Books Read 2022

  1. Silence – Shūsaku Endō (Japan, 1966) [William  Johnston, translator]^*
  2. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith (US, 1943)B
  3. Ruin and Rising – Leigh Bardugo (US, 2014)
  4. The Persians – Aeschylus (Greece, c. 472 BCE) [Philip Vellacott, translator, 1961]
  5. A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theater – Graham Ley (US, 2006 ed.)
  6. Cyrano de Bergerac – Edmond Rostand (France, 1897) [Carol Clark, translator, 2006]B
  7. Seven Against Thebes – Aeschylus (Greece, 467 BCE) [Philip Vellacott, translator, 1961]
  8. Mystery of the Blue Train – Agatha Christie (England, 1928)
  9. How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds – Alan Jacobs (US, 2017)
  10. Moll Flanders – Daniel Defoe (England, 1722)B
  11. The Suppliants – Aeschylus (Greece, 463 BCE) [Philip Vellacott, translator, 1961]
  12. Prometheus Bound – Aeschylus (Greece, bet. 479-424 BCE) [Philip Vellacott, translator, 1961]
  13. Grave Peril – Jim Butcher (US, 2001)*
  14. Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less – Alex Soojung-Kim Pang (US, 2016)
  15. The Westing Game – Ellen Raskin (US, 1978)*
  16. Ajax – Sophocles (Greece, 5th cent. BCE)
  17. Lolita – Vladimir Nabokov (US, 1955)B
  18. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry [Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt] – Fredrik Backman (Sweden, 2013) [Henning Koch, translator, 2016]
  19. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám – Edward FitzGerald (England, 1859 1st ed.)B
  20. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John Le Carré (England, 1963)
  21. Never Mind – Edward St Aubyn (England, 1992)
  22. Maurice – E.M. Forster (England, 1913-14, published posthumously 1971)B
  23. Agamemnon -Aeschylus (Aiskhulos) (Greece, 458 BCE)[Robert Fagles, translator, 1984]*
  24. Regency Buck – Georgette Heyer (England, 1935)
  25. Breaking Bread with the Dead: A Reader’s Guide to a More Tranquil Mind – Alan Jacobs (US, 2020)
  26. Invisible Man – Ralph Ellison (US, 1952)B
  27. The Libation Bearers-Aeschylus (Aiskhulos) (Greece, 458 BCE)[Robert Fagles, translator, 1984]
  28. Bravely – Maggie Stiefvater (US, 2022)
  29. The Guns of August – Barbara W. Tuchman (US, 1962)B
  30. Flying Solo – Linda Holmes (US, 2022)
  31. The Eumindes-Aeschylus (Aiskhulos) (Greece, 458 BCE)[Robert Fagles, translator, 1984]
  32. Six of Crows – Leigh Bardugo (US, 2015)
  33. All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque (Germany, 1929)[A. W. Wheen, translator]*B
  34. The Lady of the Camellias – Alexandre Dumas fils (France, 1848)[Liesl Schillinger, translator, 2013]B
  35. The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, 1890-1914 – Barbara W. Tuchman (US, 1966)
  36. Crooked Kingdom – Leigh Bardugo (US, 2016)
  37. Partners in Crime – Agatha Christie (England, 1929)
  38. Native American Folklore & Traditions – Elsie Clews Parson, editor (US, 2019)
  39. The Magic Mountain – Thomas Mann (Germany, 1924)[John E. Woods, translator, 1995]B
  40. Mystery in White – J. Jefferson Farjeon (England, 1937)

^ Started 2021
* Indicates a reread
B Indicates Book Club read

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