Every Book I Read In 2022 Ranked - Worst To Best

I read a total of 17 books in 2022. This video is my personal ranking of these books, from my least favorite to my favorite book of 2022.

Twitter: @MikeG_315

0:00 Introduction
0:39 The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
1:51 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
2:36 The Rise of Kyoshi - F. C. Yee
3:33 The Shadow of Kyoshi - F. C. Yee
3:59 The Fires of Heaven - Robert Jordan
5:08 Foundation - Isaac Asimov
5:51 Dead Boy's Game and The Broken Vow - A. David Singh
6:40 Mistborn: The Final Empire - Brandon Sanderson
7:27 World War Z - Max Brooks
8:07 The Dragon Reborn - Robert Jordan
8:51 The War of the Worlds - HG Wells
9:30 Contact - Carl Sagan
10:23 Second Foundation - Isaac Asimov
10:57 The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien
11:47 The Shadow Rising - Robert Jordan
12:21 The Time Machine - HG Wells
13:11 Foundation and Empire - Isaac Asimov
14:17 Conclusion

[thufirck]

So nice to see a booktuber not pull out a list of 85 books that they read this year. Finally a relatable book reader.

[NotSoNoob]

I love seeing the books physically stack. It stands out from over ranking videos.

[cheese]

I really appreciate your approach to booktube, it's not the usual way of things and that's refreshing. Watching your videos is more like talking to another reader, rather than just watching a youtuber talk.

[MagicalRome]

Mike, thanks for mentioning Dead Boy's Game and The Broken Vow in your video. I really appreciate your support and generosity for spreading the word. Hope you can fit the prequel in your schedule later this year. Best wishes!

[loralubimaia]

Brandon will always be top tier. Mistborn was a bit dark and gory for me but gosh the characters are pure gold. I really love his concept of the cosmere and how all these planets intersect. I'm currently on book 6 of mistborn and it's just so dang good

[goostophbanana]

This video was a great way to start off my day. Keep up the amazing work 👍

[FamilyGuyRoks]

I also read the Foundation series this year, and I agree that book 2 is the best out of the Original Trilogy. I personally really enjoyed Foundation's Edge & Foundation and Earth probably the most in the series as a whole for its continuous storyline and character development. Though I think I loved his Robots Series the most out of all of his books that I read. If you haven't read them yet, I can't recommend them enough. Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, Robots of Dawn, and Robots and Empire. They're all phenomenal

[byrnhard]

+1 for The Time Machine!
Especially the last two chapters resonated profoundly with me.
The sheer existential dread serves as a nice contrast to what came before and really puts the framework story in perspective.
It still stays with me. What a book!

[roberteaston]

I read the Mistborn trilogy last year and the Foundation trilogy back in January. I'm also reading through the Wheel of Time (1 every 4 months) and will next read The Shadow Rising in August. I'm currently reading the first few Star Wars High Republic books.

[loralubimaia]

I had the same reaction to foundation. I really liked the start and setting of foundation but the rest of the book I was bored out of my mind I didnt expect it to change like it did.

[liamsmith]

If you loved the Time Machine, check out the sequel by Stephan Baxter, The Time Ships. It continues right after the end of the first book, keeping the same tone but turning up the story to 11.

[devinreese]

Are you a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000? Your sarcastic commentary humour and fondness for both sci fi and fantasy remind me of this.

[AmrahGasimlii]

In my teenage years(most productive about the reading) I used to read 30 books a year max. Now with the master degree It has dropped 7-10. So your number made me tbh😃I actually listened that part again if it is 17 or 70😂

[Zimoria]

If you like the old old science fiction genre I'd suggest reading Fallen Angels by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Matthew Flynn.

[noname]

Awesome!!!!
You gotta start Stormlight Archive if u want something better than Wheel of Time, Mistborn, Asoiaf🙏

[yoarirlurodi]

Nice list man! Love your view of the books you read!

[vinodvagadurgi]

My man Mike 👌🏼👌🏼
Great to just see your video pop up on my feed
I love genuine book tubers 💯🎃🤪

I totally agree with mistborn
I really didn’t like it it and didn’t feel like the time invested was worth
I am totally picking up the foundation series

[kingzzz]

Me and my dad are reading through the Wheel of Time right now. We’re currently on Eye of the World, and I like it so far. I’d really like to finish Mistborn Era 1 this year. I read The Final Empire & The Well of Ascension in November and December. I also need to finish The Inheritance Cycle. I’m on the last book, but the last two were really boring to me, so I’m having trouble getting motivated to read that. The other day I picked up Red Rising at Books-A-Million and I’m blown away with how good it is. I would also like to re-read Harry Potter this year (this will be like my 10th time reading it over the past couple years, but you can’t read it too many times…can you?). I also picked up Assassin’s Apprentice and Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb and I really want to read those this year. I’ve got a lot of plans and hopefully I’ll be able to read them all. I would also like to read Stormlight Archive and The Dark Tower, but I’ll have to wait and see with those.

[adrianburkhart]

After playing the amazing videogame Pentiment over the holidays, I was on the lookout for a medieval historical fantasy/fiction book. My mother recommended me The Mists of Avalon, because she really liked that book when she read it back in the 80s.

However, when I looked at the Wikipedia page about the author, I read that the author has been accused of child sexual abuse by her own daughter. That zapped any interest I had in reading the book out of me.

I would be interested to hear your opinion on this, Mike. Did you know about that while reading the book? If yes, did it change your perception of the book or were you able to seperate the book from the author?

[kiraolivia]

I highly recommend Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson. It was my favorite book of his and currently one of my all time favorite books.