Book Lovers List

Last April I changed jobs. It gave me more happiness, less stress and an average of 3 hours of commute time each day (yuck). So I’ve decided to kill time with my commute by reading books, one per week (a la blog 52books style).

“I was born with a reading list I will never finish.”

- Maud Casey

January 5, 2012

• 2012 Reads

  Mad at myself for being 8 books short of completing 52 books this year I’ve decided to add it to my 52 book goal for 2012, meaning I now have a goal of 60 books for 2012.

  2011 reads continued (45-52)

  1. Belle de Jour: Diary of an Unlikely Call Girl by Anonymous
  2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer
  3. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
  4. The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
  5. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
  6. Bumped by Megan McCafferty
  7. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton
  8. The Hunger Games: Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Kate Egan

  And I’m Currently Reading…

  1. Married for Life: 101 Secrets From Those Married 50 Years or More by David C. Cook
  2. Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
  3. Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
  4. Island in the Sea of Time by S.M. Stirling
  5. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) by George R.R. Martin

  2012 reads

  1. Thumped (Bumped #2) by Megan McCafferty
  2. Kapoho: Memoirs of a Modern Pompeii by Frances Kakugawa
  3. Sliding into Home by Kendra Wilkinson
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December 18, 2011

• Thoughts for 2012

  Amazon.com is having a good points deal until 12/31 where you get 10 pts for every $1 of digital content you buy.  And since I’m currently obsessed with credit card points I’ve been thinking of what books I want to read for the new year.  So here they are: 52 books for the year plus an extra 12 because I’m behind on 2011! Plus an extra 4 because I couldn’t decide.  I’ve got a lot of reading a head of me.  Gulp.

  Biography / Non-Fiction

  1. Unbearable Lightness by Portia de Rossi
  2. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
  3. Sliding into Home by Kendra Wilkinson
  4. Spinning Disney’s World by Charles Ridgway
  5. Chasing Daylight by Eugene O’Kelly
  6. Moby Duck: The Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea by Donovan Hohn
  7. Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnoiun
  8. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
  9. Finding Chandra by Horwitz, Sari, Higham, Scott
  10. Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
  11. Married for Life

  Historical Fiction

  1. The True Memoirs of Little K by Adrienne Sharp
  2. The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory
  3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  4. An American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
  5. The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
  6. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
  7. Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran
  8. The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka

  Humor / Chick Lit

  1. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
  2. Can You Keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella
  3. The Debutante Divorcee by Plum Sykes
  4. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler
  5. Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger
  6. Belle de Jour: Diary of an Unlikely Call Girl by Anonymous
  7. Otherwise Engaged by Suzanne Finnamore

  Classics

  1. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
  2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  3. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  4. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
  5. The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

  Mystery / Suspense

  1. The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
  2. In the Woods by Tara French
  3. Birthright by Andrew Coburn
  4. Heat Wave by Richard Castle
  5. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
  6. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
  7. Turn of Mind by Alice La Plante
  8. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
  9. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
  10. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

  Favorite Authors

  1. Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
  2. Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
  3. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
  4. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
  5. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
  6. Night Road by Kristin Hannah

  Popular Recommendations

  1. One Day by David Nicholls
  2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
  3. Room: a Novel by Emma Donoghue
  4. Everything is Wrong with Me by Jason Mulgrew
  5. It’s Not About the Cookies by K.A. Thompson
  6. The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
  7. Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
  8. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

  Fantasy

  1. A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) by George R.R. Martin
  2. The Thirteenth Unicorn by W.D. Newman
  3. The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens
  4. Island in the Sea of Time by S. Stirling
  5. Couch by Benjamin Parzybok

  Romance / Young Adult

  1. Wife by Wednesday by Catherine Bybee
  2. H.R.H. by Danielle Steel
  3. Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson
  4. The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
  5. Virals by Kathy Reichs
  6. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
  7. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
  8. Witch Child by Celia Rees
  9. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
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January 23, 2011

• 2011 Reads

  1. The Man Who Ate The World: In Search of the Perfect Dinner by Jay Rayner
  2. Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah
  3. The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich
  4. Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
  5. Stefan’s Diaries #1: Origins by L.J. Smith
  6. Stefan’s Diaries #2: Bloodlust by L.J. Smith
  7. Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell
  8. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  9. Catching Fire (The Hunger Games 2) by Suzanne Collins
  10. Mockingjay (The Hunger Games 3) by Suzanne Collins
  11. Down River by John Hart
  12. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
  13. Are You There Vodka, It’s Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
  14. The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith
  15. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
  16. Stefan’s Diaries #3: The Craving by L.J. Smith
  17. The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle by L.J. Smith
  18. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
  19. Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
  20. The Pact by Jodi Picoult
  21. Something Borrowered by Emily Giffin
  22. The Vampire Diaries: The Fury by L.J. Smith
  23. The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith
  24. Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R.R. Martin
  25. The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
  26. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  27. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
  28. Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey
  29. Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey
  30. Surrender My Love by Johanna Lindsey
  31. The Washingtonienne by Jessica Cutler
  32. Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
  33. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
  34. What Happened to Janie? by Caroline B. Cooney
  35. The Voice on the Radio by Caroline B. Cooney
  36. What Janie Found by Caroline B. Cooney
  37. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
  38. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
  39. Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
  40. An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster by Thomas Nelson
  41. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  42. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
  43. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
  44. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
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December 31, 2010

• 2010 Reads

  1. Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tips - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica
  2. Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
  3. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
  4. The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo by Stieg Larsson
  5. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Sieg Larsson
  6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
  7. The Short Secret Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer
  8. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
  9. The Last Child by John Hart
  10. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
  11. The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis
  12. American Wife: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
  13. Dead Until Dark: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 1) by Charlaine Harris
  14. Living Dead in Dallas: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 2) by Charlaine Harris
  15. Club Dead: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 3) by Charlaine Harris
  16. Dead to the World: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 4) by Charlaine Harris
  17. Dead as a Doornail: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 5) by Charlaine Harris
  18. Definitely Dead: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 6) by Charlaine Harris
  19. All Together Dead: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 7) by Charlaine Harris
  20. From Dead to Worse: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 8) by Charlaine Harris
  21. A Touch of Dead: (Sookie Stackhouse Mini Stories) by Charlaine Harris
  22. Dead and Gone: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 9) by Charlaine Harris
  23. Dead in the Family: (Sookie Stackhouse Book 10) by Charlaine Harris
  24. L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
  25. Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad
  26. Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad
  27. The Year of the Fog by Michelle Richmond
  28. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
  29. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
  30. The Present by Johanna Lindsey
  31. A Loving Scoundrel by Johanna Lindsey
  32. The Magic of You by Johanna Lindsey
  33. Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
  34. Tender Rebel by Johanna Lindsey
  35. Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lindsey
  36. Say You Love Me by Johanna Lindsey
  37. Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
  38. Captive of My Desires by Johanna Lindsey
  39. No Choice But Seduction by Johanna Lindsey
  40. That Perfect Someone by Johanna Lindsey
  41. Warrior’s Woman by Johanna Lindsey
  42. Keeper of the Heart by Johanna Lindsey
  43. Heart of a Warrior by Johanna Lindsey
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