Time for another reading round-up! I read 36 books in 2020, which was my goal. Some are books I purchased; many were from the library. Some were eBooks, some were physical copies, and many were audiobooks.
Fiction: 28
Non-fiction: 8
Some of my favorites were:
- The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby. Highly recommend this one! Very important read.
- Elinor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I loved this one on audiobook. The narrator is excellent and does all the different character accents in a way that really makes it so enjoyable to listen to.
- Holes by Louis Sachar. This was my third time reading it (I think) but my first time reading it with Bree and Cate. We enjoyed watching the movie afterward. Great read-aloud for families with upper elementary kids.
- Becoming by Michelle Obama. Another one I recommend on audiobook, read by Michelle herself. It feels like she is talking to you and a group of friends, which makes it feel really personal.
- 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann. If you like United States History, this is an interesting one, with its focus on the people who lived in our country before Columbus landed. Very good.
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Interesting story about a Nigerian immigrant to the United States. Also great on audiobook.
- Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith by DL Mayfield. A collection of stories from the author as she works with refugees in Portland.
- Piranesi by Susannah Clarke. A fantasy with an interesting world-building aspect, which I enjoyed.
- The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehesi Coats. A cool retelling of the underground railroad from the perspective of a slave, or “tasked” person as they are referred to in the story. Very good.
- The Trumpet of the Swan by EB White. I cannot believe I had not read this one before! I read this with Bree and Cate, and they loved it. Cute book, especially if your children like birds as much as mine do.
- The Poldark Series by Winston Graham I also enjoyed (which explains why I read 8 of them and will continue the series in 2021.) I got into the story after watching the PBS series by the same name.
