2011 in Review/Looking ahead to 2012
All in all, 2011 was a good year for reading. I surpassed my goal of reading 100 books, and I managed to experience a pretty good variety of genres. Unfortunately, my other goals did not fair so well. I wanted to participate in more online book clubs, which didn't end up working out that well. I also completely forgot about my third goal, which was a professional goal to read 50 books from the library where I work at. In actuality, I only read about half of that.
For 2012, once again I will strive to read 100 books, and to experience a nice variety of content. I'm going to try my professional goal one more time. I'm pretty sure that I can do it if I can remember it.
For a full list of everything I've read in 2011, click the cut below.
1. Textual Healing by Eric Smith
2. Jane by April Lindner
3. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
4. Dust by Elizabeth Bear
5. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
6. Room by Emma Donoghue
7. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
8. The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
9. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
10. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
11. Blameless by Gail Carriger
12. The Rolling Stones by Robert A Heinlein
13. All Just Glass by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
14. Elfland by Freda Warrington
15. Blackveil by Kristen Britain
16. The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
17. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
18. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
19. Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales by Tamora Pierce
20. Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale
21. Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
22. Star Crossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
23. The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
24. Serenity: The Shepard's Tale by Joss and Zack Whedon
25. The Guild by Felicia Day
26. River Marked by Patricia Briggs
27. Glimpses by Lynn Flewelling
28. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
29. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
30. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
31. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
32. The Mermaid's Maddness by Jim C. Hines
33. Dr Horrible and other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon
34. The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks
35. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
36. A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
37. The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente
38. Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl
39. The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
40. Steel by Carrie Vaughn
41. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
42. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
43. Under the Jolly Roger by L.A. Meyer
44. Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
45. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
46. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
47. In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer
48. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
49. Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
50. Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
51. The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
52. Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
53. World War Z by Max Brooks
54. The Broken Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
55. Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
56. The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
57. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
58. Mississippi Jack by LA Meyer
59. Deadline by Mira Grant
60. Paper Towns by John Green
61. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
62. My Bonny Light Horseman by LA Meyer
63. Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn
64. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
65. The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
66. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
67. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
68. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
69. Spellbound by Kelley Armstrong
70. Rapture of the Deep by LA Meyer
71. The Falling Machine by Andrew P. Mayer
72. The Manual of Detection by Jedidiah Berry
73. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
74. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
75. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
76. Heartless by Gail Carriger
77. Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
78. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
79. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
80. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
81. The Amulet of Samarkand: A Bartimaeus Graphic Novel by Jonathan Stround
82. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
83. Kitty's Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn
84. The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
85. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
86. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
87. Graveminder by Melissa Marr
88. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
89. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
90. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockheart
91. Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
92. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
93. Staying from the Path by Carrie Vaughn
94. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
95. In Ashes Lie by Marie Brennan
96. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
97. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
98. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
99. Let is Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maurren Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
100. Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon
101. The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black
102. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
103. Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs
104. Singer by Jean Thesman
105. Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica
106. The Girl Who Circunmavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
107. Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron
For 2012, once again I will strive to read 100 books, and to experience a nice variety of content. I'm going to try my professional goal one more time. I'm pretty sure that I can do it if I can remember it.
For a full list of everything I've read in 2011, click the cut below.
1. Textual Healing by Eric Smith
2. Jane by April Lindner
3. Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
4. Dust by Elizabeth Bear
5. The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
6. Room by Emma Donoghue
7. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
8. The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
9. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
10. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
11. Blameless by Gail Carriger
12. The Rolling Stones by Robert A Heinlein
13. All Just Glass by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
14. Elfland by Freda Warrington
15. Blackveil by Kristen Britain
16. The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud
17. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
18. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
19. Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales by Tamora Pierce
20. Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale
21. Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud
22. Star Crossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
23. The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud
24. Serenity: The Shepard's Tale by Joss and Zack Whedon
25. The Guild by Felicia Day
26. River Marked by Patricia Briggs
27. Glimpses by Lynn Flewelling
28. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
29. The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
30. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
31. Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness
32. The Mermaid's Maddness by Jim C. Hines
33. Dr Horrible and other Horrible Stories by Zack Whedon
34. The War at Ellsmere by Faith Erin Hicks
35. Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
36. A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
37. The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M. Valente
38. Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl
39. The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
40. Steel by Carrie Vaughn
41. Specials by Scott Westerfeld
42. After the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn
43. Under the Jolly Roger by L.A. Meyer
44. Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
45. Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
46. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
47. In the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer
48. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
49. Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
50. Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
51. The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
52. Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
53. World War Z by Max Brooks
54. The Broken Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
55. Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
56. The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
57. Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
58. Mississippi Jack by LA Meyer
59. Deadline by Mira Grant
60. Paper Towns by John Green
61. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
62. My Bonny Light Horseman by LA Meyer
63. Kitty's Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn
64. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
65. The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
66. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
67. Across the Universe by Beth Revis
68. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie
69. Spellbound by Kelley Armstrong
70. Rapture of the Deep by LA Meyer
71. The Falling Machine by Andrew P. Mayer
72. The Manual of Detection by Jedidiah Berry
73. Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress
74. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
75. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
76. Heartless by Gail Carriger
77. Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
78. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
79. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
80. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
81. The Amulet of Samarkand: A Bartimaeus Graphic Novel by Jonathan Stround
82. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
83. Kitty's Greatest Hits by Carrie Vaughn
84. The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh
85. Xenocide by Orson Scott Card
86. The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
87. Graveminder by Melissa Marr
88. The Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
89. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
90. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockheart
91. Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi
92. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
93. Staying from the Path by Carrie Vaughn
94. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
95. In Ashes Lie by Marie Brennan
96. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
97. Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
98. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
99. Let is Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maurren Johnson, and Lauren Myracle
100. Marque and Reprisal by Elizabeth Moon
101. The Poison Eaters and Other Stories by Holly Black
102. Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
103. Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs
104. Singer by Jean Thesman
105. Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica
106. The Girl Who Circunmavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
107. Jane and the Man of the Cloth by Stephanie Barron