The books that blew my mind 2024-2025 --> Ranked!

Published 7 months ago • 1 min read

A short history of nearly everything book on a coffee table

I missed my annual reading update...so what the hell, let's do it now!

To start, I've spent a lot of time in the last year and change, reading The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson. I really have enjoyed that series, but they are some loooonnnnggg books. I am currently still on Book 4.

On top of diving headlong into fiction, I've also spent some time revisiting one of my favorite books, Awareness by Anthony de Mello - in fact, I've read it twice because it is so calming (AR review here).

Beyond that I tried to read a wide variety, and there were some really great ones in the mix. I have more detailed reviews coming for the ones I haven't gotten to, but in the meantime...

Here they are (ranked):

Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth by Noa Tishby (AR: 9 out of 10)
*A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (AR: 8.5 out of 10)
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous (AR: 8.5 out of 10)
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Matte (AR: 8 out of 10)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson (AR: 7.5 out of 10)
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene (AR: 7.5 out of 10)
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson (AR: 7.5 out of 10)
Same as Ever by Morgal Housel (AR: 7 out of 10)
Finding Your Own North Star by Martha Beck (AR: 7 out of 10)
The Courage to Be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi (AR: 6 out of 10)

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