Even though I just discovered this (I can't wait to join in from the beginning for 2014!) I thought I could share some of my favorite books from this year? I do a friendly "contest" with friends every year, so I keep track! (If you read the most books, the only thing you win is respect
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I've read 25 books so far this year. Some of my favorites were:
My Year with Eleanor by Noelle Hancock: An interesting book about a woman's "year of fear." She took Eleanor Roosevelt's advice to, "Do one thing every day that scares you" and ran with it. I was surprised at how much of this book I was jotting down for myself to refer to later. A fun read with a lot of great advice for people who are worriers or afraid to take risks in their every day lives. Loved this one.
A Visit from the Good Squad by Jennifer Egan: Hard to describe, but it's almost like a collection of short stories, but all of the characters the stories are about are connected to each other, so it still holds together as a novel. I went into this not really sure if I would like it, but I really really enjoyed it. The characters are interesting, and the device of them being entwined in each other's lives (and some of them don't even know it) was unexpected.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender: I couldn't understand the concept of this book from the jacket blurb. A girl can taste feelings in food? What? But the narrative is so lovely, and it all makes sense within the story. Definitely my favorite of the year so far, with high re-read potential.
Other books I read in 2013:
A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and A Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin
How to Be A Woman by Caitlin Moran
My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me by Hilary Winston
Top of the Rock: The Rise and Fall of Must See TV by Warren Littlefield
The Receptionist by Janet Groth
Remember Me 1, 2 & 3 by Christopher Pike (nostalgia re-reads)
Dog Sense by John Bradshaw
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
The Unofficial Guide: Disney World 2013 by Bob Sehlinger
The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan Veness
The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson
Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (re-reads to prep for Catching Fire NOVEMBER 22!!!)
Currently reading: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Wanting to read:
The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
If You Lived Here You'd Be Perfect By Now by Robin Hardwick
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
and
The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth
A lot to get to in the next three months, but with our vacation coming up, I think I can do it!
Life has been so crazy that it's been taking me weeks to finish a book when I normally can finish a book in a couple of days.
Anyone read his stuff & can give an opinion? He has several that sound interesting.
