I decided in the beginning of 2021 that I would start tracking books I’ve read this year and what I thought about them. I know this would likely be easier with Goodreads or similar, but I prefer a text list.

Book: Terminal Beach by J.G Ballard

Book: An Astronaut’s Guide to LIfe on Earth by Chris Hadfield

Book: Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano

Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Book: Yes Minister by Jonathan Lynn

Updated on May 10, 2021

Book: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Book: Facundo by Domingo Sarmiento

Book: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Book: Meditation is Not What You Think by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Textbook: Javascript: A Definite Guide 7th Ed. by David Flanagan

Graphic Novel: The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace & Babbage by Sydney Padua

Also I have only finished reading the Chris Hadfield book so far, ha ha. Maybe I should aim to finish the Atomic Habits book next, so I can start the habit of finishing books :).

Update on June 3, 2021

Book: Zen and the Art of Archery

Book: What is Zen? by Alan Watts

Book: No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe

Book: Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges

I finished the first three over the last few weeks or so. Interesting reading, currently thinking a lot about J.G Ballard’s work, namely Crash and High Rise, both titles I was introduced to by the film adaptions, which are… really good actually? Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, and Elizabeth Moss are all in the High Rise film, while the adaption of Crash was directed by none other than David fucking Cronenberg, with 90’s James Spader playing the protagonist.

Needless to say, here’s hoping the books are at least halfway as good as the movies.

Update Around Late November

Book: What is Zen? by Alan Watts, again…

Book: The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett

Book: How To Fix Damn Near Everything by Franklynn Peterson

Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear

Book: Jingo by Terry Pratchett