2011 - Annual Book Post!!
This year I read 54 books! My goal was to reach 50, and I totally beat it! It helps that I read the additional 4 books in the 4 days after Christmas. Yay for books!
Total books read: 54
Best book read: Fire From Heavan - Mary Renault
Least favorite book of the year: A Summer of Drowning - John Burnside
Quickest read: I Want to Go Home - Gordon Korman read in 2 hours
Most ridiculous read: Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - Helen Fielding
Total Library books read: 18
Total non-fiction books read: 14
A Farewell to Arms -Ernest Hemingway (re-read)
The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - Helen Fielding (L)
Fire From Heaven - Mary Renault
I Want to Go Home - Gordon Korman
Responses to Oliver Stone's Alexander: Film, History and Cultural Studies - Paul Cartledge and Fiona Rose Greenland (L)
The Turn of the Screw - Henry James
The Stars' Tennis Balls - Stephen Fry
The Golden Mean - Annabel Lyon
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare
High Octane - Lisa Renee Jones
The Argument Culture - Deborah Tannen (L)
Olympias: Mother of Alexander the Great - Elizabeth Carney (L)
Casino Royale - Ian Fleming
The Year of Living Biblically - A.J. Jacobs
The Guinea Pig Diaries - A.J. Jacobs (L)
Full Frontal Feminism - Jessica Valenti
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean
Approaching Oblivion - Harlan Ellison
Skipping Towards Gomorrah - Dan Savage (L)
Canada's Arctic Sovereignty: Resources, Climate and Conflict - Jennifer Parks (L)
Operation Orca: Springer, Luna and the struggle to save the West Coast Killer Whale - Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett (L)
The Know-it-All - A.J. Jacobs (L)
The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord - Sara MacLean
The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
Hard Core Logo - Michael Turner (L)
A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
The Praise Singer - Mary Renault
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix- J.K. Rowling (re-read)
The Island of Adventure - Enid Blyton (L)
Orca: The Whale Called Killer - Erich Hoyt (L)
The Pothunters - P.G. Wodehouse (L)
The Virtues of War - Steven Pressfield (L)
N or M? - Agatha Chistie
Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy - John Le Carre (L)
The House at Riverton - Kate Morton
The Search - Nora Roberts
Old Man's War - John Scalzi (re-read)
The Zen of Fundraising - Ken Burnett (L)
A Summer of Drowning - John Burnside (L)
The Ask - Laura Fredricks (L)
The Persian Boy - Mary Renault
Who Is Bugs Potter? - Gordon Korman
Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult
The House of Silk - Anthony Horowitz
The Ghosts Brigades - John Scalzi
The Sherlockian - Graham Moore
The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Total books read: 54
Best book read: Fire From Heavan - Mary Renault
Least favorite book of the year: A Summer of Drowning - John Burnside
Quickest read: I Want to Go Home - Gordon Korman read in 2 hours
Most ridiculous read: Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - Helen Fielding
Total Library books read: 18
Total non-fiction books read: 14
A Farewell to Arms -Ernest Hemingway (re-read)
The Robber Bride - Margaret Atwood
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - N.K. Jemisin
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - Helen Fielding (L)
Fire From Heaven - Mary Renault
I Want to Go Home - Gordon Korman
Responses to Oliver Stone's Alexander: Film, History and Cultural Studies - Paul Cartledge and Fiona Rose Greenland (L)
The Turn of the Screw - Henry James
The Stars' Tennis Balls - Stephen Fry
The Golden Mean - Annabel Lyon
Twice Tempted by a Rogue - Tessa Dare
High Octane - Lisa Renee Jones
The Argument Culture - Deborah Tannen (L)
Olympias: Mother of Alexander the Great - Elizabeth Carney (L)
Casino Royale - Ian Fleming
The Year of Living Biblically - A.J. Jacobs
The Guinea Pig Diaries - A.J. Jacobs (L)
Full Frontal Feminism - Jessica Valenti
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah MacLean
Approaching Oblivion - Harlan Ellison
Skipping Towards Gomorrah - Dan Savage (L)
Canada's Arctic Sovereignty: Resources, Climate and Conflict - Jennifer Parks (L)
Operation Orca: Springer, Luna and the struggle to save the West Coast Killer Whale - Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett (L)
The Know-it-All - A.J. Jacobs (L)
The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin
Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord - Sara MacLean
The Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum
Hard Core Logo - Michael Turner (L)
A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
The Praise Singer - Mary Renault
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (re-read)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix- J.K. Rowling (re-read)
The Island of Adventure - Enid Blyton (L)
Orca: The Whale Called Killer - Erich Hoyt (L)
The Pothunters - P.G. Wodehouse (L)
The Virtues of War - Steven Pressfield (L)
N or M? - Agatha Chistie
Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy - John Le Carre (L)
The House at Riverton - Kate Morton
The Search - Nora Roberts
Old Man's War - John Scalzi (re-read)
The Zen of Fundraising - Ken Burnett (L)
A Summer of Drowning - John Burnside (L)
The Ask - Laura Fredricks (L)
The Persian Boy - Mary Renault
Who Is Bugs Potter? - Gordon Korman
Sing You Home - Jodi Picoult
The House of Silk - Anthony Horowitz
The Ghosts Brigades - John Scalzi
The Sherlockian - Graham Moore
The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh