This isn't a "best of" list, nor is it meant to be one. This is the first year in a long time that I really got back into reading. 

These are the books I read in 2024, along with some general thoughts. 

If I didn't like a book, or I don't finish it, you will not find it on this list. 

My first read by Leigh Bardugo, and I will continue to read her. I really loved the darkness and depth of the magic. The magic is very real and very dangerous. I would recommend it if you enjoy fantasy and dark academia 

The sequel to Ninth House. Not as good as the first, but still wonderful.

The Complacent Class by Tyler Cowen 

I don't remember much about this book other than a general sense of agreement. Tyler is a deep and nuanced thinker with huge breadth. 

Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura

An extremely bleak atmospheric novel. It's ability to fill the reader with the sense of dread is remarkable. 

Birds of Maine by Michael DeForge

An ambitious and beautiful graphic novel. It was very atmospheric. I wish it pushed some of the themes more. For example, the notion that maps draw on us as we draw maps is a deep insight that deserved more exploration.

Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson 

Fantasy was what got me into reading, and Brandon Sanderson a contemporary noble of the fantasy genre. Mistborn certainly lives up to the hype. 

A really fun novel featuring a non-magical detective at a magical school. 

On of the 100 most important novels of the 21st century according the to the NYT. This novel deserves to remain on the list for the next 75 years. 

Sharp essays. Really great work.

Truly a wild ride about the ups and downs of crypto.

A wonderful retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher. This novel has a character that identifies with va/van pronouns. This clever device points out the notion that gendered pronouns aren't inherent and that they/them singular pronouns are just as correct as anything else. 

I grabbed this graphic novel based on the illustrations alone, and it certainly delivered. Beautiful and touching vignettes. 

This was a really excellent novel from this year's Nobel laureate. I'm sure that I will continue to read her work.