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Reading Resolution Year in Review
Reading Resolution Year in Review
2020! It’s almost over! For all of the everything going on this year, I did get to spend a lot of time reading and watching movies this year. So here’s a round-up of my completed reading resolution for 2020.
Best Book: Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health I don’t know if I’m being influenced by the fact that this was the last book I read, but something about this one really grabbed me. I was expecting it to be fairly dry and unimpressive, but this collection taught me a lot of things I didn’t know and gave me lots of trivia and things to think about.
Most Enjoyable Book:The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Sometimes you just need a book that reads like a season of Star Trek.
Worst Book: Before She Sleeps This book really managed to meld extreme emotions with incompetent plotting. There were others on my list that I probably enjoyed less, but this one was just constructed the most poorly.
Most Frustrating Book: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Despite being made of ingredients that I love in other works, this book was grim-dark to a major fault.
Biggest Surprise:The Monk This was a brick, but exactly as much trashy fun as my partner had promised.
And that is it! New year starting soon, along with a new list. If you have any recommendations for new or different categories, let me know. I hope folks have been enjoying reading these reviews, and I will see you in 2021!
2020! It’s almost over! For all of the everything going on this year, I did get to spend a lot of time reading and watching movies this year. So here’s a round-up of my completed reading resolution for 2020.
Best Book: Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health I don’t know if I’m being influenced by the fact that this was the last book I read, but something about this one really grabbed me. I was expecting it to be fairly dry and unimpressive, but this collection taught me a lot of things I didn’t know and gave me lots of trivia and things to think about.
Most Enjoyable Book:The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Sometimes you just need a book that reads like a season of Star Trek.
Worst Book: Before She Sleeps This book really managed to meld extreme emotions with incompetent plotting. There were others on my list that I probably enjoyed less, but this one was just constructed the most poorly.
Most Frustrating Book: The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Despite being made of ingredients that I love in other works, this book was grim-dark to a major fault.
Biggest Surprise:The Monk This was a brick, but exactly as much trashy fun as my partner had promised.
And that is it! New year starting soon, along with a new list. If you have any recommendations for new or different categories, let me know. I hope folks have been enjoying reading these reviews, and I will see you in 2021!
2021 Reading Resolution
2020 is dead! It’s a new year, and with it come a new set of reading and watching resolutions. A few small tweaks, but these are mostly the same lists as last time. If you see any categories that you have recommendations for, feel free to drop me a line.
2021 Reading Resolution
A book written in North America:
A book written in Central America/Caribbean:
A book written in South America:
A book written in East Asia:
A book written in South Asia:
A book written in Africa:
A book written in the Middle East:
A book written in Australia/Pacific Islands:
A book written in Russia:
A book written in Europe:
A biography:
A non-fiction book:
A collection of short stories:
A collection of poetry:
A play:
A book you’ve seen adapted:
A graphic novel:
A children’s book:
A book older than 100 years:
A debut novel:
A novel by a famous author, other than the one(s) they are best known for:
A sequel
A book by an author you’ve never given a fair shot:
A book you’ve heard bad things about:
A book released in 2021:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
2021 Reading Resolution
A book written in North America:
A book written in Central America/Caribbean:
A book written in South America:
A book written in East Asia:
A book written in South Asia:
A book written in Africa:
A book written in the Middle East:
A book written in Australia/Pacific Islands:
A book written in Russia:
A book written in Europe:
A biography:
A non-fiction book:
A collection of short stories:
A collection of poetry:
A play:
A book you’ve seen adapted:
A graphic novel:
A children’s book:
A book older than 100 years:
A debut novel:
A novel by a famous author, other than the one(s) they are best known for:
A sequel
A book by an author you’ve never given a fair shot:
A book you’ve heard bad things about:
A book released in 2021:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
Wild Card:
