My Year of Books (2020)

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I’m tracking right along with my goal to blog more often. Right now, I’m at about twice per year.

In 2019, I was able to bump up the volume of reading I did. So, at the end of that year I shared a list of all that I read, just for anyone who might be interested (and more for me to keep a record). I thought as 2020 wrapped up I would do the same this year. I appreciate these lists I find online for recommendations, so take it for what it’s worth. (Disclaimer: I have not authority as a book reviewer other than I’m a proud Enneagram 5 and a voracious consumer of words.)

Just a quick rundown of the awards I would give out for 2020:

Best Book: Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
Best Novel: Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
Best Theology/Inspirational: The Slavery of Death, Richard Beck
Best Guilty Pleasure: The Institute, Stephen King

Here’s the list, in order of when I read them:

Call of the Wild, Jack London

Seculosity, David Zahl

Midnight in Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham

Every Parent’s Guide to Navigating our Digital World, Kara Powell

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey

Jesus’ Plan for a New World, Richard Rohr

Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport

The Book Thief, Markus Zusak

Rings of Fire, Leonard Sweet

The Final Solution, Michael Chabon

Half-Blood Blues, Esi Edugyan

Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell

The Front-Line Leader, Chris Van Gorder

The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown

The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead

How to Be Anti-Racist, Ibrem X Kendi

Gold-Dust Woman, Stephen Davis

The Slavery of Death, Richard Beck

White Awake, Daniel Hill

The Boy Crisis, Warren Farrell and John Gray

Gilead, Marilynne Robinson

Fathered By God, John Eldredge

Above the Clouds, Kilian Jornet

The Tattoist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris

Breakshot, James Taylor

The Madness of Crowds, Douglas Murray

Born a Crime, Trevor Noah

After Whiteness, Willie Jennings

The Institute, Stephen King

Lila, Marilynne Robinson

Legacy, James Kerr

Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon

Wisdom from Babylon, Gordon Smith

Diary of a Pastor’s Soul, Craig Barnes