Made it!
Happy New Year, and happy birthday Cherry!! I went to work as normal today..the morning wasn't the greatest (though everyone else at work said it was hard getting up early too lol), but the afternoon was better..I feel proud getting through a regular workday, and not keeling over from tiredness. :D The new assistant to Denise seems nice..she officially started today and seems smart and had fun shelving today..cool!
The first book you read in 2022: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
The last book you finished in 2022: No Exit by Taylor Adams. That book was CRAZY and super intense!
The first book you will finish (or did finish!) in 2023: I started The Last Protector by Andrew Taylor yesterday, for the "historical fiction" prompt for the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
How many books read in 2022? 59
Most books read by one author this year? I read three by Martha Wells
Favorite books read?
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Least favorite?
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers..dumb and overrated
The Left Hand of Darkness was mostly boring, except for sledging on the glacier lol
Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski..the main character was SO annoying and always angry
Most disappointing book/Book you wished you loved more than you did? Wrath & Mercy, The Yellow Birds
Best series you discovered in 2022? Aristotle and Dante, The Expanse
Favorite new author you discovered this year? Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Ruth Ware, Adam Silvera, etc
Oldest book read? Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (1864)
Newest? Mickey7 by Edward Ashton (February 14, 2022)
Longest book title? South to the Pole by Ski: Nine Men and Two Women Pioneer a New Route to the South Pole by Joseph E. Murphy
Shortest title? Dune by Frank Herbert
How many re-reads? None
Any in translation? I think Journey to the Center of the Earth was originally published in French..
How many of this year's books were from the library? None
Book that most changed my perspective: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, etc
Favorite character: Aristotle and Dante, Joe Miller, Rocky, Red, etc
Most memorable character: Joe Miller, Rocky, etc
Favorite scene: But there we so many good ones!
Favorite quote: I'm sure there were a bunch, but one I wrote down was "Possibly I was overthinking this. I do that; it’s the anxiety that comes with being a part-organic murderbot. The upside was paranoid attention to detail. The downside was also paranoid attention to detail"
Most inspirational in terms of own writing? I don't write, unless blogging counts lol
How many you'd actually read again? I don't often reread books, but maybe ones like And Then There Were None and Project Hail Mary
A book that you never want to read again: The Yellow Birds, The Left Hand of Darkness, etc
Book you recommended most to others in 2022? The Aristotle and Dante books, etc
The book series you read the most volumes of in 2022: The Murderbot Diaries (3)
The genre you read the most in 2022: Sci-Fi, mysteries
Your favorite "classic" you read in 2022: Journey to the Center of the Earth was interesting..
Most surprising (in a good way) book of the year? They Both Die at the End (actually pretty wholesome!), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (crazy twist at the end!), etc
The hardest book you read in 2022 (topic or writing style): Midnight in Chernobyl (so depressing!), The Yellow Birds, etc
The funniest book you read in 2022: The Murderbot books are pretty amusing lol
The saddest book you read in 2022: Midnight in Chernobyl, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (the ending *sniff*)
The shortest book you read in 2022: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (158 pages)
The longest book that you read in 2022: Dune (658 pages)
Best book that was outside your comfort zone/a new genre for you? They Both Die at the End is a pretty unique genre..
Most thrilling, unputdownable book of 2022? No Exit (probably not the best book to read before bed LOL), And Then There Were None, etc
Most beautifully written book in 2022? The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, etc
Book you most anticipated in 2022? A Ghost of Caribou, though I haven't read it yet
Favorite cover of a book you read in 2022? A Blizzard of Polar Bears, All the White Spaces, The Bright & the Pale, etc
Book that had the greatest impact on you this year? Project Hail Mary, They Both Die at the End, etc
Book you can't believe you waited till 2022 to finally read? And Then There Were None
Book that had a scene that left you reeling and dying to talk to someone about it? The Rope Eaters (it made mom gag LOL), No Exit
Looking Ahead: One book you didn't read this year that will be your #1 priority in 2023? The Last Protector, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, etc
New book you are most anticipating for 2023? The Hidden City by Charles Finch..YAY, a new Charles Lenox mystery!! I was worried after I saw he didn't write one last year lol
The first book you read in 2022: The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
The last book you finished in 2022: No Exit by Taylor Adams. That book was CRAZY and super intense!
The first book you will finish (or did finish!) in 2023: I started The Last Protector by Andrew Taylor yesterday, for the "historical fiction" prompt for the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
How many books read in 2022? 59
Most books read by one author this year? I read three by Martha Wells
Favorite books read?
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
Least favorite?
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers..dumb and overrated
The Left Hand of Darkness was mostly boring, except for sledging on the glacier lol
Wrath & Mercy by Jessica Rubinkowski..the main character was SO annoying and always angry
Most disappointing book/Book you wished you loved more than you did? Wrath & Mercy, The Yellow Birds
Best series you discovered in 2022? Aristotle and Dante, The Expanse
Favorite new author you discovered this year? Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Ruth Ware, Adam Silvera, etc
Oldest book read? Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (1864)
Newest? Mickey7 by Edward Ashton (February 14, 2022)
Longest book title? South to the Pole by Ski: Nine Men and Two Women Pioneer a New Route to the South Pole by Joseph E. Murphy
Shortest title? Dune by Frank Herbert
How many re-reads? None
Any in translation? I think Journey to the Center of the Earth was originally published in French..
How many of this year's books were from the library? None
Book that most changed my perspective: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, etc
Favorite character: Aristotle and Dante, Joe Miller, Rocky, Red, etc
Most memorable character: Joe Miller, Rocky, etc
Favorite scene: But there we so many good ones!
Favorite quote: I'm sure there were a bunch, but one I wrote down was "Possibly I was overthinking this. I do that; it’s the anxiety that comes with being a part-organic murderbot. The upside was paranoid attention to detail. The downside was also paranoid attention to detail"
Most inspirational in terms of own writing? I don't write, unless blogging counts lol
How many you'd actually read again? I don't often reread books, but maybe ones like And Then There Were None and Project Hail Mary
A book that you never want to read again: The Yellow Birds, The Left Hand of Darkness, etc
Book you recommended most to others in 2022? The Aristotle and Dante books, etc
The book series you read the most volumes of in 2022: The Murderbot Diaries (3)
The genre you read the most in 2022: Sci-Fi, mysteries
Your favorite "classic" you read in 2022: Journey to the Center of the Earth was interesting..
Most surprising (in a good way) book of the year? They Both Die at the End (actually pretty wholesome!), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (crazy twist at the end!), etc
The hardest book you read in 2022 (topic or writing style): Midnight in Chernobyl (so depressing!), The Yellow Birds, etc
The funniest book you read in 2022: The Murderbot books are pretty amusing lol
The saddest book you read in 2022: Midnight in Chernobyl, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (the ending *sniff*)
The shortest book you read in 2022: Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (158 pages)
The longest book that you read in 2022: Dune (658 pages)
Best book that was outside your comfort zone/a new genre for you? They Both Die at the End is a pretty unique genre..
Most thrilling, unputdownable book of 2022? No Exit (probably not the best book to read before bed LOL), And Then There Were None, etc
Most beautifully written book in 2022? The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World, etc
Book you most anticipated in 2022? A Ghost of Caribou, though I haven't read it yet
Favorite cover of a book you read in 2022? A Blizzard of Polar Bears, All the White Spaces, The Bright & the Pale, etc
Book that had the greatest impact on you this year? Project Hail Mary, They Both Die at the End, etc
Book you can't believe you waited till 2022 to finally read? And Then There Were None
Book that had a scene that left you reeling and dying to talk to someone about it? The Rope Eaters (it made mom gag LOL), No Exit
Looking Ahead: One book you didn't read this year that will be your #1 priority in 2023? The Last Protector, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, etc
New book you are most anticipating for 2023? The Hidden City by Charles Finch..YAY, a new Charles Lenox mystery!! I was worried after I saw he didn't write one last year lol