2024 Reading Log
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Books I read in 2024.
| Date | Title | Author | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Insomniac City: New York, Oliver Sacks, and Me | Bill Hayes | Quick read and such a touching story about life, love, and NYC |
| January 2024 | The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room | Rainn Wilson | Check out audiobook for a wonderful narration by the author. Fans will enjoy this one a lot. |
| January 2024 | Bossypants | Tina Fey | Tina Fey is charming and funny in this brief memoir. Fans will love it, but I think anyone can enjoy it. |
| January 2024 | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry | Neil Degrasse Tyson | This will trigger an existential crisis for you, fascinating topic though. |
| January 2024 | Yes Please | Amy Poehler | Surprisingly deep memoir. Funny, inspiring, well-written, makes me love Amy Poehler even more. |
| February 2024 | The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work | Simone Stolzoff | Thought provoking look at the perils of workism. Must read for anyone earning, or wanting to earn, a salary. |
| February 2024 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | Story about growing up, racism, injustice, generations of kids read this book and it still feels like parts of our society are stuck in Maycolmb. |
| February 2024 | Year of Less | Cait Flanders | Insufferable. |
| February 2024 | Dear Girls | Ali Wong | Brilliant, and laugh out loud funny. I don’t recall ever laughing this much while reading a book. Wonderful collection of essays to her kids about life. My favorite book of this year. |
| February 2024 | A Very Punchable Face | Colin Jost | Continuing my memoir kick this year, I really enjoyed this one and learned that Colin Jost is not a one dimensional white dude. |
| February 2024 | Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? | Mindy Kailing | Short but sweet memoir, must read for any office fan. |
| February 2024 | Yearbook | Seth Rogan | Vancouver, Standup, North Korea, Comedy, Audiobook is special due to the all star cast of voice actors, sometimes playing themselves. |
| March 2024 | We Were Dreamers | Simu Liu | Made me cry as often as Ali Wong’s memoir made me laugh. A story that all immigrants can relate to, just beautiful. |
| March 2024 | Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know | Adam Grant | No pun intended, really made me think. One of my favs of the year, and makes me want to read a lot of his other work. |
| March 2024 | Leslie Fucking Jones | Leslie Jones | Just awesome. Especially the audiobook where she reads. It feels like you’re hanging out with her as she tells you her amazing life story. |