2024 Book List

Hard to believe but another year has passed and I am proud to have achieved my reading goal again (at least 26 books per year). I read all my books on the Kindle (at home and while hiking or travelling) and get almost all of them through the library. Most of the time, with the help of holds, I can get all the ones I want to read – sometimes it takes a bit of patience.

Below is my list of 30 books I read this year. The list is sorted from highest rated to lowest rated – by me that is!

Some favorites are no surprise, such as the Winner “Horse” or “Lessons in Chemistry” (which has been made into a show). Others surprised me, such as “Matrix” which really grew on me. A very different topic but with interesting feminist undertones. Anything by Haruki Murakami is always enjoyable; I read at least one of his books per year!

I really enjoyed “Circe” which is a re-telling of the Greek mythology. “All the Broken Places” is a must read! Highly recommended! At the end of the year I committed to “The Half Brother” which is a very long book but never got boring. A few chapters could probably be shortened but I enjoyed the story (it takes place in Norway).

“The Family Upstairs” is an easy read and I am currently reading the sequel. And I really enjoyed “Crossroads”!

As much as I usually like anything by David Guterson, the “Last Case” was rather dull. Bottom rankings went to “Fire Weather” (although highly recommended by friends; I just found it empty and boring despite being a wildfire nerd and ex firefighter) and Grisham stories.

I actually left the two lowest rated books, “Squeeze Me” and “The Guide”, off the pictures as they just were not worth it.

Also worth noting is that a previous book favorite, “A Gentleman in Moscow” has also been made into a very enjoyable TV series (8 episodes).

Feel free to share your comments and own recommendations below!!