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2024
My Year in Books
18,285
pages read
Daniil Lanovyi
52
books read
Daniil Lanovyi
The Sea Close By by Albert Camus
Shortest Book
32
pages
Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq
Longest Book
0
pages
Average book length in 2024
351
pages
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Most Shelved
1,688,170
people also shelved
Fundamental by Tim James
Least Shelved
1,287
people also shelved
Daniil’s average rating for 2024
4.3
4.3
Psychedelics by David J. Nutt
Highest Rated on ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨
4.49 average
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami

Daniil’s first review of the year

really liked it
First five stories are first class. Trademark Murakami's style. I am amazed how quickly he could establish a character, using very few words. Few paragraphs and you feel like you know the character for ages, empathise and strive for the conclusion of the story.

I can't rate the original, but the translation is brilliant. "Pregnant pause" - what a delight. ...more
¶Ù´¡±·±õ±õ³¢â€™S 2024 BOOKS
Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Fundamental by Tim James
it was amazing
Hear the Wind Sing by Haruki Murakami
Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami
Antarctica by Claire Keegan
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Blitzed by Norman Ohler
Drop Acid by David Perlmutter
Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
it was amazing
Fake Heroes by Otto English
Transformed by Marty Cagan
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey
Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey
The Matter of Everything by Suzie Sheehy
The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
it was amazing
Memory's Legion by James S.A. Corey
Psychedelics by David J. Nutt
Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Sea Close By by Albert Camus
Arrangements in Blue by Amy Key
The Wrong Side and The Right Side by Albert Camus
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Noise by Daniel Kahneman
The Elephant in the Room by Jon Ronson
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
Eight Dates by John M. Gottman
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat
it was amazing
10% Human by Alanna Collen
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Mudlark by Lara Maiklem
The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg
Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
it was amazing
Mongrel by Hanako Footman
Disclaimer by Renée Knight
River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Big Swiss by Jen Beagin
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
really liked it
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq
How to Fail by Elizabeth Day
Livesuit by James S.A. Corey
How to Fail by Elizabeth Day

Daniil’s last review of the year

really liked it
I applaud the author for being brave to write this book. Every single chapter was relevant or insightful to me. Now to the podcast!
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