Books I've Read: Q1 2021

Reading on an empty bus outside of Lausanne, Switzerland, on my way back from a hike in the woods. March 31, 2021.

A list of the books I read in the first quarter of 2021, in rough chronological order:

1. Un Anniversaire au Poil, by Sonia Degotor (French-language edition)

2. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig

3. Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, by Robert H. Frank

4. A Woman is No Man, by Etaf Rum

5. Fever Dream, by Samantha Schweblin

6. A Lie Someone Told You about Yourself, by Peter Ho Davies

7. 90s Bitch: Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality, by Allison Yarrow

8. Vernon Subutex 3, by Virginie Despentes (French-language edition)

9. The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett

10. Perestroika in Paris, by Jane Smiley

11. Les Demoiselles, Anne-Gaëlle Huon (French-language edition)

12. Les Gratitudes, by Delphine de Vigan (French-language edition)

13. Burnt Sugar, by Avni Doshi

14. Black Buck, by Mateo Askaripour

15. To the Back of Beyond, by Peter Stamm

16. La Vraie Vie, by Adeline Dieudonné (French-language edition)

17. Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson

18. The Push, by Ashley Audrain

19. Une Bête au Paradis, by Cécile Coulon (French-language edition)

20. La Chambre des Merveilles, by Julien Sandrel (French-language edition)

21. The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter

22. American Delirium, by Betina Gonzàlez

23. Tous les Hommes N'habitent Pas le Monde de la Même Façon, by Jean-Paul Dubois (French-language edition)

24. The Flatshare, by Beth O’Leary

25. Surface, by Olivier Norek

26. Justine, by Lawrence Durrell

27. Milk Fed, by Melissa Broder

28. Winter Counts, by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

29. Petit Pays, by Gaël Faye (French-language edition)

30. The Grip of It, by Jac Jemc

31. Les Refuges, by Jérôme Loubry (French-language edition)

32. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, by Cherie Jones

33. Poupées, by Éléonore Pourriat (French-language edition)

34. Acts of Desperation, by Megan Nolan

As in the past, I’ve bolded the books that really wowed me and that I would recommend highly.

You can also see what books I read and which I considered my favorites via these links to my reading list for Q2 2021, my reading list for Q3 2021, and my list of the books I read in Q4 2021.

And if you want to read about the best books I read in all of 2021, check out my best-of-the-best reads of the year write-up.

I’ve you’ve read any of these, I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you have any recommendations for my reading list, let’s hear them!