Seven Great Books We Reread in 2022
I'm so glad to have finally hit my book reading goal for 2022. Reading is such an important discipline for me, it drives me crazy when I go too long without doing it. This year my book reading goal was to read 100 books and to be honest by the time we got to September I had only made it to slightly over 60 books. I read articles all the time, lots and lots of them, which has led to so many exchanged emails with all kinds of people, so i have no regrets!
There's no way I can proceed without acknowledging an eye watering gift I received recently that made it possible for me to reach my goal, because that gift resulted in access to more books! A godsent gave me access to their libby account and it improved my access to books in English language by 80%, not to mention it automatically saved me a reasonable amount of money and shelf space. I am so grateful. So actually, we reread more than seven books in 2022, some of them were reread multiple times in written or audio format, but these seven are my favorites:
Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi - If you've not read that memoir, why are you delaying your own progress??
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi - I loved the reincarnation arc, a solid masterpiece is all I can say.
Stay with Me by Ayobami Adebayo - I needed to remember the story because it had been a while so I read it again and have no regrets! Ayobami finished their work with this book and that’s that.
Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde - As a true vagabond by right of existence and a lover of magical realism it only made sense to reread multiple times.
Leopards of the Magical Dawn: Science and the Cosmological Foundations of Igbo Culture by Nze Chukwukadibia E. Nwafor - I can't take anyone who says they're interested Igbo spirituality and cosmology seriously who hasn't read this book or at least tried to.
After God is Dibia Volume 1 & 2 by John Anenechukwu Umeh - That's two books actually (Volume 1&2) but let's count as one, I'm into Dibia things so obviously this is a fave which I revisit frequently.
Devotions by Mary Oliver - I love Mary Oliver's work with all my heart and if this list were any longer there'd be at least two other of her collections here.
These are my top seven. For 2023, I'm hoping to get around to reading up to 200 books as my god and time permits. We read across all genres so if you have any recommendations please send them my way!
