So instead of rattling off all the books in one go at the end of the year, which isn’t inductive to readability for you, nor encouraging me to stay on track, I figured I’d report on my reading once per month. So without further ado, these are the titles that took me through a rather soggy and dark January:

Women I think of at night (Kankimäki) – an antology of biographies on various impressive women, all role models to the author. The biographies are interesting, the author’s autobiographical musings less so. (3.5/5)

Zero to One (Thiel) – an innovative entrepreneur’s world view. Quite inspiring and readable, even if it’s not super-relatable all the time – unless you’re Elon Musk, in which case I want to go to the moon. (3.5/5)

The magic of thinking big (Schwartz) – an old book, which shows in part, but the message is as eternally important as ever. (4/5)

Jewels – a secret history (Finlay) – after her book on fabrics I had high hopes for this. I wasn’t disappointed. Anecdotes and facts akimbo – a real gem! (4.5/5)

And that’s it. Don’t suppose I can keep up the rate of one book per week, but I will try. Do let me know if you read any of the titles!