Books read - 9+10+11+12/20

The last few quarter of this year, I was unexpectedly busy, as my job search finally gave fruit, and I started a new job as a UX/CX designer at a different company.

Adapting to this life change slowed my reading down, but also alleviated most of the stress I’d been harboring throughout most of the year. In a way, reading has been my way of coping with stress - seeing my progress in something, anything, brings a smidgen of comfort and a vague feeling of control over my own life. So when that stress is lessened, I didn’t feel the urge to read constantly, competitively, mindlessly, anymore.

  1. The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) Doyle, Arthur Conan - 4/5

  2. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People Weinschenk, Susan M. * - 5/5

  3. UX Design and Usability Mentor Book : With Best Practice Business Analysis and User Interface Design Tips and Techniques Yayici, Emrah - 3/5

  4. Norse Mythology Gaiman, Neil - 4/5

  5. nosleep House, Michael J. - 4/5

  6. Permanent Record Snowden, Edward - 5/5

  7. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Vuong, Ocean - 2/5

  8. Normal People Rooney, Sally - 2/5

  9. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever - Michael Bungay Stanier

  10. UX Design and Usability Mentor Book - Emrah Yayici - 3/5

  11. 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know about People - Susan M. Weinschenk - 5/5

  12. The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle - 4/5

  13. The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just - Mélina Mangal - 5/5

  14. Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works

  15. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline - 4/5

  16. Nature Anatomy - Julia Rothman

  17. Vader's Little Princess - Jeffrey Brown

  18. I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame - Brené Brown - 3/5

  19. Darth Vader and Son - Jeffrey Brown

  20. Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength - Laurie A. Helgoe - 2/5

  21. The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - 4/5

  22. Street Food: Vietnam - Jerry Mai

  23. A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony - Hector Garcia Puigcerver

  24. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami - 5/5

  25. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab - 4/5

  26. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray - 2/5

  27. Japan Supernatural: Ghost, Goblins, and Monsters, 1700 to Now - Melanie Eastburn - 5/5

  28. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage - Haruki Murakami - 4/5

  29. MW - Osamu Tezuka - 5/5

  30. Ayako - Osamu Tezuka - 5/5

  31. Discourse on Method - René Descartes - 3/5

  32. The Happiest Man on Earth - Eddie Jaku - 5/5

  33. Teamwork Means You Can't Pick the Side That's Right - Scott Adams - 4/5

  34. The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People - Meik Wiking - 4/5

  35. Humankind: A Hopeful History - Rutger Bregman - 4/5

  36. Transform Customer Experience: How to Achieve Customer Success and Create Exceptional CX - Isabella Villani - 4/5

As of right now, when I’m typing this, I’m still on the way to finishing 1 more. Once done, I’d probably write a summary note of the top (10?) books I’ve read this year :D