Books Read 2008
181 (182- just finished The Golden Notebook a few hours before midnight on the 31st...)
Non-gendered reading (multiple authors etc.): 11
Non-Fiction: 64
Rereads : 4
In Translation: 11
Russian 4; Ukrainian 3; French (from Quebec) 2; Portugese 1; German 1
Challenges undertaken: 7
The Best of the Year
Fiction:
The Gipsy's Baby / Rosamund Lehmann (short stories with interesting technique)
Three Bags full / Leonie Swann (really enjoyable)
Three Men in a Boat / Jerome K. Jerome with To Say Nothing of the Dog / Connie Willis (these 2 together made the perfect reading combo; pure entertainment)
Saltsea / David Helwig (a beautiful vacation of a book)
And 3 serendipitious reads which I found fascinating for their original storytelling:
Blasted / Kate Story (interview as well)
The Queue / Vladimir Sorokin
Mary Modern / Camille DeAngelis
YA:
An Abundance of Katherines / John Green
The Loser's guide to life and love / A.E. Cannon
Wildwood Dancing / Juliet Marillier
Non-fiction:
Faust in Copenhagen / Gino Segre (a wonderful read discovered for the Science Book Challenge)
The Magician's Book / Laura Miller (and don't forget you have a week in which to win a copy)
The Ancient Tea Horse Road / Jeff Fuchs (the subject of this one was unique and fascinating)
My reading goals for next year are simple: read for the Challenges I've signed up for, but otherwise try to reread some of my old favourites and catch up on classics and older, TBR books. I enjoyed my reading this year, but did feel a bit as if I was neglecting all the books not newly published. I'll be trying to read widely and profitably in the Year of Readers!
WHOA! 181??? And I thought I was doing well with 70-something. I'm totally green with envy, but also very very happy for you! :)
ReplyDeleteI loved Three Bags Full; it had such potential to be awful, over cute or sentimental or something, and it was none of those. Clever, engaging, and refreshing I thought. What a delightful find!
ReplyDeleteAndi - keep in mind that I am not teaching 5 classes while taking more of my own, or moving across the country like some people... :)
ReplyDeleteJeff - you are right, despite my misgivings I found 3 Bags Full really charming.
That's an impressive number of books! The Rosamund Lehmann book sounds interesting -- I'd like to read more of her work this coming year.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a single one of your bests (though I did linger over The Magician's Book in a bookstore recently)! Several to add to my TBR list...
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas and Happy New Year! I know it's a bit late but I just got back to my computer after a long absence.
ReplyDeleteGeez, 181 books. You put me to shame with my piddling count.
And John Green! I love him! Have you seen his YouTube channel with his brother Hank? They are awesome. He even did a few vlogs about "Catcher in the Rye".
Dorothy - I'm finding Lehmann very interesting reading. I have The Ballad & The Source on the stack for this year.
ReplyDeleteKate - I am finding everyone's lists so different, it's great for finding new books for the ever-expanding list.
Duck Thief - thanks, Happy New Year to you, too!
I haven't seen John Green's youtube channel but you just know I'm heading over to it as soon as I'm home from work! :) He is hilarious.
I was just surfing the net and found my book (THE LOSER'S GUIDE) here. May I just say how completely gratified I am? Thank you!!! And happy new year, too.
ReplyDeleteAnn Cannon
MY goodness, that is a lot of books! My hat is off to you!
ReplyDeleteA lot of books, indeed! Now I'm adding The Ancient Tea Horse Road.
ReplyDeleteYour word verification is magog. How biblical!