I like to read. The problem is that I usually forget what I've read, though. So to remedy this issue, I decided to start writing down all my books. Here's what I've read so far this year:
For book club:
The Good Earth, Pearl Buck
Left to Tell, Immaculee Ilibagiza
The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
East of Eden, John Steinbeck
Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood, I don't even want to bother looking up who wrote this one
My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok
Still Alice, Lisa Genova
A Town Like Alice, Nevil Schute
Sarah's Key, Tatiana de Rosnay
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, *Currently reading
On my own:
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Aaron Ralston (that guy who was stuck in the Utah wilderness and sawed off his arm)
Soul Surfer, Bethany something (that surfer who got her arm bit off by a shark)
The Help, Kathryn Stockett
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie
Ten Little Indians, Agatha Christie
The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin
The Big Year, Mark Obmascik
The Color of Water, James McBride
Gunn's Golden Rules, Tim Gunn (I've got a soft spot for Tim Gunn)
Masquerade, Nancy Moser
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen *reread
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford
Mao's Last Dancer, Li Cunxin
Saving Ceecee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman
The Underachiever's Manifesto, Ray Bennett (don't know if that's technically a book. It was like 40 pages.)
The Lost City of Z, David Grann
Inconceivable, Carolyn and Sean Savage
A Long Fatal Love Chase, Louisa May Alcott
The Piano Tuner, Daniel Mason
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
The winner for worst book: Hands down, Ya-ya sisterhood. Terrible. Don't bother, please.
The winner for best book I've read this year: The Big Year. It's a book about birdwatching, which sounds boring, but I really liked it. It kept me interested the whole time and is based on real people. There's also a movie coming out this Friday based on the book and it stars Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Steve Martin. I'm excited to see it soon!
I also liked Little Women a lot. I feel like maybe I read it a long time ago, but because I didn't write it down, I don't remember. So I read it again recently and loved it.
Any recommendations for me to add to my list?
Monday, October 10, 2011
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That's funny, I just pinned a picture of Tim Gunn because I totally love him. So now i'm curious--what are his golden rules? Don't bother telling me to check it out--our library is AWFUL.
good greif that is a lot of books.
"One-handed in a Two-handed World" by Tommye-K Mayer.
"Duma Key" by Stephen King (about a guy who loses an arm).
...because you seem to be into this kind of thing.
-Kirk
I can't believe I haven't looked at your blog for so long! I don't know what happened. I think it's because I don't see it updated on my blog list. Anyway, what an amazing trip to Jamaica. That looked like tons of fun! You read a ton of books. Thanks for some great ideas.
You NEED to get on goodreads.com.
Kristen! I ditto the person above me--you should be on goodreads! you can keep track of what you've read, what you want to read, etc. And you get ideas from other people. You should do it! Some book suggestions that come to mind right off: These Is My Words, Peace Like a River, Gone with the Wind (was that already on your list...?), The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books. (BTW, I couldn't believe it was so long since I'd looked at your blog! I'm months behind on blogging altogether! What an exciting trip to Jamaica!!)
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