Books

In 2006, the year of my mottos, was also the year Elizabeth and I made up a list of ten things we wanted to accomplish in ten years.  One of my ten was to finish fifty books in ten years.  At the time, it seemed like a lot, even though I read maybe not a lot, but a good amount.  I can remember a few things on that list, but one that stood out was my fifty books, and ever since I have been keeping count. The dates denote the day I finished a book. (*read a second time)

2012
62. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (09 January 2012)
62a. Boundaries in Dating by Henry Cloud (02 February 2012)
63. The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht (12 February 2012)

2011
45. This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (04 January 2011)
46. Little Bee by Chris Cleave (30 January 2011)
47. Become Your Own Matchmaker by Patti Stanger (16 February 2011)
48. Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough by Lori Gottlieb (25 February 2011)
49. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua (05 March 2011)
50. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (12 March 2011)
51. Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (24 March 2011)
51a. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (10 April 2011) audiobook
52. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (30 April 2011)
52a. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (01 May 2011) audiobook
52b. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson (15 May 2011) audiobook
52c. Naked by David Sedaris (27 May 2011) audiobook
52d. Dress Your Family in Corduroy by David Sedaris (05 June 2011) audiobook
53. A Visit from the Goon Squad (11 June 2011)
53a. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (12 June 2011) audiobook
53b. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (25 July 2011) audiobook
54. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows* by JK Rowling (26 July 2011)
55. Unbroken by Laura Hillbrand (06 September 2011)
55a. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (09 September 2011) audiobook
56. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (13 September 2011)
57. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (26 September 2011)
58. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (02 October 2011)
59. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (06 October 2011)
60. Bossypants by Tina Fey (04 November 2011)
61. A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller (09 November 2011)

2010
37. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan (12 january 2010)
38. Netherland by Joseph O’Neill (03 february 2010)
39. Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut (march 2010)
40. The Help by Kathryn Stockett (08 june 2010)
41. Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (24 june 2010)
42. The Road by Cormac McCarthy (august 2010)
43. One Day by David Nicholls (september 2010)
44. Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller (11 december 2010)

2009
22. The Mystery Guest by Grégoire Bouillier (08 january 2009)
23. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (15 january 2009)
24. Middlesex* by Jeffrey Eugenides (16 february 2009)
25. Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder (26 february 2009)
26. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer (07 march 2009)
27. The Lover by Marguerite Duras (09 march 2009)
28. The White Noise by Don DeLillo (13 april 2009)
29. The Secret by Philippe Grimbert (25 april 2009)
30. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (03 May 2009)
31. A Splendid Thousand Suns by Khaled Hosseini (july 2009)
32. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See (01 november 2009)
33. The Dud Avacado by Elaine Dundy (10 november 2009)
34. Travels With Charley: In Search of America by John Steineck (22 november 2009)
35. Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer (07 december 2009)
36. The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck (22 december 2009)

2008
8. Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix (08 January 2008 )
9. The Kite Runner (12 January 2008 )
10. Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince (20 January 2008 )
11. Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows (February 2008 )
12. Ender’s Game (18 March 2008 )
13. Prince Caspian (May 2008 )
14. Namesake (26 May 2008 )
15. The Glass Castle (02 June 2008 )
16. The Notebook (28 June 2008 )
17. The Hobbit (29 June 2008 )
18. What is the What (27 July 2008 )
19. Franny and Zoey (August 2008 )
20. The Other Boleyn Girl (September 2008 )
21. Slaughterhouse-Five (October 2008 )

2007
1. Kitchen God’s Wife (18 May 2007)
2. Eragon (29 May 2007)
3. A Fine Balance (07 June 2007)
4. Fight Club (03 July 2007)
5. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (15 July 2007)
6. East of Eden* (23 August 2007)
7. Into the Wild (23 December 2007)