I didn't do too bad in terms of reading last year (it sounds so weird referring to 2010 as "last year")...much better than I thought I would with a newborn in the house! I am also happy to report that some of the books I read were really amazing. My recommendations are in bold...here's hoping y'all find a book or two that you love from the list!
#1- A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
#2- The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
#3- The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart
#4- The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
#5- Talk Before Sleep By Elizabeth Berg
#6- The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingslover
#7- Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
#8- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
#9-Island of Lost Girls by Jennifer McMahon
#10- The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
#11- The Next Thing On My List by Jill Smolinski
#12- Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott
#13- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
#14- The Girls by Lori Lansens
#15-Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
#16- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
#17- Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
#18- A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve
#19- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
#20 The Host by Stephenie Meyer
#21- Never Tell Our Business to Strangers: A Memoir by Jennifer Mascia
#22- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
#23- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
#24- The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
#25- Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon
#26- Hector and the Search For Happiness by Fracois Lelord
I've had "The Pilot's Wife" on my bookshelf for over 2 years and never got around to reading it! I just set it aside to read ASAP! (I honestly have not read a book- for me- since Noah was born... it's pathetic.)
ReplyDeleteI'm stoked you bolded "The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet." Just about to start reading that. Oh, and I too adored the help. Are you going to see the movie when it comes out this Summer?
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great year! I agree on not bolding Catching Fire or Mockingjay. While I liked Hunger Games, I've not been enjoying the sequels much at all. The only one you liked that I didn't is Her Fearful Symmetry. I wanted so much to like it, but was disappointed :(
ReplyDeleteSo what books do you hope to read this year?
I've read a lot of these and I think we have similar taste! Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet is next on my list.
ReplyDelete26 books! wow I only managed to finish 4... I started 6 others but didn't make it through them. Go you!
ReplyDeleteI love John Irving, and A Prayer gor Owen Meany is one of my favorites.
Outlander is still on my Amazon list... I am aiming to read more this year.