This year I'm only going to keep track of the books I read on this website, so this will be a more "live" list in a sense.
As cliché as resolutions are, I've decided to implement at least one in regards to reading; 10 non-fiction books by the end of the year. Compare to the seemingly meagre four that i engaged in the previous year, I believe this goal should motivate a more knowledge and learning based year.
You can click on the list item for a brief description as well as my thoughts on it. Titles marked with an asterisk* are books I have read before
A very nicely written sci-fi epic from the 90's that couples retro-futuristic utopias whilst maintaining a heavy focus on the people that transform this new world. 600-ish pages, well worth the effort, I heartily reccomend it.
The first book by Cal Newport that I've read. I found the opening 100 pages a little shaky but beyond that well executed. Your standard productivity book.
Rich in description, a humorous critique of post civil war America. I feel like I need to reread it to fully appreciate it.
A nice shorter read that has some lovely depicions of the everyday lives of ordinary people, dialogue is excellent, but at times can feel somewhat manufactured, unrealistic.
A very compelling and motivating deep dive into how note taking systems based on linking notes actually benefits you, and how such systems can aid in writing.
This was the Project Gutenberg version, I'm not sure about the differences in translations but this one was great, not difficult to read at all. Overall, a superb book 9/10
More of the same great, rich sci-fi narrative, following new and old characters, and second book of the Mars Trilogy. Brilliant
An interesting book from the late 1800s by a renowned author
Again rereading a shorter work, one of my favourite books from last year. More literary fiction than sci-fi, but nonetheless an engagingly unique work.