Here is my annual post of what books I read over the last year, so I can remember what I read early in the year and keep track of them. My goal last year was to try to read more than the previous year and I'm excited to say that I succeeded! Here is how I did compared to last year:
2009: 24 books
2010: 30 books
This is in part due to being in a book club since late 2009. We meet every six weeks so we are able to make it through a good number of books in the year. I've noted those in the list with an asterisk. Other notes on 2010's books:
- I enjoyed reading some memoirs this year which are always interesting.
- I revisited my favorite books from middle school, This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti. I was curious if I would still enjoy them so many years later and they did not disappoint!
- A coworker recommended The Pillars of the Earth to me, though I was intimidated to read a 1,000 page book. The story really drew me in, which surprised me because it is about building cathedrals in the 12 century. This has inspired me though to try and tackle the other 1,000+ page books that have been on my list. I started reading The Count of Monte Cristo after Christmas and am enjoying so far. I think that reading these next two big books will hurt my count for 2011, but I will be proud of the accomplishment if I can do it.
- Lastly, I've been trying to read through books that I've had on my shelf for years and never picked up. I enjoyed making my book list for 2011 and hope to make it through them all!
Enough writing though, here's the list from 2010.
- I enjoyed reading some memoirs this year which are always interesting.
- I revisited my favorite books from middle school, This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness by Frank Peretti. I was curious if I would still enjoy them so many years later and they did not disappoint!
- A coworker recommended The Pillars of the Earth to me, though I was intimidated to read a 1,000 page book. The story really drew me in, which surprised me because it is about building cathedrals in the 12 century. This has inspired me though to try and tackle the other 1,000+ page books that have been on my list. I started reading The Count of Monte Cristo after Christmas and am enjoying so far. I think that reading these next two big books will hurt my count for 2011, but I will be proud of the accomplishment if I can do it.
- Lastly, I've been trying to read through books that I've had on my shelf for years and never picked up. I enjoyed making my book list for 2011 and hope to make it through them all!
Enough writing though, here's the list from 2010.
Books Read in 2010
Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay *
Open - Andre Agassi
Ford County - John Grisham
The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards *
Counterfeit Gods - Tim Keller
Pirates Latitudes - Michael Crichton
Unveiled Hope - Scotty Smith
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
Jim the Boy - Tony Earley
The Power and the Glory - Graham Greene *
Stones into Schools - Greg Mortenson *
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
All Over But the Shoutin' - Rick Bragg *
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters - Meg Meeker
Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti
The Knitting Circle - Anne Hood *
Let the Nations Be Glad - John Piper
Who Moved My Cheese? - Spencer Johnson
Piercing the Darkness - Frank Peretti
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer - John Grisham
The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz *
The Confession - John Grisham
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford *
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
The Sword in the Stone - T.H. White *
* Books read for book club
Open - Andre Agassi
Ford County - John Grisham
The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards *
Counterfeit Gods - Tim Keller
Pirates Latitudes - Michael Crichton
Unveiled Hope - Scotty Smith
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer
Jim the Boy - Tony Earley
The Power and the Glory - Graham Greene *
Stones into Schools - Greg Mortenson *
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - David Wroblewski
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
All Over But the Shoutin' - Rick Bragg *
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters - Meg Meeker
Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
Crazy Love - Francis Chan
This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti
The Knitting Circle - Anne Hood *
Let the Nations Be Glad - John Piper
Who Moved My Cheese? - Spencer Johnson
Piercing the Darkness - Frank Peretti
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer - John Grisham
The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz *
The Confession - John Grisham
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford *
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
The Sword in the Stone - T.H. White *
* Books read for book club
3 comments:
Hey Nathan! Love seeing your list. Do you have any favorites to recommend? I'm always on the lookout for something good.
Sara
Who ended up moving the cheese?
I loved Who Moved My Cheese? We had to read that in college :)
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