I read 116 books last year. I was pretty impressed with myself. Then I did my taxes and discovered I bought 157 orders of books on Amazon, and then there are all the books I bought at actual bookstores, plus ARCs I got from BEA or colleagues, and all the books I received as gifts. Which means, I bought a lot more than I read. Not so good.Then I moved. And in the process of packing up the TBR room, I discovered, the pile had grown (mathematically, this of course makes sense). I now have 705 books in the TBR room. Which means if I read a book a day, it will take me almost two years to read them all.
I doubt this is what my dad meant when he told me I should have a retirement plan, but it's the one I've got.
So here they are, the books I read this year. I didn't quite get to 116, but I got over 100. Favorites in bold, and yes some of them are re-reads. Sometimes, it just must be done. Even if you have over 700 books you haven't gotten to yet.- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
- Lucky by Alice Sebold
- Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo
- Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo
- What I Saw and How I Lied by Judith Blundell
- Evernight by Claudia Gray
- Stargazer by Claudia Gray
- Hourglass by Claudia Gray
- You by Chuck Benoit
- The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
- The Dead Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
- Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
- First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost
- Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
- The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
- Storm Front by Jim Butcher
- Silver Bourne by Patricia Briggs
- Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
- Deception by Lee Nichols
- Poseur by Rachel Maude
- Ghost Country by Patrick Lee
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
- Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
- War by Sebastian Junger
- Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
- In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
- The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
- Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
- Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
- Lover Mine by JR Ward
- The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
- The Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
- Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
- The Electric Church by Jeff Somers
- How to Grow Up and Rule the World by Vordak the Incomprehensible
- Matched by Ally Condie
- Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
- Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
- The Insiders by J Minter
- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
- Paranormalcy by Kiersten White
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
- If I Stay by Gayle Foreman
- Faithful Place by Tana French
- Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Bound by Darkness by Annette McCleave
- Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
- Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Dust by Joan Frances Turner
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Across the Universe by Beth Revis
- Sparrow Road by Sheila O'Connor
- Highborn by Yvonne Navarro
- Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
- You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fillion
- The Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville
- Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
- Banished by Sophie Littlefield
- 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
- An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire
- Oogy by Larry Levin
- Wither by Lauren DeStefano
- The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
- Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
- Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
- The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta
- First Test by Tamora Pierce
- Page by Tamora Pierce
- Squire by Tamora Pierce
- Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce
- Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers
- Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney
- Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop
- Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
- Allison Hewitt is Trapped by Madeleine Roux
- Fallen by Lauren Kate
- Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
- Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
- Queen of Shadows by Dianne Sylvan
- Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr
- Made in Detroit by Paul Clemens
- Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
- Firelight by Sophie Jordan
One book every 3 days, 13 hours.
18 comments:
The Mockingbirds was one of my favorite books this year!
I've read exactly 5.1 of these books (the 0.1 is for the first chapter of Across the Universe, which is an amazing opening). I need to get to work!
Never Let Me Go is actually one of my favorite books ever. I was a little sad not to see it in bold... but don't worry I'll survive. ;)
I'm impressed by the number, but more so by the diversity of the title list. Wow!
DIVERGENT and THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE made my list of faves, too. They are defintely going on the to-be-reread pile.
I'm impressed. I don't even remember what I ate for breakfast let alone all the books I read last year (and it probably wasn't over 100.)
Magan, I'm pretty neurotic. I keep a list.
Sarah, I like NEVER LET ME GO - a lot. It was so beautifully written and heartbreaking, but it's hard for me to suspend disbelief if I don't have a clear understanding of the worldbuilding, and it was hard for me to get over a couple of the questions that I had.
Oh no, you bought more than you read and you read a ton. Sounds like you need a buying ban for next year, only a month or two :-)
TanaF is on my list to try next year.
I have about the same ratio of buying to reading that you do - just with smaller actual numbers. :) You. Are. Impressive. Especially since I just read the post on how much you requested last year to read for work.
That diet orange soda must be magic!
Thats a big list. I absolutely loved 13 reasons why, it was fantastically written.
That's fair. I've seen a lot of debate on the book and know that many people had similar issues.
If I think about it too much as a science fiction novel, I start to go a bit crazy. But, as the story of three lives it really rang true. I guess the good was so good that I was willing to forgive the parts which could have been more clearly defined. (Which is unusual for me)
Anyway, I'll be referring to your list for possible future reads.
See, this is why I exploit the local public library for my reading material. ^_^
Admittedly, not everyone can do it that way, but in Nassau County at least, the public library system kicks butt. Besides that, it keeps me focused-- no time for that other book now, gotta read this one so I can get it back on time...
-LupLun
Lupines and Lunatics
I cannot believe you made Nicholas Sparks #1.
Brooks! They're (mostly) in order of how I read them. I just happened to read Nicholas Sparks first.
You have a TBR room? Okay, now I'm jealous. I want a whole room to organize my TBRs. Mine leave a trail of slowly growing piles all around the house, stalking me. I think some of the ones in the back of the bedroom are starting to go feral.
Very impressive list! I don't think I've ever read 100+ books in a year.
LOVED Outlander. You're in for a treat if you haven't read the rest of the series yet. You read a lot of books that are currently on my wishlist. Glad to see so many of them in bold.
Awesome list! I only read 60 books in 2010...I don't know how that tiny amount happened, but I plan on kicking but this year in.
Yay for loving the Mortal Instrument series!! I'm so excited for book four to come out this year!
Damn, girl. Damn. I thought I was voracious!
Love this. And thanks... you made me feel much better about my TBR SHELF - not room and not over 700. :)
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