2020 Books

Dark Forest by Rosie Fraser

These are the 12 books I read (listened to) on 2020. They are classified on how much I enjoyed them, if you disagree… ok. I’m not a book-rating-authority. I’m probably wrong and you are right, congratulations.

Favorite Quotes

• “All these woman breaking glass ceilings, and I found one firmly in place.”
  Sing to it.
• “Someone has to be the hero.”
  Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
• “But the ones with 100% won’t compromise… why trade self-sufficiency for company?”
  Sing to it.
• “Trees take root and I thought I could too. If I had enough trees to learn from.”
  Sing to it.
• “How can we distinguish what is biologically determined from what people merely try to justify through biological myths? A good rule of thumb is ‘Biology enables, culture forbids.’”
  Sapiens

Books

I loved

• Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
  Genre: Non-fiction, Philosophy
  1-sentence Review: It will change the way you look at media forever.
• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
  Genre: Sci-Fi, Young Adult
  1-sentence Review: Internet culture + aliens in a cool story.
• Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
  Genre: Non-Fiction, Story
  1-sentence Review: The story of humanity, but it’s actually interesting.
• I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
  Genre: Non-Fiction, True Crime
  1-sentence Review: Scary as fuck story about a serial killer in California.

I liked

• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
  Genre: Writing
  1-sentence Review: A writing book, that turned out to be motivational? I really liked it.
• The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
  Genre: Classic
  1-sentence Review: Why tradition SUCKS explained.
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
  Genre: Fantasy
  1-sentence Review: How being weird is cool.
• Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg
  Genre: Non-Fiction, Humor
  1-sentence Review: Actual practical insights into dating, and living with another grown human.
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
  Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help
  1-sentence Review: Minimum level of bullshit and multiple actionable advises.

I read

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
  Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir
  1-sentence Review: It’s not awful, it’s not life changing
• Sing to It: New Stories by Amy Hempel
  Genre: Fiction, Short Stories
  1-sentence Review: As if with every statement, the author was feeding us a spoonful of a very rich flavorful curry. It’s a lot.
• A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost
  Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir
  1-sentence Review: I read it cuz it’s Colin.

What did you read / hear / watch?