2020 Books Read

My love of reading and the quest to empty more of my bookshelves has found 2020 to be another successful year.    Here are the books read:

1. The Manhattan Club  *
2. Of Blood and Bone
3. The Rise of the Magicks
4. When Breath becomes Air - BC  (book club)
5. Atomic Habits
6. Crossing Over
7. The Assassin 
8. Fahrenheit 451
9. Black Wind 
10. The Final Day 
11. A Game For Heroes
12. Don't Kiss Them Goodbye
13. The Whole Truth 
14. A quiver full of Arrows 
15. Fear Nothing
16. Around the World in 80 Tales
17. The Perfect Happiness
18. Nights of Rain and Stars
19. Where I'd like to live - Couldn't find a link anywhere, sorry
20. Queen of the Sun
21. Educated
22. Look Behind You
23. Night Watch
24. Woman in Cabin 10
25. Island of Sea Women
26. Buddha is as Buddha Does
27. Princess Anna
28. Night bird
29. A Lawman's Christmas
30. Blackbird House
31. Women in Sunlight 
32. The Lying Game
33. Death of Mrs. Westaway 
34. The Women
35. Logan
36. The Alchemist
37. Hot Stuff
38. Dylan
39. Double Whammy
40. Little House Living 
41. The Authenticity Project
42. Under Magnolia
43. Your Next Breath
44. The Liar
45. The Cat who Blew the Whistle
46. Every Note Played
47. Between the World and Me
48. Blue
49. The Stranger
50. Tyler
51. The Last Man
52. Cottage by the Sea
53. Transcendent Kingdom
54. The Blood Sugar Solution 10 day detox 
55. The Narrows
56. The Overlook
57. Big Sky River
58. The Creed Legacy
59. A Creed Country Christmas
60. Icebound
61. Two Little Girls in Blue 

Out of the first five listed only one came off my shelves *.   Years ago I figured books were like fabric and expanded my collections as there was room but seeing this logistically now, I need to read more home stuff before the acquired ones from family, friends and the local library if I want to make any headway on making space on those shelves.  

Also there were books I read the first 100-160 pages of and if it didn't click with me,  I'd stop reading - my own self-imposed rule.    That includes titles for my Book Club gatherings, so I didn't list those as they weren't finished because I had another which hopefully would be more worthy of my time.   GASP!  They could be literary tomes, but I personally would find them stalled and not that enjoyable, just not my cup of tea so set them aside.  (Three cups of tea- now that one I enjoyed thoroughly many years ago!)  

This reading list aligns with my "Dreams of 100" that I tract each year and I surpass it thankfully.  That list tracks completed projects, travels, courses/classes, museums or exhibits seen, hiking, biking, and areas I spent my life on.  It's a nice visualization and remembrance as I reflect how my time was spent.  For the past 6 years I've excelled the self proclaimed 100 (even with 2020 being such a trying year thanks to the Co-vid 19 and it's variance) that number was surpassed too.