What I’ve Read | 2024

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Last year, I read over 33 books, just under my goal of 35 this year, and I’ve got like three or four pretty heavy books to get through in the next three weeks, so we’ll see how it all goes.

Below is a running list of what I’ve read this year.

January

  1. Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  2. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  3. Prayers in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep by Tish Harrison Warren (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  4. The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency by Daniel W. Drenzer
  5. Raised to Stay: Persevering in Ministry When You Have a Million Reasons to Walk Away by Natalie Runion (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)

Running Total = 3.67

February

  1. Why I Won’t Buy a Computer by Wendell Berry
  2. Adventures of the Super Sons, Vol. 1: Action Detectives (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. Batman, Vol. 2: The Bat-Man of Gotham (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  4. Batman: Urban Legends, Vol. 5 (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  5. Justice League, Vol. 2: United Order (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  6. Rumors of Another World: What on Earth Are We Missing? by Philip Yancey (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  7. Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice by Eric Mason (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)

Running Total = 7.33

March

  1. The American Dream: A Cultural History by Lawrence R. Samuel
  2. Batman: One Bad Day – Penguin (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. Batman: One Bad Day – Two-Face (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  4. Dark Knights of Steel, Vol 2 (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  5. Justice League, Vol. 3: Leagues of Chaos (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  6. Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Revised Edition by John Fea (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  7. The Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  8. Batman: One Bad Day – Mr. Freeze (Graphic Novel/One-Third)

Running Total = 11

April

  1. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity by Mark A. Noll (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  2. Nightwing, Vol. 4: The Leap (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. Knight Terrors (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  4. American Intellectual History: A Very Short Introduction by Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  5. Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, Vol. 3 (Graphic Novel/One-Third)

Running Total = 13.33

May

  1. Habermas: A Very Short Introduction by James Gordon Finlayson (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  2. Superman: Action Comics, Vol. 2 – The Arena (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. Superman: Action Comics, Vol. 3 – Warworld Revolution (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  4. The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)

Running Total = 15.33

June

  1. Made in America by Bill Bryson (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)

Running Total = 16

July

  1. The Penguin, Vol. 1: The Prodigal Bird (Graphic Novel/One-Third)

Running Total = 16.33

August

  1. Justice Society of America, Vol. 1: The New Golden Age (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  2. Batgirls, Vol. 3: Girls to the Front (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited by Scot McKnight
  4. The Story of Civilization, Vol. III: Caesar and Christ by Will Durant (Audiobook/30 Hours, counted as whole)
  5. Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
  6. The Writing Life by Annie Dillard (Audiobook/Two-Thirds) Second Time/First as Audio
  7. DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  8. DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 2 (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  9. How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul J. Silvia, PhD. (Audiobook/Two-Thirds) Second Edition

Running Total = 22

September

  1. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Vol. 1: The Devil Nezha (Graphic Novel/One-Third)*
  2. Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Vol. 2: Strange Visitor (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. The Paranoid Style in American Politics by Richard Hofstadter (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)

Running Total = 23.33

October

  1. Superman, Vol. 1: Supercorp (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  2. DC Power, Vol. 1: A Celebration (Graphic Novel/One-Third)

Running Total = 24

November

  1. Batman and Robin, Vol. 1: Father and Son (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  2. Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  3. The Spirit, Vol. 1 (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  4. Wonder Woman, Volume 1: Outlaw (Graphic Novel/One-Third)

Running Total = 25.33

December

  1. Batgirls, Vol. 1: Batgirl Summer (Graphic Novel/One-Third)
  2. How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America by Heather Cox Richardson (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)
  3. We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution by Mortimer J. Adler (Audiobook/Two-Thirds)

Cumulative Total = 27

*Don’t know when I read this. Couldn’t find it in my lists, but it should have been in the past few years. Anyway, I’ve recorded it here.