Back in 2008 I made a goal of reading at least 50 books during the year. Of course that was the only year I actually met that goal. But anyway, here’s my list from 2011:
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
2. Little Bee
3. Winter Garden
4. No One Can Take Your Place
5. Think Twice
6. Love, Lucy
7. Bossypants
8. The Truth About You and Me
9. The Shop on Blossom Street
10. Thin Rich Pretty
11. Conspirita
12. Her Fearful Symmetry
13. And One Last Thing
14. Secrets of a Shoe Addict
15. Man in the Middle
16. Mrs. Kimble
17. Swan Thieves
18. The Hunt
19. The Beach House
20. The Lifeguard
21. The Swimsuit
22. Port Morturary
23. The Devil in Jr. League
24. The Sisters of Hardscrabble Bay
25. Pop Goes the Weasel
26. Mortal Allies
27. Seriously…I’m Kidding
28. The Kingmaker
29. Roses are Red
30. Simple Genius
31. First Family
32. Stories I Only Tell My Friends
33. Jack and Jill
34. Violets are Blue
35. 4 Blind Mice
36. Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed
37. The Alchemist
So no surprise most of the books are thriller/murder mysteries. And obviously I discovered James Patterson this year which I’m not sure how I avoided for so long since those are my favorite types of books.
On a happy note, this is the year I graduate…not till December, but still.
How did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? I’ve been hesitant to read this one. And what did you think of Winter Garden? It’s on my TBR shelf here at home.
Fearful Symmetry had me compelled to keep reading but it was a little strange and kind of hokey in parts. The end had a little twist (if you want to call it that) that I’m not sure if I liked b/c of the sheer idea of it, or didn’t like b/c it was a little creepy and kind of dumb. I’ve read a few books by Kristin Hannah and Winter Garden is probably my favorite one. You don’t like the mother for most of the book but you do by the end and wish you could have gotten to know her sooner.
Two books from my list you might want to consider are Swan Thieves and Mrs. Kimble. Swan Thieves is kind of long but I thought had a good story that was written well. It’s by Elizabeth Kostova who wrote The Historian (another good book). Mrs. Kimble (written by Jennifer Haigh)is written from the perspective of three women who all marry the same man decades apart and how he basically ruins their lives. I know that didn’t make it sound very good but you really get invested into each of these women and their story with this man who is a con-artist.
You beat me by one, not (as Abby would say when she’s losing) that it’s a contest. Of these, I’ve read #s 1 and 7 for sure…and maybe some of our Patterson books have overlapped. I’ve read several Alex Cross books; but it’s been so long, I couldn’t pick ‘em in a line-up.
Definitely the Patterson books would overlap then because the Alex Cross series is my favorite that he writes and most on this list are from that series. I need to scroll over to your blog and check out what you have on your list.
I love that you read SO much! I’m jealous. And graduation will be glorious and come faster than you think. Enjoy 2012!
This year I’m determined to read 50…of course it is only the 6th day of the year. But I don’t have to take any classes this summer so that should help!
Good job.
Thanks!