Roof Beam Reader
Adam Burgess
2022 Monthly Retrospective
Happy New Year!
As I mentioned in my 2022 Year in Review, I’m back today to share my favorite reads of the last year. I decided to share one book from each month, so a total of twelve. This is, of course, a bit of an arbitrary way of doing it, and it will ultimately leave out some of my best/favorite reads of the year, but oh well, nothing is perfect!
Don’t forget, too, that the TBR Pile Challenge is back for the tenth year! (#TBRYear10) In celebration, the final end prize will be double the usual: a $100 gift card to a bookstore/website of choice! Now, on to my twelve favorites of 2022, one from each month.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
So, there they are! My favorite read from each month in 2022 (sort of). Some of these were REALLY difficult choices, as there were certain months where I read a few 5-star books. The stress of picking just one! Ultimately, when it came down to making a choice, I tried to pick one that I didn’t highlight in my end of year survey.
Incidentally, I’ve started my first book of the new year, James Brandon’s The Edge of Being, which I’m really excited about because his first novel, Ziggy, Stardust and Me, is one of my absolute favorites.
I’d love to hear what your favorite reads of 2022 were! And what book are you reading to start 2023? Please share in the comments!
Roof Beam Reader 
Very interesting list. I’ve just finished Morrison’s Playing In The Dark, which I found to be a challenging but fascinating piece of analysis. I’ve been curious about Zinn’s History; although I don’t read much non-fiction these days it looks quite intriguing. Ditto for Ocean Vuong; I haven’t read his poetry but do have a copy of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (currently unread, alas!)
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I just finished Morrison’s Playing in the Dark, which I found to be a challenging but fascinating piece of analysis. Although I don’t read much fiction these days, I’ve had my eye on Zinn’s History and I’d also like to explore Ocean Vuong’s work (I have a copy of his On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous but, alas, haven’t gotten to it yet!)
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I hope to finally get on with The Priory of the Orange Tree this year having seen it continually praised, as here!
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All The Light is good, but I prefer his About Grace to this and his Cloud Cuckoo Land.
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So glad that All the Light We Cannot See made your list. I love that book so much I read it twice–almost back to back!
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed All the Light We Cannot See! I felt like everybody had already read it and loved it so much, I was bound to hate it.
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I felt the same at first! Probably why it took me so long to try it.
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