Books I Read in 2021

In 2021 I read 43 books, quite a lot of the books this year were related to my job and looking at the stack of books on my desk that I plan to read next this trend is likely to continue. I also started to read the Neapolitian Saga by Elena Ferrante and the next two books about the relationship of Elena and Lila are already waiting for me.

The most remarkable book I have read this year was Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips. The story of two abducted girls is told over twelve months through the lens of twelve different woman that are connected to the two girls through different levels of separation. Huge recommendation.

Sustainable Web Design by Tom Greenwood ★★★★☆
Cross-Cultural Design by Senongo Akpem ★★★★☆
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke ★★★☆☆
Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein ★★☆☆☆
Die Geschichte eines neuen Namens by Elena Ferrante ★★★★★
2001 by Angela Lehner ★★★★☆
The ART of Avoiding a Train Wreck: Practical Tips and Tricks for Launching and Operating SAFe Agile Release Trains by Em Campbell-Pretty and Adrienne L. Wilson ★★★☆☆
Salonfähig by Elias Hirschl ★★★★☆
I Hold a Wolf by the Ears: Stories by Laura van den Berg ★★★★☆
Unterwasserflimmern by Katharina Schaller ★★★★☆
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips ★★★★★
Meine geniale Freundin by Elena Ferrante ★★★★★
Kim Jiyoung, geboren 1982 by Nam-joo Cho ★★★★★
Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald ★★★★★
Luster by Raven Leilani ★★★★★
DAVE by Raphaela Edelbauer ★★★★☆
The Rollout: A Novel about Leadership and Building a Lean-Agile Enterprise with SAFe by Alex Yakyma ★☆☆☆☆
Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs ★★★★☆
SAFe 5.0 Distilled by Richard Knaster by Dean Leffingwell ★★☆☆☆
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller ★★★★★
Wilde Iris. Gedichte by Louise Glück ★★★★☆
Die Bagage by Monika Helfer ★★★★☆
Das Palais muss brennen by Mercedes Spannagel ★★★★★
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai ★★★★★
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain ★★★★☆
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier ★★★★☆
Girls Against God by Jenny Hval ★★☆☆☆
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman ★★★☆☆
Kissa by Kissa by Craig Mod ★★★★☆
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ★★★★☆
Der Gast im Garten by Takashi Hiraide ★★★★☆
This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman by Ilhan Omar ★★★★☆
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell ★★★★★
Paradise Rot by Jenny Hval ★★★☆☆
Uncanny Valley: A Memoir by Anna Wiener ★★★★★
Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition by Kim Scott ★★★☆☆
The Third Hotel by Laura van den Berg ★★★★★
Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee by Peter Hoeg ★★★★★
The Little Snake by A.L. Kennedy ★★★★☆
Brüste und Eier by Mieko Kawakami ★★★★★
The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier ★★★★★
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier ★★★★★
Das lügenhafte Leben der Erwachsenen by Elena Ferrante ★★★★★