January
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka -O*
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath -O*
A Good Man is Hard to Find and other short stories by Flannery O'Connor-*
Library and Information Center Management by Stuart and Moran-T
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt-Y*
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaimen-*
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway-*
February
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor, selected and edited by Fitzgerald
The Hunger Games, Book 1 by Suzanne Collins-Y*
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway-*
The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger-G
Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World by John Yoder-O
March
The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan-Y*
The Hunger Games Book 2: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins-Y*
Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder by David Weinberger-T
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins-T
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins-T
Death with Interruptions by José Saramago (fabulous)
Blankets by Craig Thompson-G
La Perdida by Jessica Abel-G
The Hunger Games Book 3: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins-Y*
The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses by C.S. Lewis-*
All The Names by José Saramago
April
For the Time Being by Annie Dillard-*
Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System by Raj Patel-O
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Alexander Schmemann
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith-*
The Gift of Acabar by Og Mandino and Buddy Kaye-Y
Alice in Sunderland: An Entertainment by Bryan Talbot-G
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis-*
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech-Y*
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by Jose Saramago-O (It's the only Saramago that I haven't enjoyed, and I own it, seeesh)
Show Me The Way: Readings for Each Day of Lent by Henri Nouwen-O
Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson-* (crap!)
May
The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that tunes the Heart to God by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Deathnote, Volume 2: Confluence by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 3: Hard Run by Tsugumi Ohba-G
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot-*
Deathnote, Volume 4: Love by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 5: Without by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris-O* (so good.)
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrota-*
Deathnote, Volume 6: Give and Take by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen-O*
Columbine by Dave Cullen-*
Deathnote, Volume 7: Zero by Tsugumi Ohba-G
June
Deathnote, Volume 8: Target by Tsugumi Ohba-G
The Ask and the Answer: Chaos Walking Triology Book 2 By Patrick Ness-Y*
Deathnote, Volume 9: Contact by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Bossypants by Tina Fey-*
Deathnote, Volume 10: Deletion by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 11:Kindred Spirit by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 12:Finis by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card-*
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier-Y (sooooo good.)
The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman-Y
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt-O (I visited Savannah.)
July
Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy by Frederica Mathewes-Green
The Basics of Social Research by Earl Babbie-T (almost all of it, minus a few pages)
Monsters of Men: Chaos Walking Book 3 by Patrick Ness-Y*
Statistical Methods for the Information Professional by Liwen Vaughan-T(over half of it)
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell-*
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque-*
August
The Magicians by Lev Grossman-*
First Fruits of Prayer: Fourty Days through the Canon of St. Andrew by Frederica Mathewes-Green
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard-O
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making by Catherynne Valente-*M
September
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard-O
Adam Bede by George Eliot-* (hilarious.)
Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth by Tito Colliander
The Help by Kathryn Stockett-*
October
A Moveable Feast (updated and expanded) by Earnest Hemingway-*
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier-*
And then there were None by Agatha Christie-*
November
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman-*M
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud-G
Developing an Outstanding Core Collection: A Guide for Libraries, Second Edition by Carol Alabaster-T
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka -O*
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath -O*
A Good Man is Hard to Find and other short stories by Flannery O'Connor-*
Library and Information Center Management by Stuart and Moran-T
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt-Y*
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaimen-*
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway-*
February
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose by Flannery O'Connor, selected and edited by Fitzgerald
The Hunger Games, Book 1 by Suzanne Collins-Y*
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway-*
The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger-G
Body Politics: Five Practices of the Christian Community Before the Watching World by John Yoder-O
March
The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan-Y*
The Hunger Games Book 2: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins-Y*
Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder by David Weinberger-T
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't by Jim Collins-T
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins-T
Death with Interruptions by José Saramago (fabulous)
Blankets by Craig Thompson-G
La Perdida by Jessica Abel-G
The Hunger Games Book 3: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins-Y*
The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses by C.S. Lewis-*
All The Names by José Saramago
April
For the Time Being by Annie Dillard-*
Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System by Raj Patel-O
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Great Lent: Journey to Pascha by Alexander Schmemann
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith-*
The Gift of Acabar by Og Mandino and Buddy Kaye-Y
Alice in Sunderland: An Entertainment by Bryan Talbot-G
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis-*
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech-Y*
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by Jose Saramago-O (It's the only Saramago that I haven't enjoyed, and I own it, seeesh)
Show Me The Way: Readings for Each Day of Lent by Henri Nouwen-O
Death Note, Volume 1: Boredom by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson-* (crap!)
May
The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that tunes the Heart to God by Frederica Mathewes-Green
Deathnote, Volume 2: Confluence by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 3: Hard Run by Tsugumi Ohba-G
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot-*
Deathnote, Volume 4: Love by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 5: Without by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life by Kathleen Norris-O* (so good.)
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrota-*
Deathnote, Volume 6: Give and Take by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen-O*
Columbine by Dave Cullen-*
Deathnote, Volume 7: Zero by Tsugumi Ohba-G
June
Deathnote, Volume 8: Target by Tsugumi Ohba-G
The Ask and the Answer: Chaos Walking Triology Book 2 By Patrick Ness-Y*
Deathnote, Volume 9: Contact by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Bossypants by Tina Fey-*
Deathnote, Volume 10: Deletion by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 11:Kindred Spirit by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Deathnote, Volume 12:Finis by Tsugumi Ohba-G
Xenocide by Orson Scott Card-*
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier-Y (sooooo good.)
The Big Crunch by Pete Hautman-Y
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt-O (I visited Savannah.)
July
Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy by Frederica Mathewes-Green
The Basics of Social Research by Earl Babbie-T (almost all of it, minus a few pages)
Monsters of Men: Chaos Walking Book 3 by Patrick Ness-Y*
Statistical Methods for the Information Professional by Liwen Vaughan-T(over half of it)
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell-*
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque-*
August
The Magicians by Lev Grossman-*
First Fruits of Prayer: Fourty Days through the Canon of St. Andrew by Frederica Mathewes-Green
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard-O
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making by Catherynne Valente-*M
September
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard-O
Adam Bede by George Eliot-* (hilarious.)
Way of the Ascetics: The Ancient Tradition of Discipline and Inner Growth by Tito Colliander
The Help by Kathryn Stockett-*
October
A Moveable Feast (updated and expanded) by Earnest Hemingway-*
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier-*
And then there were None by Agatha Christie-*
November
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman-*M
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud-G
Developing an Outstanding Core Collection: A Guide for Libraries, Second Edition by Carol Alabaster-T
December
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald-*
Are Women Human? by Dorothy L. Sayers-O
Mirror Mirror: a book of reversible verse by Marilyn Singer-PB
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz-M
Savvy by Ingrid Law-M*
Children's Literature Gems: Choosing and Using Them in Your Library Career by Elizabeth Bird
Four Quartets by T.S. Eliot
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Nine Horses by Billy Collins
Is Everyone Hanging out Without me? and other concerns by Mindy Kaling-* (Tina Fey's book was funnier.)
Travels With Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck-*
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, Illustrations by Siobhan Dowd-M
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech-M
Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters by Annie Dillard
The Mailbox by Audrey Shafer-M*
Out from Boneville (Bone #1) by Jeff Smith-G (why is this in the cannon of classic Graphic Novels??)
The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well by Deborah Needleman
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas by Plough Publishing-O
(the month where i read lots of short books!)
40-Audiobooks-*
1-Picture Book-PB
7-Textbooks-T
14-Owned Books-O
18-Graphic Novel-G
7-Middle Childhood-M
12-YA lit-Y
100-Total Books
To Read in January (or Feb or March) because I ran out of time:
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
An American childhood / Annie Dillard
Bright's passage : a novel / Josh Ritter
Emily of New Moon / L. M. Montgomery
The name of the rose / Umberto Eco
The spirit of the disciplines : understanding how God changes lives / Dallas Willard
Seeing / José Saramago
Saint Francis of Assisi / G.K. Chesterton
The remains of the day / Kazuo Ishiguro
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek / Annie Dillard
Of Water and of the Spirit / Alexander Schmemann
Moon Over Manifest by Vanderpool
Cutting for Stone by Verghese
The Mind of the Maker by Dorothy Sayers
Celebration of discipline : the path to spiritual growth / Richard J. Foster. Killer Cronicas: Bilingual Memories by Chavez-Silverman
Radical: Taking Your Faith Back From the American Dream by David Platt
Confessions of a Knife by Selzer
More Information than you require by John Hodgman
Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Road Less Traveled: A new psychology... by M. Scott Peck
(also, various books about Children’s Librarianship AND some good Children’s lit from another list…and maybe all the Newberry and Caldecott award winners. Some stuff by Robert Webber, Graham Greene, and really looking forward to Still by Winner, and some hispanic authors, AND the 19 bajillion free books/essays I've already downloaded to my sweet kindle. If I spent less time plotting what I want to read next, I think I'd get more reading done.)
Next year I'd like to challenge myself to not keep track of how many books I read until December 31, because it puts unnecessary pressure on me. I'd also like to read more theology next year and read more books that have been on my list for longer, instead of getting new recommendations and running with those. I did EXCELLENT at reading books I already own, which was an important goal. I still did not finish my Bible in Spanish, disappointing, I need a better plan than just having it in my purse all the time. It was this fall that killed me from getting all my reading done, and then I crammed a bunch into December. But on the upside, I now have a Master's Degree!! yay! Audiobooks saved my butt, as per usual. After reading so much Hemingway, seeing "him" in the movie Midnight in Paris totally made sense! I didn't realize I would like him so much.
As always, if you have questions about any of these, I'd love to give you my take or my recommendations.
ok. mandatory sentence wherein I remind myself that I will never be able to read all the books I want to because it's physically impossible. :) Happy New Year!!
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