2019 In Review: Books Wot I Read
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montfeliskyOh, I had such a lovely New Year's Eve! Work was very quiet so I did some urgent tasks, reviewed a new database we may be implementing in 2020 (this year, gosh!), cleaned my desk and set up my digital task journal for the coming calendar year. Then I wrote my year in review post, which is under lock on this journal, and did some revision of the separation of powers and constitutional sources, and then got a bus a bit after 8pm to raven 's flat where there were also a happydork , a such_heights , a purplefringe , and raven 's partner A. There were so many delicious snacks and I brought with me three cheeses from the Drunk Cheeses stall at Borough Market and then a panicky amount of crackers, cheese balls and onion rings. It was a quiet and lovely event with friends and mulled wine and little impromptu naps on the floor and I am so glad I went instead of continuing to revise. <3
So the books I read in 2019.. I did not read very many! I was super burned out through the first 6-7 months of the year and had trouble concentrating on reading anything. I watched a lot of Netflix and listened to a lot of podcasts instead. But even though I didn't read a lot, I read more widely than previous years - I read a lot of recs from a friend at work through the latter half of the year, which I think has been good for my reading palate.
January
1. K.A Applegate, "The Invasion" (Animorphs) (re-read)
2. K.A Applegate, "The Visitor" (Animorphs) (re-read)
February
3. Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma, "Sing For the Coming of the Longest Night"
4. A.J. Finn, "The Woman at the Window"
5. Jenny Han, "P.S. I Still Love You" (re-read_
April
6. Kate Elizabeth Russell, "My Dark Vanessa"
May
7. AJ Pearce, "Dear Mrs Bird"
8. Shannon Pufahl, "On Swift Horses"
June
9. Camilla Lackberg, "The Ice Princess"
10. Aliette de Bodard, "House of Shattered Wings" (re-read)
July
11. Erin Morgenstern, "The Night Circus"
August
12. Aliette de Bodard, "House of Binding Thorns"
13. Aliette de Bodard, "House of Sundering Flames"
14. Sally Rooney, "Conversations with Friends"
September
15. Siri Ousdahl, "Constraint"
16. Madeleine Miller, "Circe"
October
17. Katie Lowe, "The Furies"
18. Zen Cho, "The True Queen" (re-read)
19. Elizabeth J. Church, "The Atomic Weight of Love"
November
20. Anna Sewell, "Pollyanna"
December
21. Meg Mitchell Moore, "The Islanders"
22. Joanna Glen, "The Other Half of Augusta Hope"
raven 's flat where there were also a happydork , a such_heights , a purplefringe , and raven 's partner A. There were so many delicious snacks and I brought with me three cheeses from the Drunk Cheeses stall at Borough Market and then a panicky amount of crackers, cheese balls and onion rings. It was a quiet and lovely event with friends and mulled wine and little impromptu naps on the floor and I am so glad I went instead of continuing to revise. <3So the books I read in 2019.. I did not read very many! I was super burned out through the first 6-7 months of the year and had trouble concentrating on reading anything. I watched a lot of Netflix and listened to a lot of podcasts instead. But even though I didn't read a lot, I read more widely than previous years - I read a lot of recs from a friend at work through the latter half of the year, which I think has been good for my reading palate.
January
1. K.A Applegate, "The Invasion" (Animorphs) (re-read)
2. K.A Applegate, "The Visitor" (Animorphs) (re-read)
February
3. Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma, "Sing For the Coming of the Longest Night"
4. A.J. Finn, "The Woman at the Window"
5. Jenny Han, "P.S. I Still Love You" (re-read_
April
6. Kate Elizabeth Russell, "My Dark Vanessa"
May
7. AJ Pearce, "Dear Mrs Bird"
8. Shannon Pufahl, "On Swift Horses"
June
9. Camilla Lackberg, "The Ice Princess"
10. Aliette de Bodard, "House of Shattered Wings" (re-read)
July
11. Erin Morgenstern, "The Night Circus"
August
12. Aliette de Bodard, "House of Binding Thorns"
13. Aliette de Bodard, "House of Sundering Flames"
14. Sally Rooney, "Conversations with Friends"
September
15. Siri Ousdahl, "Constraint"
16. Madeleine Miller, "Circe"
October
17. Katie Lowe, "The Furies"
18. Zen Cho, "The True Queen" (re-read)
19. Elizabeth J. Church, "The Atomic Weight of Love"
November
20. Anna Sewell, "Pollyanna"
December
21. Meg Mitchell Moore, "The Islanders"
22. Joanna Glen, "The Other Half of Augusta Hope"
