I listen to books during commutes and errands, and give them a letter grade when I'm done. I read a lot of different genres as I believe there's value in all genres (and mediums too).
These are some of the books I've given an "A" over the last few years, roughly grouped by genre:
These are some of the books I've given an "A" over the last few years, roughly grouped by genre:
Nonfiction:
- A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Fabric of the Cosmos
- Dataclysm
- The Righteous Mind
- Merchants of Doubt
- Dead Wake
- Man's Search for Meaning
- Evicted
- The New Jim Crow
- Night
Sci-fi:
- We
- The Sirens of Titan
- Hyperion
- Stories of Your Life
- Frankenstein
- The Day of the Triffids
- Childhood's End
Fantasy:
- The Stormlight Archives
- The First Law Trilogy
- The Lord of the Rings
Literature:
- The Stranger
- Dubliners
- Things I've Learned from Dying
- The Things They Carried
- Cloud Atlas
- Stoner
- Pillars of the Earth