Books I've Read: Q4 2021

Books for sale at a used bookstore in central Lausanne, Switzerland. September 29, 2021.

Books for sale at a used bookstore in central Lausanne, Switzerland. September 29, 2021.

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

  1. The Memory Police, by Yoko Ogawa

  2. Hell of a Book, by Jason Mott

  3. The Culture Map, by Erin Meyer

  4. La Valse Lente des Tortues, by Katherine Pancol (French language edition)

  5. Hail Mary, by Andy Weir

  6. My Heart is a Chainsaw, by Stephen Graham Jones

  7. Bretzel & Beurre Salé: Une Pilule Difficile à Avale, par Margot and Jean Le Moal (French language edition)

  8. The Days of Afrekete, by Asali Solomon

  9. The Turnout, by Megan Abbott

  10. Assembly, by Natasha Brown

  11. Au Revoir Là-Haut, by Pierre Lamaitre (French Language edition)

  12. This Thing between Us, by Gus Moreno

  13. When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky, by Margaret Verble

  14. Velvet was the Night, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

  15. Entre Ciel et Lou, by Lorraine Fouchet

  16. Les Hirondelles Danseront sous la Pluie, by Mireille Faye (French language edition)

  17. Win Me Something, by Kyle Lucia Wu

  18. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

  19. Poste Restante à Locmaria, by Lorraine Fouchet (French language edition)

  20. Un Noël au Bord du Lac, by Béatrice Courtot (French language edition)

  21. Crossroads, by Jonathan Franzen

  22. Tout le Bleu du Ciel, by Mélissa da Costa (French language edition)

  23. Mamie Luger, by Benoît Philippon (French language edition)

  24. Courage, Rions, by Sophie de Villenoisy (French language edition)

  25. Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner

  26. Au Service Secret de Marie-Antoinette: L'Enquête du Barry, by Frédéric Lenormand (French language edition)

  27. Our Country Friends, by Gary Shteyngart

  28. The Lying Life of Adults, by Elena Ferrante

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

For my previous 2021 reading lists, click the links below:

And click here to see my final list of the best-of-the-best books I read in 2021.

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!