George R.R. Martin
I finally finished Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday today. It took me two years to read. So much for discipline. 🫣😂. I had set myself a goal of reading 45 books this year since I wasn’t studying and I managed to read 29. although I should end the year 30 as I will finiish current book by Tuesday.. Not too bad. That was more than two books a month.
If there are three things that I am always grateful for it is that:
- I can read and write. There are still so many illiterate people out there who have a limited chance to achieve their potential because they can’t read and write.
- I love reading. My love affair with books began in pre-school and will never end.
- There are so many fantastic authors out there who publish their work so that we can entertain and enlighten ourselves through reading.
My favourite books of 2024
This year, I listened to half my books every morning on Audible. My favourites are read by autobiographies that the authors read. This year’s pick is 12 Notes by the late, great Quincy Jones. I listened to it a few months before he passed away. I was blown away. What a man and what a full, rich life he led! I really hope my son chooses to listen to it, too. There is so much wisdom packed into it. The story would not have had the same impact if it had been read by anyone else. Only Quincy had walked in his shoes, so only he could emphasise the lessons in the way that he needed to. I am so glad he chose to read the book. The world is a better place because Mr Quincy Jones was in it and God made sure he was in it for a very long time so that he could touch as many lives as he has. He was not perfect but he was a blessing. I highly recommend it.
I also discovered Robert Galbraith ie. JK Rowling by another name. I love her character, Commoran Strike. She uses the same formula as she did for Harry Potter so the two books I read are are looooong. I didn’t realise how long because I read them on my Kindle. I read a Michael Connelly novel in between the two. The pace of his book was so much faster yet I enjoyed both author’s books.
The book I really struggled to read was Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was set in the 1960s and tells of Biafra’s struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria. The war was brutal. I read this book as it was recommended to me while I was in Nigeria last year. One of our directors told us about his dad’s experience of the war, and that’s when the book was mentioned. I picked it up at the airport but only started reading it this year. It’s interesting but it took me a while to through it.
That’s it from me today. Thanks for popping by. What are your favourite reads from 2024? Let me know in the comments
Bye for now.
Grounded African 