50 Books in a Year
In 2010 I vowed to read 50 books in a year. This is an ongoing list of the ones I’ve read so far, and the links to the post with my “reviews” and favourite quotes.
2013:
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
- Iced by Karen Marie Moning
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
2012:
- Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
- A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
- A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
- A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
- A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- Mathilda Savitch by Victor Lodato
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer
- Ru by Kim Thúy
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- Fire by Kristin Cashore
- Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
- Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall
- The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
- The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
2011:
- The Smoke Thief by Shana Abé
- Bride of Lochbarr by Margaret Moore
- I Don’t Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- The Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
- Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning
- The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
- To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning
- The Dark Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Kiss of the Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
- Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The Highlander’s Touch by Karen Marie Moning
- The Courage Consort by Michel Faber
- The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps by Michel Faber
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- The Lion’s Lady by Julie Garwood
- The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
- Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
- Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
- For the Roses by Julie Garwood
- Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur
- Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning
- Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur
And these are the ones I read from 2009-2010:
- Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur
- Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
- Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
- Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
- Aesop’s Fables
- Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
- The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman
- Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
- The Girls by Lori Lansens
- House Rules by Jodi Picoult
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning
- It All Changed in an Instant by Smith Magazine
- Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
- Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
- Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
- Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
- A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
- People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
- Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
- From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
- Altogether Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
- Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible! by Jonathan Goldstein
- The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath
- Lucky by Alice Sebold
And this is the list of the 33 I read the year before:
- Club Dead by Charlaine Harris
- Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
- Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
- Good Night Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) by Ann-Marie MacDonald
- He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut by Jessica Valenti
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
- Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett
- Stardust by Neil Gaiman
- Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
- My Summer of Amazing Luck by Miriam Toews
- Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
- Second Glance by Jodi Picoult
- Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff
- Six Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak by Smith Magazine
- A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
- The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
- Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
- The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose by Diana Janney
- The Fire Gospel by Michael Faber
- A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews
- Not Quite What I Was Planning by Smith Magazine
- The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
- The Boys in the Trees by Mary Swan
- Love is a Mix Tape by Rob Sheffield
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
- Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
- Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
- Lavinia by Ursula K. LeGuin
- The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
- Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- The Gathering by Anne Enright
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By Kristen, July 9, 2009 @ 10:07 pm
You didn’t make the 50??? So close though! Best of luck this year! But didn’t you read another book this year too by Miriam Toews?? My summer of amazing luck??
By Hezabelle, July 9, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
It’s there, Kristen. Number 10. :) And yes, I still have your copy! I’ll give it back to you sooooon.
By Lindsay, August 9, 2009 @ 7:18 pm
Excellent idea! I think I might have to try something like that this year.
By Shaun, October 11, 2009 @ 4:46 pm
You poor girl, youve missed so many good books from this list of people Ive never even heard of!
Remind me to lend you some Ian Rankin and Irvine Welsh then send you off to scotland, you’ll look at the place SO differently
By Chandra, October 17, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
wow! This would take a long time…are you going to be able to finish now that we have crazy masters work ahead of us??
By Fae, January 21, 2013 @ 12:18 am
Didn’t you read all the other books in the dragon porn series, too…? You only have the first one listed!
By Hezabelle, January 21, 2013 @ 11:04 am
I don’t think my 2011 list is complete. But I did only read the first 3.