What I read in 2014

Over on io9 the have an article about the “rule of 50”, to help you know when to give up on a book when you’re just not into it. I very seldom give up on a book because I usually only start books that I know I’m going to like. That being said, it was a pretty pathetic year for my reading. In reality, I’m constantly reading good stuff online, but I have such a hard time finding the time to sit down with a book. I only read 17 books this year, but I’m almost done with two others, so I’m going to call it 19. Still pretty pathetic, but better than none I guess.

Here is what I read this year:

• Inside Scientology – Janet Reitman
• Hatching Twitter – Nick Bilton
• On the Road – Jack Kerouac
• Without Their Permission – Alexis Ohanian
• Gulp – Mary Roach
• An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth – Chris Hadfield
• The Honest Truth About Dishonesty – Dan Ariely
• For One More Day – Mitch Albom
• Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies – Chris Kluwe
• The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
• Unorthodox – Deborah Feldman
• My Story – Elizabeth Smart
• What if? – Randall Munroe
• The Martian – Andy Weir
• Finding Me – Michelle Knight
• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes – Caitlin Doughty
• The Art of Asking – Amanda Palmer
• No Place to Hide – Glenn Greenwald
• Ready Player One – Ernest Cline

I enjoyed all of them. Hopefully next year will be less hectic and I will be able to read more.