Inspired by some friends as well as my 8th grade reading log, I decided to keep track of all the non-school and non-Luke books I read this year (because if I kept track of all the Luke books I read, I would have Barnyard Dance on the list approximately 20000000 times!).
I read a LOT. I love to read. I am always reading something. This year's books were marked by many free kindle books, which I read because, well, they were free. There was a lot of Christian literature on there that I probably would not have read otherwise. I also tend to read books more than once, and there are several books on here that I have read before (is that cheating? I don't know!) -- I marked them with an asterisk, and you'll see that I was rereading a lot when I was studying for and taking my exams. I need to be better this year about writing down all the authors. I could do that now, but I just don't feel like it. ;)
Anyway -- some favorites of the year (for books I hadn't read before):
Columbine by Dave Cullen. I LOVED this book. I thought it was fascinating and I am so glad I bought it.
The Hunger Games Trilogy. I fell in love with this, without even expecting to. I can't wait for the movie.
I also really liked The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards and Skip by Stan Meihaus. However, I must note that both of those authors have personal connections to me -- Kim was a professor of mine in college (I was in her class the day she sold The Memory Keeper's Daughter) and Stan is my cousin. So I am probably more likely to like those books anyway! :)
2011 Books
1. Ender in Exile Orson Scott Card
2. Lake of Dreams Kim Edwards 1/23/2011
*3. Heartbeat
*4. We Need to Talk about Kevin Lionel xxxx
5. Fat, Forty, and Fired Nigel Marsh 2/20/2011
6. Talk of the Town Lisa Wingate 2/27/2011
7. Leaves book
8. My Life in Film
9. One Night @ the Call Center
10. Listen
11. Vanishing Acts Jodi Piccoult
12. Testimony
13. 13 Blue Envelopes
*14. Chasing Harry Winston
15. A Very Special Delivery
16. The School of Essential Ingredients 5/10/2011
17. Heaven is for Real
18. Wings
19. Julie and Julia Julie Powell about 5/22/2011
20. Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 5/30/2011
21. Catching Fire Suzanne Collins 6/2/2011
22. Mockingjay Suzanne Collins 6/7/2011
23. Body Surfing Anita Shreve 6/10/2011
24. My Horizontal Life Chelsea Handler 6/14/2011
25. Spoiled
26. Twenty-Something
27. Diary of a Mad Fat Girl
28. The Truth about Dating
29. This Fine Life: A Novel
30. One Day
31. Sisterhood Everlasting
*32. From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 7/7/2011
33. Mostly Good Girls
34. House Rules Jodi Piccoult
35. Falling Together 7/17/2011
36. Tempest
*37. The Chase LJ Smith
*38. The Kill LJ Smith
*39. The Pilot’s Wife Anita Shreve 8/1/2011
40.Maggie come lately
*41. The First Assistant
*42. Prep Curtis Sittenfeld
*43. Behaving Like Adults Anna Maxted
*44. She’s Come Undone Wally Lamb
*45. Lummox
*46. The Man of my Dreams Curtis Sittenfeld
47. The Help Kathryn Stockett 9/12/2011
*48. Remember Me Sofie Kinsella
*49. Strip City Lily Burana
50. Skip Stan Meihaus
51. Tell No One Harlan Coben
*52. Skinny Dip
*53. Ender’s Game
*54. Something is Rotten in the State of Maryland 10/9/2011
*55. The Giver Lois Lowry 10/11/2011
*56. Talk of the Town
*57. The Dive from Clausen’s Pier
*58. The Trouble with Catherine
*59. Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner
*60. Girls in Pants
61. Stars Collide Janice Thompson
62. Columbine Dave Cullen
63. Beautiful People Wendy Holden
64. Delivered with Love Sherry Kyle
65. Kill Alex Cross James Patterson 12/15/2011
66. Homefires
67. The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky 12/25/2011
3 comments:
Yay! Ender's Game is next on my to-read list, and the book is actually sitting right here in front of me. Nice to see that you're still rereading it!
This year, I finally made it to (and a little over) my goal of 20 books. This year is even the first year that NONE of the books on the list were for school, so I didn't get any freebies. Here's my list: CLICK.
I didn't include rereads, but if I did, the last Harry Potter book would be floating around in there somewhere...
Great list, Stacie! I love how much you reread. I made the mistake of saying no rereading for my 2011 resolution, and I definitely missed it (especially around HP and Jane Austen times!).
Now my problem is feeling guilty rereading when so many new books come into the library each day.
Also, if I haven't already told you, you and and Luke need to read Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. It's marvelous.
@Crystal -- I can't wait to hear what you think of Ender's Game!!!! :) One of my absolute favorites. I think I read it once a year. I also really like OSC's Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus as well as his book Enchantment.
@Amy -- I am a rereader in part because I am cheap. I should get to the library more! I also find myself reading a book the first time as fast as I can because I want to see what happens, so rereading sometimes gives me more information. I have not read Pete the Cat, but we will have to look for it! Luke LOVES books. We read a TON each day! He brings them to me all day long.
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