I was thinking about writing some sort of New Years Blog, but really didn't know what to write about. I'm not really a new years resolution person, so I brainstormed on something fun to do for the beginning of the year and came up with a list of the books I read throughout 2011.
This past year has been the first year when I have had time for myself to be able to read what I want to read. I graduated from college in December of 2010, so this whole year I haven't had to give my time to textbooks. I must say it has been glorious! It seems like this is the first phase of my life when I have had time to read what I want, so in a way I feel like I'm just diving into the depths of reading, and I'm looking forward to getting into a wider selection of books to discover. Anyways, I'm sure you all don't really care about that.... So I hope you enjoy, and can share your own favorite books you have read this year and what you are looking foward to reading in 2012.
Here is my list of 2011 books:
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| Kite Runner By: Khaled Hosseini One of my top favorites! I love books that get you into another culture. |
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| Thousand Splendid Suns By: Khaled Hosseini Maybe even better than Kite Runner. |
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| Beastly By: Alex Flinn Saw the movie, so I had to read the book. |
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| Something Borrowed By: Emily Giffin Cute, fun, summer read. |
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| Water for Elephants By: Sara Gruen The one book that I can say the movie is better. |
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| HP #7 By: J.K. Rowling Had to re-read it before the last movie came out. I'm not sure how many times I have read this one. |
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| The Help By: Kathryn Stockett Book is better then the movie, and the movie is excellent. |
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| Fifth Avenue, 5AM By: Sam Wasson Interesting book about Audrey and Breakfast at Tiffany's. I got this off of my friends book blog list. |
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| Pride and Prejudice By: Jane Austen This one is a usual read. I pick it up when I'm not sure what to read next. Love it! |
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| Lineage of Grace By: Francine Rivers Francine does not disappoint. This one is compiled of short stories of the women in Jesus' lineage. |
Books that I am planning on tackling throughout 2012:
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| Hunger Games Triology By: Suzanne Collins I know I know I know. I've heard all kinds of things about these. I promise I will read them soon! |
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| Through Gates of Splendor By: Elisabeth Elliot Love me a good biography. |
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| PS. I love you By: Cecelia Ahern Don't judge. I like books that were turned into movies. |
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| Girl With a Dragon Tattoo By: Stieg Larsson Still not sure if these will be read, but I've heard a bunch of crazy things about them. |
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| God is the Gospel By: John Piper My roomie said this one is awesome. |
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| Jane Eyre By: Charlotte Bronte I feel uneducated because I don't know this story. This will change. |
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| Three Cups of Tea By: Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin I've heard great things about this one. |
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| Same Kind of Different as Me By: Ron Hall & Denver Moore Heard it was good. |
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| The Color Purple By: Alice Walker Always wanted to read it. Might as well. |