On the Shelf: December 2019
Welcome to On the Shelf! A post where I talk about my current reading list and what happened to my last one. This month, I present to you five books I hope to finish before we welcome the new decade. If I couldn't, then they may be dropped, paused, or still be listed next time.
Reading List
Vita Sexualis by Ogai Mori - Chosen as part of my personal Bungou Stray Dogs Reading Challenge where I read at least one work from the literary writers included in the anime. So far, I've read Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Osamu Dazai, and Edogawa Rampo.
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov - While I have watched some of the movie adaptations, I have never read an Asimov. I thought it's time to fix that starting with his short stories.
How Attention Works by Stefan Van der Stigchel - I selected and started this book three months ago because I can learn something from it, like managing the distractions that keep me from finishing this book.
The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley - A book selection from The Legendary Book Club guild in Habitica.
Factfulness by Hans Rosling - Started in September and put on hold until now, this book has been offering fact-based positivity and a changing view of the world's progress.
What Happened Last Month
Planning and Productivity best describes my read list. It wasn't a theme I had chosen for the month but I found myself more often reading and completing these kinds of books.
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Study With Me by Jasmine Shao, Alyssa Jagan
Dot Journaling by Rachel Wilkerson Miller
Getting Things Done by David Allen
The books I started or wanted to read last month but didn't finished are emphasized (bold) in the list below.
The Next Ten
These books are ones that I refuse to drop or bail out on. I'm making time for them this coming holidays.
Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
When by Daniel Pink
Payoff by Dan Ariely
Death and the Flower by Koji Suzuki
Our Women on the Ground by Zahra Hankir
The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
It seems to be an ambitious plan but what is life without ambition and plans?
This month's On the Shelf ends here. Thank you for reading!
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