Book List

I’ve been reading books since I turned 15; It started out as a hobby to replace playing video games, but quickly engulfed my time to become a minor obsession.

It has burgeoned to be an ever-itching ache that needs attending, even through periods of harsh restriction and extracurriculars (examinations) that require tunnel vision on narrow topics. Its benefits, however, have proven to outweigh its costs, so here is a cool list of essentials that I’ve read and recommend.

I commonly refrain from ratings, as each book should be taken at face value, and for what it contributes. Therefore each deserves its podium spot.

Non-fiction

1. Atomic Habits by James Clear
2. Deep Work by Cal Newport
3. Indistractable by Nir Eyal
4. Factfulness by Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Hans Rosling, and Ola Rosling
5. Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
6. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
7. Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
8. The Motivation Myth by Jeff Haden
9. Educated by Tara Westover
10. Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke

Fiction

1. The Courage to be Disliked by Fumitake Koga and Ichiro Kishimi
2. Almond by Sohn Won-pyung
3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
4. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma (my very first read)
5. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
6. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. Project Hail Marry by Andy Weir
8. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
9. Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
10. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Thank you Enheduanna for giving us strange pages with letters on them!