2023 in Books

My year in books (according to Goodreads). 8443 pages read in 26 books. I mostly binged on thrillers and series I am already following. Just one non-fiction! I am currently reading / being stuck in these: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig - this is a reread. I read it as a teenager, and I am not getting through it at the moment. Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder by Dave Barter - collection of articles. The title might be the best bit. Edges by Linda Nagata - I am not very excited. Fiction Mark DawsonI just continue reading his multiple series. Sandstorm (Charlie Cooper Thrillers #1) - a new series in the Group Fifteen universe. It is a short book and quite entertaining. The Red Room (Atticus Priest #3) Pistolero (Beatrix Rose #5)Uppercut (John Milton #22)The Chameleon (Charlie Cooper Thrillers)Viveca SternA new series by Viveca. I confess, I only read them because of the cosy setting in Sweden. It is more "Nordic cosy", than "Nordic noir". ...

January 2, 2024 · 4 min · Christof Damian
2022 in Books

2022 in Books

2022 Goodreads Challenge Like many things of 2022 my reading didn't go to plan. It went different in a completely unexpected way. My initial plan was to read about 18 books, which is a bit more than I manage in a normal year. I wanted to read a mix of fiction and non-fiction, and planned to alternate between one of each. I had a queue already on Goodreads and was all set. ...

January 3, 2023 · 10 min · Christof Damian