2022 Books Read

[winter_ruins]

Books Read from January 1st, 2022 - December 31st, 2022

January

1. Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey 567 pages
2. A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske 376 pages
3. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 288 pages
4. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee 513 pages
5. The Gentleman's Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzie Lee 113 pages
6. Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey 528 pages
7. Black Powder War by Naomi Novik 279 pages
Sci-Fi - 3
Fantasy - 2
Historical Fiction - 2
Monthly Pages - 2664

February

8. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 435 pages
   
9. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 405 pages
   
10. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke 1022 pages
    Fantasy - 3
    Monthly Pages - 1862
    Total Pages - 4529
    
    March
    
11. Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb 675 pages
    
12. Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb 757 pages
    
13. Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk 336 pages
14. Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 357 pages
15. Social Limits to Growth by Fred Hirsch 208 pages
16. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert 349 pages
17. The Lay of Aotrou & Itroun by J.R.R. Tolkien 128 pages
18. Tree and Leaf by J.R.R. Tolkien 164 pages
    
19. Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer 342 pages
    
20. The Lost World by Michael Crichton 417 pages
Fantasy - 6
Sci-Fi - 3
Non-Fiction: Economics - 1
Monthly Pages - 3733
Total Pages - 8262

April

21. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 221 pages
    
22. Memory's Legion by James S.A. Corey 422 pages
    
23. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas 434 pages
    
24. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs 428 pages
    
25. Soldier in the Rain by William Goldman 311 pages
    
26. The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzie Lee 470 pages
27. Man, Fuck This House by Brian Asman 158 pages
28. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 448 pages
    
29. Water Logic by Laurie J. Marks 336 pages
    
30. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 365 pages
    
31. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas 646 pages
    Non-fiction: (Auto)Biography/Memoir - 2
    Sci-Fi - 1
    Fantasy - 5
    Fiction - 1
    Horror - 1
    Mystery - 1
    Monthly Pages - 4236
    Total Pages - 12,498
    
    May
    
32. Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik 305 pages
    
33. Jingo by Terry Pratchett 415 pages
34. Spelunking Through Hell: A Visitor's Guide to the Underworld by Seanan McGuire 342 pages
35. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas 736 pages
    
36. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 350 pages
    
37. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 256 pages
    
38. Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb 809 pages
    Fantasy - 5
    Historical Fiction - 1
    General Fiction -1
    Monthly Pages - 3211
    Total Pages - 15,709
    
    June
    
39. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang 536 pages
40. Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen 320 pages
41. Dragon Champion by E.E. Knight 372 pages
42. Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot 94 pages
    
43. The Democrats: A Critical History by Lance Selfa 298 pages
44. Letters of Note: Cats compiled by Shaun Usher 131 pages
45. Sin Eater by Megan Campisi 300 pages
46. Jazz by Toni Morrison 249 pages
47. Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune 373 pages


48. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen 400 pages
49. The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer 376 pages
    Fantasy - 4
    Mystery - 2
    Poetry - 1
    Theatre - 1
    Non-Fiction: Political Science - 1
    Non-Fiction: History - 2
    Historical Fiction - 2
    Monthly Pages - 3449
    Total Pages - 19,158
    
    July
    
50. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 264 pages
    
51. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester 252 pages
52. Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs 464 pages
53. Horns by Joe Hill 370 pages
54. Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen 373 pages
    
55. Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets by Keith R.A. DeCandido 268 pages
56. Air Logic by Laurie J. Marks 363 pages
Sci-Fi - 2
Non-Fiction: History - 1
Fantasy - 2
Horror -1
Mystery - 1
Monthly Pages - 2356
Total Pages - 21,514

August

57. Shadow & Bone by Leigh Bardugo 327 pages
58. Siege & Storm by Leigh Bardugo 498 pages
59. Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 448 pages
60. Witch and Wombat by Carolyn Cushman 316 pages
61. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske 400 pages
62. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton 324 pages
    
63. The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton 337 pages
64. A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik 323 pages
65. The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 393 pages
66. A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel 202 pages
Fantasy -6
Romance - 4
Monthly Pages - 3568
Total Pages - 25,082

September

67. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo 470 pages
    
68. The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzie Lee 580 pages
69. The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang 672 pages
    
70. Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots 416 pages
    
71. The Burning God by R.F. Kuang 650 pages
    
72. Small Is Beautiful: Econimics as if People Mattered by E.F. Schumacher 346 pages
    
73. The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik 404 pages


74. Dalamar the Dark by Nancy Varian Berberick 310 pages
Fantasy - <6br>Sci-Fi - 1
Non-Fiction: Economics - 1
Monthly Pages - 3848
Total Pages - 28,930

October

75. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 491 pages
    
76. Babel, or The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang 546 pages
77. Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis 176 pages


78. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik 338 pages
    
79. Moving the Mountain by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 158 pages
80. Herland by charlotte Perkins Gilman 173 pages
81. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo 506 pages
82. Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky 320 pages
83. A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs 485 pages
84. With Her in Ourland by charlotte Perkins Gilman 169 pages
85. The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs 327 pages
86. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach 348 pages

Fantasy - 5
Non-Fiction: Politics - 2
Sci-Fi - 3
Non-Fiction: Science - 1
Monthly Pages - 4043
Total Pages - 32,973

November

87. A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske 385 pages
88. My Planet: Finding Humour in the Oddest Places by Mary Roach 191 pages
89. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske 388 pages
90. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik 328 pages
91. The Bear by Andrew Krivak 222 pages
92. The Desolation of the Devil's Acre by Ransom Riggs 510 pages
93. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo 569 pages
94. Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li 386 pages
95. The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett 412 pages
96. The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb 856 pages
97. Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs 186 pages
98. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 317 pages
Fantasy - 9
Non-Fiction: Humour - 1
Thriller - 1
Non-Fiction: Memoir - 1
Monthly Pages - 4750
Total Pages - 37,725

December

99. American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent by Daniel G. Brinton 185 pages
    
100. Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb 795 pages
101. Cursed by Marissa Meyer 493 pages
102. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novki 325 pages
103. Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik 432 pages
104. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo 524 pages
105. The 2021 Short Story Advent Calendar complied by Alberto Manguel 360 pages
106. The 2022 Short Story Advent Calendar complied by Michael Hingston 420 pages
     
107. Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Sabine Barring-Gould 255 pages
108. Make You Mine This Christmas by Lizzie Huxley-Jones 315 pages
     
109. League of Dragons by Naomi Novik 380 pages
110. The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer 394 pages
111. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 382 pages
112. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 412 pages
Non-Fiction: Mythology - 2
Fantasy - 8
Anthology - 2
Romance - 1
Mystery - 1
Monthly Pages - 5699
Total Pages - 43424

DNF

Tilting the Balance by Harry Turtledove 235/478 pages

The Help by Kathryn Stockett 120/536

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert 78/603

Plague of Frogs by Susan Terris 24/180 pages

The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library by Edward Wilson-Lee 67/410 pages

Total Pages - 43,948

Averages Pages/Book - 388

TOP FIVE BOOKS (Not including rereads)

5. Hench - Natalie Zina Walschots

4. Air Logic - Laurie J. Marks

3. A Restless Truth - Freya Marske

2. Assassin's Quest - Robin Hobb

1. The Burning God - R.F. Kuang

Note: I decided to include only one book/author, lest this list be entirely dominated by Kuang and Hoob

TOP (bottom?) FIVE LEAST FAVOURITE BOOKS

5. American Hero-Myths: A Study in the Native Relgions of the Western Continent - Danie G. Brinton

4. Man, Fuck This House - Brian Asman

3. A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J Maas

2. The Desolations of Devil's Acre - Ransom Riggs

1. The Entire Herland Trilogy - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

TOTAL GENRES

Fiction

Fantasy - 61

Sci-fi - 13

Mystery - 5

Romance - 5

Historical Fiction - 4

General Fiction - 2

Horror - 2

Poetry - 1

Theatre - 1

Non-Fiction

Politics/Political Science - 3

History 3

(Auto)Biograhy/Memoire - 3

Economics - 2

Mythology 2

Humour - 1

Graphic Novels and Manga Read 2022 (Incomplete)


1. Lore Olympys vol 1 by Rachel Smythe
2. Spy x Family vol 1 by Tatsuya Endo
3. Spy x Family vol 2 by Tatsuya Endo
4. Spy x Family vol 3 by Tatsuya Endo
5. Spy x Family vol 4 by Tatsuya Endo
6. Spy x Family vol 5 by Tatsuya Endo
7. Spy x Family vol 6 by Tatsuya Endo
8. Spy x Family vol 7 by Tatsuya Endo
9. Given vol 1 by Natsuki Kizu
10. Given vol 2 by Natsuki Kizu
11. Given vol 3 by Natsuki Kizu
12. Nana vol 1 by Ai Yazawa
13. Nana vol 2 by Ai Yazawa
14. Nana vol 3 by Ai Yazawa
15. Nana vol 4 by Ai Yazawa
16. Cat Massage Therapy vol 1 by Haru Hisakawa
17. Monstress vol 1 by Marjorie M. Liu
18. Monstress vol 2 by Marjorie M. Liu
19. Monstress vol 3 by Marjorie M. Liu
20. Nimona by Nate Stevenson


21. Lore Olympus vol. 2 by Rachel Smythe
22. Given vol 4 by Natsuki Kizu
23. Given vol 5 by Natsuki Kizu
24. Given vol 6 By Natsuki Kizu
25. Heartless Prince By Leigh Dragoon
26. Nana vol 5 by Ai Yazawa
27. Nana vol 6 by Ai Yazawa
28. Nana vol 7 by Ai Yazawa
29. Nana vol 8 by Ai Yazawa
30. Nana vol 9 by Ai Yazawa
31. Nana vol 10 by Ai Yazawa
32. Adachi and Shimamura vol 1 by Hitoma Iruma and Moke Yuzuhara


33. Adachi and Shimamura vol 2 by Hitoma Iruma and Moke Yuzuhara


34. Adachi and Shimamura vol 3 by Hitoma Iruma and Moke Yuzuhara


35. The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures by Nate Stevenson
36. Dick Fight Island vol 1 by Reibun Ike
37. Dick Fight Island vol 2 by Reibun Ike
38. Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
39. Locke & Key: Headgames by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
40. Demon in the Woods by Leigh Bardugo and Dani Pendergast
41. Fangs by Sarah Anderson


42. Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
43. Spy x Family vol 8 by Tatsuya Endo
44. Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
45. Locke & Key: Clockworks by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
46. Lore Olympys vol 3 by Rachel Smythe
47. Nana vol 11 by Ai Yazawa
48. Nana vol 12 by Ai Yazawa
49. The Sandman vol 1 by Neil Gaiman
50. The Sandman vol 2 by Neil Gaiman
51. The Sandman vol 3 by Neil Gaiman
52. Chainsaw Man vol 1 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
53. Chainsaw Man vol 2 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
54. Chainsaw Man vol 3 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
55. Chainsaw Man vol 4 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
56. Chainsaw Man vol 5 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
57. Nana vol 13 by Ai Yazawa
58. Nana vol 14 by Ai Yazawa