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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Books Read in 2018

Jan 2018--I have been waffling between quitting audiobooks to be more present. I still don't read very often, but I listen a lot. I think my goal to read books that first got on my to-read list years ago I'm not really going to follow through with, again. oh well. Here's to a year of variety! and at least one physical book a month, that's an achievable goal ;)

Reflection Jan 2019-I read a lot more adult books than I normally do. I wish I knew how many hours I spent listening/reading, but can't imagine an easy way to keep track of that. I'm happy to answer any questions and further recommend things, just let me know what you are looking for! Really, the function of this list is to make it handy for me to remember.

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January (10)
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson -A
Truth and Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett -A
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff -A
Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin -A, juv
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk -A, juv
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson -A
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee -A
The Pearl by Steinbeck - A
La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust) by Philip Pullman- A (quit halfway)
This Mortal Coil by Suvada - A  (quit)
I'm thinking of ending things by Iain Reid - A, ya, adult
Before Your Pregnancy by Ogle


February (11)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Honeyman - A
Lost and Found by Clements - A, juv
Demon Dentist by David Walliams - A, juv
American Kingpin by Nick Bilton - A, non-fic
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - A, ya
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie - A
Far From the Tree by Benway - A, ya
Mindful Birthing by Bardacke
Before We Were Yours by Wingate - A, adult
Release by Patrick Ness - A, ya
Renegades by Marissa Meyer - A, ya


March (12)
Witches of New York by  (quit partway)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi -A, adult
Facing Frederick by Bolden - A, juv
Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth
Sensing the Rhythm: Finding my Voice in a world without sound by Harvey and Atteberry
In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume -A
Code Girls- The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy -A
Tess of the Road by Hartman - A, ya
The Wild Robot Escapes by Brown -A; juv
The War I finally won by Bradley - A, juv
The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley...by April Stevens -A, juv
American Panda by Gloria Chao -A, ya
The Underdogs: Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love by Greene -A (a re-read)

April (6)
Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali - A, ya
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Cleave - A
Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir by McGaha -A
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery - A
Magician's Assistant by Patchett - A
Baking with Kafka: Comics by Gauld

May (7)
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - A
Warcross by Lu -A, Ya
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi - A, juv  (highly recommend, so original!)
The Sky at Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi -A, juv
I Have Lost My Way by Forman - A, ya
Puddin' by Murphy -A, ya
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin- A

June (11)
Disappeared by Francisco Stork - A
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the healing of Trama by van der Kolk- A
Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud -A
Exit West: A novel by Mohsin Hamid - A
The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht -A
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng -A
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris - A
Thank You Kung Fu by David Wenzel
The Way of Kings by Sanderson - A
As Nature Made Him by Colapinto
The Best We Could Do by Bui- GN

July (10)
Educated by Westover - A
The Power by Alderman - A
Camilla by L'engle - A
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle -A, juv
Amal Unbound - A, ya
Run by Patchett - A
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Faust -A
You Go First by Kelly - A, juv
The Case of the Girl in Grey by Stratford - A, juv
Everybody, Always by Goff - A
Spill Zone by Westerfeld- GN, YA

August (7)
The Obelisk Gate by Jemisin - A
One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions, and Saying Yes to them Both by Fulwiler -A
Positive by Paige Rawl: A Memoir - A, ya
The Lifters by Eggers-  A, juv
Nyxia by Reintgen -A, ya
First We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety by Wilson - A
Sapiens by Harari - A

September (10)
Girl, Wash Your Face by Hollis - A
Not So Normal Norbert by Patterson - A, juv
Ghost of the Innocent Man by Rachlin -A
Okay Fine Whatever by Hameister - A
Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge - A
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by Carreyrou -A
Sunny by Reynolds -A, juv
Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn by Simkin - A
Birthing from Within by England
Childbirth Without Fear by Dick-Read (read most of it)


October (12)
And the Ocean was our Sky by Ness - A, ya
I'm Just Happy to Be Here: A Memoir of Renegade Mothering by Hanchett - A
Mind of Winter by Kasischke - A
The Feather Thief by Johnson - A
Snap by Bauer - A
My Plain Jane by Hand - A, ya
Warlight by Ondaatje - A
Dare to Lead by Brown -A
Tell the Machine Goodnight by Williams - A
Great With Child: Letters to a Young Mother by Fennelly (a reread, but didn't remember that I had read it before)
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Auel - A
On Becoming Babywise by Ezzo

November (8)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Brunt -A
Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old by Giordano -A
All Joy and No Fun by Senior - A (a re-read)
Lu by Reynolds -A, juv
Becoming by Obama - A
Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) by Tweedy - A
The Wonder Weeks by van de Rijt
Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding and More by Baxter

December (12)
Home by Nnedi Okorafor - A, ya
Sing, Unburied, Sing by Ward - A
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Mafi - A, ya
Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Lamott- A
Mom's Guide to Diastasis Recti by Ellgen
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Macy - A
Unsheltered by Kingsolver - A
How Not to Hate your Husband After Kids by Dunn - A
NutureShock: New Thinking about Children by Po Brownson - A
Illegal by Colfer - GN, juv
Zenobia by Durr - GN, juv
A Big important art book (now with women) : profiles of unstoppable female artists by Krysa

GN- Graphic Novel, A-Audio, Juv-Juv, Ya-Young Adult

total: 117