I loved so many of the books I read this year. I’ve compiled some of my favorites below in an attempt to sum up my year and bring my favorites together. The list could easily have been longer! These books give you a pretty good sense of my reading taste. This year I read lots of nonfiction, although usually of the personal sort, i.e. not books full of facts that I (given my bad memory) will soon forget, but books where people write about their ideas and experiences. As often happens with me, I read more fiction than nonfiction, but my end-of-year favorites list is nonfiction-heavy. I don’t think this means I should read more nonfiction, necessarily — too much of it tires my brain — but it means the nonfiction speaks to me and stays with me in a way the fiction is less likely to.
Yay for Ross Gay and Claudia Rankine! I can't remember, did you read Rankine's Just Us? If not, I highly recommend it. I think you will really like the unusual structure. I'm sure while there are "last times" with Cormac as he grows, there will be plenty of "first times" to go along with them that will hopefully bring new delights. Happy New Year!
Some great books here, and some already on my TBR. I am honestly surprised I didn’t see Translations as Transhumance on this list (I know you enjoyed it), I’m currently reading it and might be a new favourite, what a book
My 2021 Year in Reading
Yay for Ross Gay and Claudia Rankine! I can't remember, did you read Rankine's Just Us? If not, I highly recommend it. I think you will really like the unusual structure. I'm sure while there are "last times" with Cormac as he grows, there will be plenty of "first times" to go along with them that will hopefully bring new delights. Happy New Year!
Some great books here, and some already on my TBR. I am honestly surprised I didn’t see Translations as Transhumance on this list (I know you enjoyed it), I’m currently reading it and might be a new favourite, what a book
Looks like a great reading year for you! I hope you will like Duras' War!