LorinJan 3, 2023

I read/listened to 135 books in 2022. These were the 20 best books I read in 2022:

1. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (SF; warning: NSFW)
2. The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones et al (nonfiction, required reading)
3. Human Factors in Project Management by Zachary Wong (nonfiction; I wish more managers read this)
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4. Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (fun SF)
5. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (gentle SF)
6. The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean (nonfiction)
7. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (fantasy/fairy tale retelling. also Uprooted and the Scholomance YA series - basically I am a Naomi Novik fan now)
8. The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (fantasy, good audiobook)
9. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (fantasy)
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10. The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker (harrowing historical fiction)
11. The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (romance)
12. Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell (gay SF romance!)
13. How to be Perfect by Michael Schur (philosophy)
14. The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (lovely nonfiction)
15. The Comeback by Lily Chu (sweet romance - audiobook)
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16. This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (mind bending SF)
17. When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (feminist alternate history fantasy)
18. Binti: the Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor (afrofuture SF)
19. Fairy Tale by Stephen King (fantasy)
20. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn (thriller) 4/end #books #reading #2022books
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One more that I forgot to list: Cover Story by Susan Rigetti. An excellent thriller. #books #books2022
Show threadPhilip Weiss (Phil in SF)Jan 3, 2023
@lorin i really enjoyed a couple of those books. Goblin Emperor and The Right Swipe in particular.