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Friday, Jan 27, 2012 10:00PM / Standard Entry / books / Members only
4 commentsThe grand total of books read in 2011 was 245.Even taking into consideration the books I read more than once (16) and the ones I could not find it in my power to torture myself to complete, I still exceeded my 2010 count of 196 books.Which 4 books I couldn’t suffer? They were: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell, Fool by Christopher Moore, The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen, Beneath a Starlet Sky by Amanda Goldberg & Ruthanna K. Hopper.There were a few books I strongly disliked, but with perseverance, managed to get to the last word. I wanted to avoid developing the habit of dropping a novel the instant I ask myself "why-am-I-still-reading-this-it's-awful?" but it’s safe to say there’s hardly any danger of that happening. Two years ago, I tossed aside only 7 books so I did fairly well in 2011. Sometimes even reading the inside and/or back covers can’t prepare you for what’s to be encountered within the pages.The 33 titles of 2011 that impressed were:The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors by Michele Young-StoneFated by S.G. BrowneMr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha SolomonsThe Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia AhernRosie Dunne by Cecilia AhernFirst Grave on the Right by Darynda JonesDune Road by Jane GreenJemima J by Jane GreenSecond Chance by Jane GreenThe Old Romantic by Louise DeanHero by Perry MooreThere’s Cake in My Future by Kim GruenenfelderThe First Husband by Laura DaveThe Arrivals by Meg Mitchell MooreHunger Games by Suzanne CollinsEverything She Thought She Wanted by Elizabeth BuchanDream of Ding Village by Yan LiankeThen Came You by Jennifer WeinerGirls in White Dresses by Jennifer CloseThe Iron King by Julie KagawaToothless by J.P. MooreThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienForbidden by Tabitha SuzumaShadowfever by Karen Marie MoningThe Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie MoningThe Night Eternal by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck RoganThe Scorpio Races by Maggie StiefvaterAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsVamped by David SosnowskiDaughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorThe Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen WhiteThe Duff by Kody KeplingerThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle HodkinStories that converted literary classics or used popular literary characters or historic figures and spun them into the horror genre:Jane Goes Batty by Michael Thomas FordPride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steven HockensmithEmma and the Vampires by Jane Austen and Wayne JosephsonJane and the Damned by Janet MullanyHenry VIII: Wolfman by A.E. MooratVirtually all books were borrowed from the main library. I purchased off-price 2 books (at a Borders bookstore closing sale):Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine HarrisA Total Waste of Makeup by Kim GuenenfelderI read 2 memoirs in 2011:Bossypants by Tina FeyBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy ChuaIn 2011, I read one book of poetry:The Hunchback of Neiman Marcus by Sonya SonesIn 2011, I read one non-fiction book:Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy OrensteinI read two books that were Pride and Prejudice derivatives:The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy by Mary Lydon SimonsenPride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After by Steven HockensmithI read 63 books as parts of 22 different series.I read 5 books of fiction primarily concerned with angels or fallen angels: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, Hush Hush, Crescendo, and Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick, Coffeehouse Angel by Suzanne Selfors,I read 16 books with stories primarily concerned with the fae:Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, and Shadowfever by Karen Marie MoningThe Iron King, The Iron Daughter, The Iron Queen, and The Iron Knight by Julie KagawaGlimmerglass, Shadowspell and Sirensong by Jenna BlackThe Immortal Highlander and Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie MoningMidsummer Night by Freda WarringtonHighland Hunger by Hanna HowellOf creatures or entities, or a combination thereof, I read 2 books concerning witches, 3 books concerning zombies, 5 books concerning werewolves/shape-shifters, 13 books concerning spirits, and 32 books concerning vampires.In 2011, I read 20 books in the historical fiction genre.A few novels I'm looking forward to reading in 2012 include:Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones - FebJane Vows Vengeance by Michael Thomas Ford - FebLucky Bastard by SG Browne - SpringInsurgent by Veronica Roth - MayDeadlocked by Charlaine Harris - MayCity of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - MayUndead and Unstable by Mary Janice Davidson - JuneClockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare - DecHugh Hush # 4 by Becca Fitzpatrick - FallThe Unbecoming of Mara Dyer #2 by Michelle Hodkin - FallThe Old God by J.P. MooreDaughter of Smoke and Bone #2 by Laini TaylorHere's the post where 2010 books were recapped.29 views Share 
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