2011 was my best year for reading yet. I read 18 books!
Here is what I read...
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
My rating: 5 stars out of 5
My full review here
The Help by Katheryn Stockett
My rating: 5 stars out of 5
My full review here
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
My rating: 3 stars out of 5
My full review here
The Pact by Jodi Picoult
2 stars out of 5
My full review here
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhonda Janzen
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars
My full review here
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
My full review here
Something Blue by Emily Giffin
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
My full review here
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My full review here
Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisberger
My rating: 2 out of 5 stars
My full review here
Sacred Marriage by Gary L. Thomas
My rating: 2 out of 5 stars
My full review here
The Secret Gift by Tedd Gup
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
My full review here
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars
My full review here
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands by Laura Schlessinger
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars
My full review here
Faithful Place by Tana French
My rating: 2 out of 5 stars
I just couldn't get into this book for some reason. The plot didn't interest me and the "Irish" was hard to understand.
Who Moved my Cheese By Spencer Johnson
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars
More of leaflet than a book. Easy little allegory to read.
Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars
A good read but didn't like it as much as Something Borrowed and Something Blue. I did like seeing some of the same characters from those books though!
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
My rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Even though I loved Freedom I didn't like this book. It had no plot and the characters bugged me. I quit about 1/3 of the way though.
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry
My rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Great book! Interesting characters and crazy plot twists.
-------------------
In 2012 I plan to read these 12 books plus a few others for my book club that have not been decided yet.
January - One Day by David Nicholls
February - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
March - The Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin
April - Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
May - First Break all the Rules by Marcus Buckingham
June - On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
July - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
August - The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
September - Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
October - The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
November - The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond
December - Wishing and Hoping by Wally Lamb
What was your favorite book in 2011? Have you read any of my 2012 books? What are you reading in 2012?
weekend recap
29 minutes ago
12 Clever Comments:
The Glass Castle is so good!
The Glass Castle is breathtaking. Enjoy!
I know it was crazy popular, but I loved The Help.
I really need to up my reading this year! No excuses! Your reading list and reviews area great help and will definitely be used by me :) Thanks!
Also a big fan of The Glass Castle. Love that it is a memoir and the parents are... unique. I got very emotionally invested in this book.
Seriously, what a great thing to do! Each month a new book. Love that! I am going to have to start. I usually dive into books in the summer considering I am a teacher and have that time off, yet you inspired me!!
The 19th Wife is really good ... but its a beast to get through! It is REALLY long ... or at least it seemed that way. I enjoyed it ... and learned a lot. :)
great list! I've added a few of these to my own list :-)
I enjoyed "A Reliable Wife" and "The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes."
I read many of your books: One Day, Glass Castle, Love & Respect, Pioneer Woman, and Wishing & Hoping. I loved Glass Castle and Pioneer Woman. Love & Respect was really really good! Happy Reading!!
One Day is an awesome book! Just the way it's written is so interesting, plus it tells a great story. I also enjoyed The Pioneer Woman did. The Nanny Returns was good as well, but didn't quite live up to the original for me.
2011 was a great year of reading for me as well! And I am already on a roll for 2012. Currently reading The Oath by Frank Peretti.
I listened to a few hours of Nanny Returns on CD and had to turn it off. It was just... weird. I have't read anything else on your 2012 list.
Seriously skip to November and read the pioneer woman book 1st it's FABULOUS!!!!!
Post a Comment