2020 Year in Review: Books!
Friday, January 1st 2021, 2:57 pm
In the past I've written a mini review of each book. Well, add that to your list of 2020 disappointments. It just didn't happen this year. But if a title peeks your interest I'd love to share my thoughts with you.
The 28 books I read in 2020 in order of completion.
- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
- Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
- How to Read a Book the classic guide to intelligent reading by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
- The Hobbit by J. R. R Tolkien
- The Pursuit of Holiness by Jerry Bridges
- Even Better than Eden by Nancy Guthrie
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Word Centered Church by Jonathan Leeman
- Humble Calvinism by J. A. Medders
- Little Pilgrims Progress by Helen L. Taylor
- The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater
- Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
- For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
- Teaching From Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
- Sacred Bond covenant theology explored by Michael Brown and Zach Keele
- Stuart Little by E. B. White
- Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
- The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
- Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
- Mistborn The Well of Accession by Brandon Sanderson
- Mistborn Hero of Ages Sanderson
- Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson
- Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund
- Beowulf
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Notable tidbits
I read more fantasy novels than anything else and 7 of those books were written by Brandon Sanderson! This is notable because before last year I think I may have read 5 total fantasy novels in my whole life. In addition to about 300 picture books, Selah and I read 5 chapter books together, I imagine you can easily spot which ones these were. I chose 3 of these books for the sole purpose of educating myself to be better at the things I was pursing. I enjoy reading outside my comfort zone on occasion and I decided to begin working my way through important texts through history. So I finished the year off with 2 ancient texts. Finally, 6 were recommended by my pastor (not including his love of Sanderson books).
My Top 3
For the children's sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund