My Complete 2022 Reading List: Every Book I Read in 2022
Rachel from Booklistqueen, one of the prominent bloggers in the bookish world asks this question every year - How many books does a book blogger read in a year?
While she manages to read 100+ books every single year, I made it to a humble 60.
But, I know what you’re going to say, it’s not about quantity Mru, it’s about quality. So let me share my complete reading list of 2022 for you and then you decide whether I read quality books or not.
I’m just going to list the titles here, with a one liner about the book, if you’re interested in my review and rating, please click on the title and read the info.
Let’s begin, so I read – 60 books
- Total Pages - 16918
- Genres covered – Crime, Historical fiction, Fantasy, Contemporary Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Mystery/Thriller, Non-fiction, Romance, Short Stories, psychological thriller, Magical Realism.
- Formats covered – Paperbacks, Hardbacks, Ebooks, Audiobooks
- Average rating – 3.84
- Average Book length –300 pages
- Shortest Book – Why I am an Atheist? by Bhagat Singh
- Longest Book – Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
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Fiction
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
A man exists in multiple universes, unknown to his family. One universe is with his current family and amidst them lives an impostor. The other universe is made up of choices, choices he did not make.
Milk Blood heat by Dantiel W. Monitz
A very relatable, touching, precise and eloquently held mirror to our lives. Stories of woman as mothers, and those wanting to be mothers.
Monsoon by Vimala Devi Translated by Paul Melo E. Castro
Monsoon is a collection of twelve short stories varying in themes set in the times when Goa was a Portuguese Colony of India.
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
The author’s last book Shuggie Bain won the 2020 Booker Prize. The narrative switches back and forth between a fishing trip Mungo’s mother has forced him into with two strange men, that happens in the present. And Mungo’s upbringing and incidents with his mother, sister Jodie and friend James that happen in the past.
Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar Translated by Jerry Pinto
Cobalt Blue is the story of a Marathi family who has a paying guest and both the son and the daughter of the house fall in love with this paying guest and decide abscond with him.
The Paper palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
Understanding relationships though the mind of Elle – motherhood, being a wife, being a friend and being a daughter.
If I had Your Face by Frances Cha
In If I Had Your Face, we are transported to Seoul, Korea where four women are trying to make a fulfilling and successful life while living up to impossible beauty and social standards.
Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson
The story of a young woman who has to quit her dream job in order to write her own story.
Pyre by Perumal Murugan
Pyre is the sad story of a love-struck couple in the caste-ridden villages of India.
Dopehri by Pankaj Kapur
Charming short story of an old and lonely woman, looking for meaningful company and conversations.
Braised Pork by An Yu
A woman on the hunt to find the meaning of a cryptic message left by her now dead husband who drowned in his own bathtub.
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
At the heart of the book is a Ponzi scheme maker and his marriage to our heroine. Things become dark when this heroine goes missing from aboard a ship.
Such a Fun Age by Kylie Reid
A black baby-sitter working for a white woman in today’s world. History is bound to repeat itself through a connection both of them never imagined.
Romance
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
The bride and groom do not get to go on their own honeymoon. Instead the bride’s sister and groom;s brother end up going on the dream honeymoon and end up smitten with each other.
The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Haters-to-lovers story. Both assistants to publishing heads throw daggers at each other but often when you hate someone so passionately, the passion might just turn out to be love.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Haters-to-lovers story. One is an editor the other a book agent, and they accidentally bump into each other in a quiet town away from the bustle of New York City.
The Rebound by Catherine Walsh
A jobless, friendless, homeless person in search of all three, finds love.
Mystery/Thriller
I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
A complicated book. Strange plot, strange characters and stranger writing. But do give it a shot for the twisted end. (I had to read the last few pages again.)
The Good Son by You-Jeong Jeong Translated by Chi-Young Kim
The coming-of-age story of a psychopath.
Confessions by Kanae Minato Translated by Stephen Snyder
A teacher wants a confession from the students who killed her daughter.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
An 80+ group of elderlies are on to solving murders in the vicinity. Cozy mystery all the way.
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
A prisoner is about to be executed and all the women he affected are giving their perspective.
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Jess arrives at her brother’s lavish Paris apartment only to find that he is mysteriously missing.
The Push by Ashley Audrain
Blythe wanted to be the best mother for her new born girl Violet. She wanted to be the opposite of what her mother was to her – selfish, unconcerned and unloving. But Violet is not an easy child.
The Perfect Neighborhood by Liz Alterman
The perfect couple living in a perfect neighborhood. But all is not so perfect in their relationship when local’s kids begin to go missing.
The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
A quite library, a blood curling scream, and four strangers sitting at a library table. One of them is the killer.
Falling by T J Newman
You’re flying to New York without the knowledge that your pilot's family has been kidnapped byy terrorists and he is given the choice between the passengers and his family.
The Maid by Nita Prose
Molly is the perfect maid of the hotel until she finds a regular guest dead in his room. Molly is automatically suspected but she is on a detective mission of her own.
Verity by Colleen Hoover
While ghost-writing for a popular author, Lowen accidentally reads the manuscript of her unpublished biography. The truths it tells are unbelievable.
Historical Fiction
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A budding journalist is about to get the biggest and unimaginable break of her life, to write the biography of biggest Hollywood actress Evelyn Hugo.
The Sickle by Anita Agnihotri
Stories of peasants, migratory laborers, and activists in Marathwada and western Maharashtra, through themes like feminine feticide, and sexual violation, the violence of class, feudal labor relations, and peasants’ ’ suicides, and climate change.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A retelling of the Greek gay love story between Achilles, a great warrior, and Patroclus an exiled prince.
These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean
Fiona Bell delves into her biological history with the sprawling vineyards of Tuscany for company.
Fantasy
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstein
A challenge between two individuals with their identity unknown to each other, and the marvelous mysterious circus as the platform to showcase their skills.
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa Translated by Louise Heal Kawai
A talking cat on a mission to save books and to save the orphan Rinator’s life.
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Weird to the power of n. Please excuse the mathematical comparison. I have no other words for this story of incest, and cannibalism.
Classics
The Great Gatsby by F. Scot Fitzgerald
The greatest classic story portraying the Jazz Age in America when parties, sex, and drinks were an obsession. This classic considered to be based on the author Scott’s love affair with socialite Ginerva King.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
A remote island, ten strangers, a poem and a mystery killer.
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A touching story of a Black woman who was loved by noone except her sister.
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Montgomery
A listening mistake, and the Cubberts end up with a girl rather than a boy they want to adopt. But the fascinating girl creates a place in their heart to live with them happily ever after.
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Beauty is vain, friendship is everything. The most controversial but the most fascinating classic till date.
Non-Fiction – Self Help
The Checklist Manifesto: How to get things right by Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande is a celebrated surgeon and writer who finds the simplest solution for the most complex problems: the checklist.
The Things you See only when you slow down: How to be Calm in a busy world: Haemin Sunim with Chi-Young Kim
Haemin Sunim is a Korean Buddhist monk who shares his first-hand experiences about life in this practical guide to mindfulness.
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to live Well by Meik Wiking
Several International researches and surveys have shown that the happiest country in the world, year on year is Denmark. How do they do it?
The Miracle Morning: The 6 Habits that will transform your life before 8 a.m. by Hal Elrod
One life-threatening accident and one bankruptcy later Hal Elrod still stands among us a success and an inspiration for many, owing to what he calls his morning miracle.
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport
Use your intellectual capacity to its absolute fullest using techniques and strategies given by Cal Newport in this revolutionary book.
Wise and Otherwise by Sudha Murty
Sudha Murty shares her experiences in life through yet another book.
Non-Fiction – Memoirs
Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds by David Goggins
David Goggins believes that we are always capable of more than we think we can achieve.
Coming Out as a Dalit : A Memoir by Yashica Dutt
75 years of Indian Independence and yet Dalits lack basic fundamental rights and privileges. This book is an eye-opener.
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime is an intimate yet powerful portrayal of Noah’s life that is full of spankings, chasings and running from the law. And yet it is a complete book, and a fascinating memoir.
Our Moon has Blood Clots : The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits by Rahul Pandita
True story of how the Kashmiri Pandits living in the valley who were unjustly and brutally driven out of their houses for no valid reasons.
Shehla Masood : The Murder that Shook the Nation by Hemender Sharma
Shehla Masood, an RTI activist and an environmentalist, was shot at point blank range on 11th August 2011.Who killed her and most importantly why?
Why I am an Atheist ? by Bhagat Singh
A collection of 18 letters/writings by the Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh who was executed as a martyr at 23.
Graphic Novels
Taproot by Keezy Young
A cute and charming gay love story between a gardener and a ghost.
Hope On by Nithin Mathew
Hope On is a compilation of six real life stories from real people who were strangers.
Suit by Samartha
Suit gives us a glimpse into the caste-based horrors and the exploitation inflicted in the lives of cleaners and sweepers in our cities.
Mythology
Liberation of Sita by Volga
A re-telling of the Indian Epic Ramayana, through the perspective of women central to the plot.
Uttara : The Books of Answers by Arshia Sattar
The last sect of the Ramayana that answers all dangling questions is enough text to relive the entire epic and to read between the lines.
Poetry
Jungle Nama : A story of the Sunderban by Amitav Ghosh
Folklore from Bengal, India in verse form that is both captivating and surprising.
Books I did not Finish (DNF)
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Just couldn’t get my head around either the story or the characters. Some other time maybe.
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
YA as a genre I always find a little dull, because the stories are meant to attract readers much, much younger than me and so they don’t hold my attention for long.
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