Books Read in 2024

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This may come as a shock, but I quite like to read. Here’s what I read in 2024, and a little bit about what I thought of each book.

  1. About Time: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who, Expanded 2nd Edition – 1975-1977, Seasons 12-14 by Tat Wood. I am a nerrrrrrrd. But if you’re an obsessive Doctor Who fan like me, I can’t recommend this series enough.
  2. My Side of the Mountain by Jean George. A boy’s-own survivalist story from the ’50s that I loved as a kid and thought I’d revisit. It holds up!
  3. Infinity Son by Adam Silvera. I love super-heroes and I love novels, but I don’t love super-hero novels. This was fun, but I haven’t picked up the next book in the series yet.
  4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Have you heard of this? Kind of obscure. Great little book, though.
  5. About Time: The Unauthorized Guide to Doctor Who, Expanded 2nd Edition – 1977-1980, Seasons 15-17 by Tat Wood. Shut up.
  6. Eternity Weeps (Doctor Who: The New Adventures) by Jim Mortimore. I’ve very slowly getting around to some Doctor Who novels I missed in the 90s.
  7. Unsouled (Cradle 1) by Will Wight. I’ve really gotten to love progression fantasy and I devour whole series like candy. The Cradle series is terrific. The next bunch of entries are going to be a little repetitive.
  8. Soulsmith (Cradle 2) by Will Wight.
  9. Blackflame (Cradle 3) by Will Wight.
  10. Skysworn (Cradle 4) by Will Wight.
  11. Ghostwater (Cradle 5) by Will Wight.
  12. Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York City by Elyssa Maxx Goodman. I’m usually reading two books at once, one fluffy, one more substantive. This book is a must if you’re a drag fan, especially if you want to learn how much more there is to the art form than what you’ll see on Drag Race.
  13. Underlord (Cradle 6) by Will Wight. Back on my bullshit.
  14. Uncrowned (Cradle 7) by Will Wight.
  15. Wintersteel (Cradle 8) by Will Wight.
  16. This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City by Jesse Rifkin. Looks at the development of multiple music scenes in NYC by focusing on the venues where they originated and grew. It’s fantastic. Brought back a lot of memories of my clubbing days.
  17. Bloodline (Cradle 9) by Will Wight.
  18. Reaper (Cradle 10) by Will Wight.
  19. Dreadgod (Cradle 11) by Will Wight.
  20. Waybound (Cradle 12) by Will Wight.
  21. Dayspring by Anthony Oliveira. The story of the disciple Christ loved. It’s gorgeous. You must read this.
  22. The Torrents of Spring by Ernest Hemingway. I was headed to Key West so I thought I’d bone up on my Hemingway. This one was a bit confusing until I learned it’s a parody of a once-popular, now-mostly-forgotten novel.
  23. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. Here we go! That’s the Hemingway I remember.
  24. Life in the North (System Apocalypse 1) by Tao Wong. Yeah, another progression fantasy series I devoured. This one was also great, and it had a queer lead – always a plus.
  25. Redeemer of the Dead (System Apocalypse 2) by Tao Wong.
  26. The Cost of Survival (System Apocalypse 3) by Tao Wong.
  27. Cities in Chains (System Apocalypse 4) by Tao Wong.
  28. Coast on Fire (System Apocalypse 5) by Tao Wong.
  29. World Unbound (System Apocalypse 6) by Tao Wong.
  30. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. Sometimes the classics are classics for a reason, you know?
  31. Stars Awoken (System Apocalypse 7) by Tao Wong.
  32. Rebel Star (System Apocalypse 8) by Tao Wong.
  33. Stars Asunder (System Apocalypse 9) by Tao Wong.
  34. Broken Council (System Apocalypse 10) by Tao Wong.
  35. Forbidden Zone (System Apocalypse 11) by Tao Wong.
  36. System Finale (System Apocalypse 12) by Tao Wong.
  37. Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin. This book fucking broke me, in the best possible way. Queer horror at its best.
  38. Wool (Silo 1) by Hugh Howey. A landmark series in the self-publishing world, I thought I’d finally get around to it before I watched the TV adaptation. It’s really good!
  39. Shift (Silo 2) by Hugh Howey.
  40. Dust (Silo 3) by Hugh Howey.
  41. Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin. Not quite what I thought it’d be – I was expecting a broad history of gay bars, but it’s more of a memoir of the author’s personal experiences with them. Excellent nevertheless.
  42. Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World by Brandon Kiem. Leave the coyotes alone! A fascinating look at wild animals living in human-dominated habitats.
  43. Eskau (Millennial Mage 7) by J.L. Mullins. Playing catch-up on yet another progression fantasy series I love.
  44. Ironbound (Millennial Mage 8) by J.L. Mullins.
  45. Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World by Kelly Clancy. I dig the author’s progressive politics; she focuses on a lot on how game theory has been used to enable capitalism’s ruination of the world.
  46. Gay Key West: A History by Richard McGarry and Greg Madsen. I picked this up on my vacation – a small-press book with biographies of notable gay Key West residents over the years.
  47. When Wizards Follow Fools (Arcane Ascension 5) by Andrew Rowe. Yes, more progression fantasy. Didn’t I say they were like candy?
  48. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider. Finished off the year with a memoir by my favorite Jeopardy! champ. I met her at Comic-Con and got it signed!

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