The Books I Read in 2024 #

03 January 2025

Starting in 2020, I began keeping track of all of the books I read, a habit I adapted from my brother. Starting in 2023, I jotted down a quick long-paragraph review (with a “grade”) of each book as well. Here’s the list of books I read in 2024, in reverse chronological order:

Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow
12 January 2024
Tags: book-reviews, fiction, time, mental health
Grade: B+

I, Rigoberta Menchú by Rigoberta Menchú
22 February 2024
Tags: book-reviews, guatemala, mayan culture, politics
Grade: A

The Art of Sharlpinism by Jeremey Jones
16 March 2024
Tags: book-reviews, skiing, snowboarding, sports
Grade: B+

Life As We Know It (Can Be) by Bill Weir
12 April 2024
Tags: book-reviews, climate
Grade: B

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
05 May 2024
Tags: book-reviews, trees
Grade: A

Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
10 June 2024
Tags: book-reviews, imagination, sociology
Grade: A

A Brief History of Intelligence by Max Bennett
07 July 2024
Tags: book-reviews, science, artificial intelligence, evolution
Grade: A-

Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish
28 July 2024
Tags: book-reviews, self-help, cognitive science, decision-making
Grade: C

The Darkest White by Eric Blehm
20 August 2024
Tags: book-reviews, mountain sports, avalanche, snowboarding, biography
Grade: A

Pizza in New Haven by Colin M. Caplan
11 September 2024
Tags: book-reviews, food, history
Grade: C+

The Alchemy of Action by Doug Robinson
01 October 2024
Tags: book-reviews, climbing, neuroscience, psychadelics
Grade: B+