I haven't been here on MR much this year, and I haven't read as much as I usually manage, and I didn't find anything I wanted to give 5 stars that was not a re-read, but there were a few books that I found quite memorable:
- The Art of Time Travel: Historians and their Craft by Tom Griffiths. The best non-fiction book I read this year; a very good introduction to many (mostly Australian) historians and their work, and an insight into the study of history.
- The Road by Cormac McCarthy. This was so much better than I was expecting, although I still couldn't quite stretch to 5 stars for it.
- A Darkness of Dragons, A Vanishing of Griffins and A Thunder of Monsters by S.A. Patrick. A fantasy trilogy intended for younger readers; I had fun despite being far outside the intended demographic.
- Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh. While I had a few problems with this, I very much liked how the story developed; it left an impression.
- The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton. The only book in this short list published in 2024. The interesting setting and characters made this one stick in my mind.