This past year I read thirty-nine books - my weakest year since 2016, for which I have no real excuses. Especially since quite a lot of what I was reading this year was essentially re-reading of stuff I've read before. Anyway, let's get into a breakdown of some of the good (and otherwise) shit I got my way through.
- Been reading it my whole life but finally did it cover-to-cover - the Bible
- the whole Darren Shan vampire saga
- the whole Harry Potter series
- Numerous Tolkien works including The Hobbit, Tales from the Perilous Realm, and the Lord of the Rings
- Two lovely little Philip Larkin books - High Windows and Whitsun Weddings
- A classic that shaped our modern view of Satan - Paradise Lost
- E. F. Schumacher's philosophical magnum opus - A Guide for the Perplexed
- Some of the best and weirdest mystical poetry ever - William Blake
- Possibly one of my favourite religious texts ever - Chuang Tzu
- Some very edifying sermons about biblical wisdom - Charles Spurgeon on Proverbs
- A delicate, harrowing novel about love, loss & hate - Rebecca
- Finally a gutsy, explosive novel about capitalistic hubris - Jurassic Park
That's it from me for now - watch this space to see what I manage to read in 2022. Hopefully more stuff, especially more from a diversity of authors, particularly ones I've not read before.
Peace & love
Isaac Stovell
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