everyone likes a top-ten list, so here is mine for the year:

1. David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens
2. The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison
3. Persuasion, by Jane Austen
4. Elder Race, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
5. Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie
6. The Golden Enclaves, by Naomi Novik
7. The Binti novella trilogy, by Nnedi Okorafor
8. The Relentless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal
9. The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner
10. The Murderbot Diaries series, by Martha Wells
11. Honorable mention: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, by T. Kingfisher

If you just wanted the Top Ten list, there you have it, Happy New Year and happy reading. I hope 2023 is a good year of reading excellent and thought-provoking books!