Well, here is the final version of my 2021 reading list. Not even 20 books completed!
Funny, because I'm reading something every day . . . prayers, Scriptures, one book or another that gets read over and over because it helps keep me positive and on track, encouraged and hopeful. I don't tally these on my list. Currently I'm also reading my way through the Orthodox Study Bible. I split it up into five somewhat arbitrary sections (History, Psalms, Wisdom, Prophets, Gospel, Epistles) and try to read a chapter from each section most days. I do well for a while and then, oops!, three days have passed and I let life intervene too far. Or I spent too much time scrolling through all the loveliness on social media platforms. But, as another blogger recently wrote, we need that too. Beauty and goodness and wonderful photographs of places we would otherwise never get to visit and enjoy.
I wonder what 2022 will look like come next December. Only time will tell.
A list of books read in 2021.
January 2021 - none
February 2021
1. The Ethics of Beauty, Timothy C. Patitsas
March 2021 - none
April 2021 - none
May 2021
2. Seasons of Repentance: Lenten Homilies of St. John of Kronstadt
3. Thinking Orthodox, Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou
4. Sweet Bean Paste, Durian Sukegawa
June 2021 - none
July 2021
5. The Windsor Knot, SJ Bennett
6. Celebration of Faith, Vol. 1: I Believe, Alexander Schmemann
7. Booklets published by the Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints on the Isle of Mull, Scotland: Iona; Remembrance of Death; The Shape of Christ
8. Miss Bunting, Angela Thirkell
August 2021
9. Mary as the Early Christians Knew Her, Frederica Mathewes-Green
September 2021
10. Island Magic, Elizabeth Goudge
11. Orthodox Worship, Benjamin Williams and Harold Anstall
October 2021
12. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery
13. For the Life of the World, Fr. Alexander Schmemann
14. Charlotte Fairlie, D.E. Stevenson
15. The Tall Stranger, D.E. Stevenson
16. Make Believe, Elizabeth Goudge
17. Kate Hardy, D.E. Stevenson
November 2021
18. Yours Cheerfully, A.J. Pearce
19. No Fond Return of Love, Barbara Pym
December 2021 - None
I read voraciously. Mostly history, but also spy thrillers and graphic novels.
ReplyDeleteI am reading OBAMA's book, a big book but very interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh my - you should mention how very long The Ethics of Beauty is! It seems to me that one or two books like that would fill you up for a year.
ReplyDeleteIf I find that reading list Sara it will be returned by special delivery.
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