Books Read in 2010
January
Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel by Jeanette Walls
February
A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God by Guy P. Harrison
March
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
April
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Specials by Scott Westerfeld
The Little Book: A Novel by Selden Edwards
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
May
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
June
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
July
Epic Fail. I read nothing in July. It was a really stressful month for us. I haven't gone an entire month without reading a book since I was in middle school. Here's hoping that life goes back to normal in August.
August
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
September
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Time and Again by Nora Roberts
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth by Jenny McCarthy
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
October
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
November
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Notes from My Travels by Angelina Jolie
Congratulations, It's a Dog! by D. Caroline Coile
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
December
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
This was my fourth year of keeping track of what books I read. For 2011 my goals were "I will read at least 50 books. Out of these, at least 30 will be books that I already own, but have not read. I will not reread more than 5 books." I read 51, but only 11 were books that I already owned. The rest were a mix of purchases (mostly used) and library books. However, I am kind of excited that 0 out of 51 were rereads. I am usuall a frequent rereader, so this was a huge accomplishment for me.
My favorite books of the year were Last Night in Twisted River, Half Broke Horses, The Hunger Games trilogy, The Little Book, and The Help. My least favorite were Of Bees and Mist and Time and Again.
My book related resolution for 2011 is to read at least 5 classics, 3 presidential biographies and at least 10 books that I already own. I would make loftier goals, but I have a feeling I am going to be reading lots of pre-pregnancy books (and, if we get lucky, pregnancy books) so I am hesitant to make the goals any more stringent than that.
Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel by Jeanette Walls
February
A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
50 Reasons People Give for Believing in a God by Guy P. Harrison
March
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
April
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
Specials by Scott Westerfeld
The Little Book: A Novel by Selden Edwards
Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
May
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan
Extras by Scott Westerfeld
Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
June
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
July
Epic Fail. I read nothing in July. It was a really stressful month for us. I haven't gone an entire month without reading a book since I was in middle school. Here's hoping that life goes back to normal in August.
August
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
September
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Time and Again by Nora Roberts
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth about Pregnancy and Childbirth by Jenny McCarthy
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
October
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
November
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Notes from My Travels by Angelina Jolie
Congratulations, It's a Dog! by D. Caroline Coile
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
December
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
This was my fourth year of keeping track of what books I read. For 2011 my goals were "I will read at least 50 books. Out of these, at least 30 will be books that I already own, but have not read. I will not reread more than 5 books." I read 51, but only 11 were books that I already owned. The rest were a mix of purchases (mostly used) and library books. However, I am kind of excited that 0 out of 51 were rereads. I am usuall a frequent rereader, so this was a huge accomplishment for me.
My favorite books of the year were Last Night in Twisted River, Half Broke Horses, The Hunger Games trilogy, The Little Book, and The Help. My least favorite were Of Bees and Mist and Time and Again.
My book related resolution for 2011 is to read at least 5 classics, 3 presidential biographies and at least 10 books that I already own. I would make loftier goals, but I have a feeling I am going to be reading lots of pre-pregnancy books (and, if we get lucky, pregnancy books) so I am hesitant to make the goals any more stringent than that.