A Tiger for Malgudi *warning: spoilers When Deepika suggested a R. K. Narayan readalong I was delighted. Another dear reading pal had introduced me to Narayan some years ago, gifted me some of hi…
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It always seems to take me awhile to post my reading/watching list from the year before. It may be hard to believe but this year my list is getting posted far earlier than prior years. I d
o think that Goodread’s list may help me next year!
I did reread a number of books (audiobooked) in order to read some series through to the end. Two authors that are in abundance due to my series reading are Alexander McCall Smith and M.C. Beaton. Both are light and enjoyable.
Next year (this year now that it is 2016 already) is to read more books than I did last year. My physical reading count as opposed to my audiobooking was rather abysmal!
Have you read any of these? I starred my favorites to make your list perusing go quicker if you just want the highlights!
Books and Movies 2015
Total book titles:164
Books – 4
Children
Binny in Secret by Hilary McKay F British RF
Loula and the Sister Recipe by Anne Villeneuve
Mr. Squirrel and the Moon by Sebastian Meschenmoser
*Women Who Broke the Rules: Mary Todd Lincoln
by Kathleen Krull F US Bio
YA -1
*Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy F US RF
Adult – 7
Christmas Crumble by M.C. Beaton F British RF
*How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain De Botton M Swiss Comm
*Martha Quest by Doris Lessing F Zimbabwe/Brit RF
The Millstone by Margaret Drabble F British RF
*Missing Person by Patrick Mondiano M French RF
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
by Alexander McCall Smith M British RF
*Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler F US RF
Audiobooks
Children 15
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson F Brit Fantasy
Emma and the Blue Genie by Cornelia Funke F German Tales
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage F US Mystery
*Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes F US Adventure
The Moffats by Eleanor Estes F US RF
Nest by Esther Ehrlich F US RF
Pinky Pie by Eleanor Estes F US RF
Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen F US/Vietnam HistFic
The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill F US HF
Rufus M by Eleanor Estes F US RF
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by
Tom Angleberger M US Humor
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz M England Fantasy
Thimble Summer by Elizabeth Enright F US RF
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley F US HF
West of the Moon by Margi Preus F US F. Tale
YA 16
Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery F Canadian RF
Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery F Canadian RF
Anpao : An American Indian Odyssey by
Jamake Highwater M US HF/Legend
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of M US Hist Fic
World War II by Joseph Bruchac
Eleanor Roosevelt A Life of Discovery
by Russell Freedman M US Biography
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery F Canadian RF
*Lives of Extraordinary Women by Kathleen Krull F US Bio
*Lives of the Presidents by Kathleen Krull F US Bio
The Journey Back by Johanna Reiss F Dutch Memoir/Bio
Landline by Rainbow Rowell F US RF
*Lives of Writers by Kathleen Krull F US Bio
*Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff F US RF
Pinned by Sharon G. Flake F US RF
Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery F Canadian RF
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart F US RF
Zac and Mia by A.J. Betts F Australian RF
Adult
*1919 by John Dos Passos M US HF
*The 42nd Parallel by John Dos Passos M American HF
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith M Scottish RF
*Above the East China Sea by Sarah Bird F US RF/HF
Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies, and Liquor by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage by M.C. BeatonF British Myster
Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by F British Mystery
M.C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin: There Goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Agatha’s First Case by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry
Pratchett M British Fantasy
American Notes by Charles Dickens M British NF
Amethyst Dreams by Phyllis A. Whitney F US Mystery
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dusk by Alan Bradley M Canadian Mystery
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama M US Autobio
August Folly by Angela Thirkell F British RF
*Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates M US Bio
*The Big Money by John Dos Passos M US HF
The Blood of an Englishman by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Blue Shoes and Happiness by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
The Brandons by Angela Thirkell F British RF
Bride of New France by Suzanne Desrochers F Fr/Canadian HF
The Burglar on the Prowl by Lawrence Block M US Mystery
Busy Body by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
The Careful Use of Compliments by A. McCall Smith M Scottish RF
The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall M British Mystery
The Case of the Love Commandos:
From the Files of Vish Puri by Tarquin Hall M British Mystery
The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall M British Mystery
Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley by Timothy White M US Bio
The Charming Quirks of Others by A. McCall Smith M Scottish RF
The Comforts of Muddy Saturday by A. McCall Smith M Scottish RF
Confessions of a Serial Novelist A. McCall Smith M Scottish Autob
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain M US Fantasy
Death of a Dreamer by M. C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death of a Kingfisher by M.C. Beaton M British Mystery
Death of a Perfect Wife by M. C. Beaton F UK Mystery
Death of a Policeman by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death of a Servant by Tarquin Hall M British Mystery
Death of a Snob by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death of Yesterday by M. C. Beaton F British Mystery
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino M Japanese Mystery
The Disappeared by Kim Echlin F Canada RF
The Dog Who Came in From the Cold
by Alexander McCall Smith M Scotland Humor
Dream From My Father by Barack Obama M US Autobio
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman F US Hist Fic
Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith M Scottish RF
Excursion to Tinder by Andrea Camilleri M Italian Mystery
A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny F Canadian Mystery
The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs M British Humor
Fire Kimono by Laura Joh Rowland F US HF
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith M British RF
The Full Cupboard of Life by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
A Game of Thrones by G. R.R. Martin M US Fantasy
The Gap Years by Sarah Bird F US RF
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng M Malaysia HF
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins F British Suspense
The Girl With the Long Green Heart
by Lawrence Block M US Mystery
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
*Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett M British Humor
Gulag Archipeligo by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn M Russian History
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie F British Mystery
Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton F British RF
Hiss and Hers by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C Morais M Am/Canadian RF
The Importance of Being Seven
by A. McCall Smith M Scottish RF
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by A. McCall Smith M ScottishMystery
An Irish Doctor by Patrick Taylor M Irish Autobio/Fic
The Kalahari Typing School For Me by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
The Learners by Chip Kidd M US RF
*The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo F Japan NF
The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith M Scottish RF
Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by Anna Quindlen F US Memoir
Love From Hell by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith M Scottish RF
Malice by HIgashino Keigo M Japan Thriller
The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell M SwedishMystery
The Miracle at Speedy Motors by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
*Modern Romance: An Investigation by Book M US Non-fiction
by Aziz Ansari and Eric Klinenberg
Morality for Beautiful Women by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
The Murder of the Maharajah by H. R. F. Keating M British Mystery
*My Korean Deli by Ben Ryder Howe M US HumorAutobio
*The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan M Australian HistFic
Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens M British Classic
Pioneer Girl by Bich Minh Nguyen F US/VietnamesHistFic
Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain M American RF
The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-
Old Boy with Autism by Naoki Higashida,
Keiko Yoshida and David Mitchell M and F US/Japan Bio
Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith M British RF
Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell F British RealisticFiction
Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino M Japanese Mystery
A Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert M French RF
Silent House by Orhan Pamuk M Turkey RF
Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Songs of Willow Frost by Jamie Ford M US HF
Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie F British Mystery
A Spoonful of Poison by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon M British RF
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami M Japan Sci Fi
The Sunday Philosophy Club by A. McCall Smith M Scottish RF
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by A. Mc Call Smith M British Mystery
Tears of the Giraffe by A. McCall Smith M British Mystery
That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx F American Western
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by
Alexander McCall Smith M Scottish RF
White Oleander by Janet Fitch F US RF
Whispering Shadows by Jan-Philipp Sendker M German RF
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell F British RF/HF
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine by
Alexander McCall Smith M Scottish Mystery
The World According to Bertie by A. McCall Smith M Scottish RF
Wrapped in White by Kevin Brooks M US Thriller
Yokota Officer’s Club by Sarah Bird F US HistFic
Movies and TV series and miniseries – 22
*100-Year Old Man – Humorous
*About Time – Romance
Big Hero 6 anime
The Country Teacher (Pavel Liska)
Downton Abbey, Season 5
The Fault in our Stars (based on John Green’s book)
Game of Thrones seasons 1-5
Gigante (Horacio Camandule)
Interstellar
*Le Grand Voyage (Nicolas Cazale)
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity starring Sandra Oh
One Mississippi, season pilot
Paddington Bear
Paper Towns (based on John Green’s book)
*Pillars of the Earth (miniseries)
The Pope’s Toilet (Cesar Troncoso)
Raja (2003) starring Pascal Greggory, Najat Benssallem
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sopranos, Season 1
The Paradise (based loosely on a book by Emile Zola), Season 1
Vicious, Season 1
*Welcome (Philippe Lloret)
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I forgot to write some down, but these are the memorable titles
BOOKS AND MOVIES 2014
Stats:
Read/Audiobooked 158 titles
Female authors: 92
Male authors: 66
Countries represented:
Austria 2
British 32
Canadian 5
Colombian 1
Czech 1
Danish 2
Dutch 1
French/German 1
German 3
India 1
Indian/American 1
Japanese 4
Mexican/American 1
Scottish 2
South African 1
Swedish 2
US 98
Books
Children’s Picture Books – 29
The Bathing Costume or The Worst Vacation of My Life
by Charlotte Moundlic (Batchelder Honor Book) F French RF
Born and Bred in the Great Depression by Jonah Winter M US Hist Fic
Brush of the Gods by Lenore Look & Meilo So F US Hist Fic
The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister by Linda Ravin Lodding F US RF
The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock F US HF
The Curious Fish by Elsa Beskow F Swedish Fantasy
Dream Friends by You Byun F US Fantasy
Emmet by Leo Politi American M US RF
The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna by Demi F US BIO
First Mothers by Gherman and Downing F US BIO
Fish for Jimmy by Katie Yamasaki F US HF
Fog Island by Toni Ungerer M French/GermanFantasy
Gandhi: A March to the Sea by Alice B. McGinty F US HF
Handel: Who Knew What He Liked by M.T. Anderson M US Bio
The Insomniacs by Karina Wolf F US Humor
Let’s Do Nothing by Tony Fucile M US Humor
A Medal For Leroy by Michael Morpurgo M British HF
Monkey: A Trickster Tale by Gerald McDermott M US Folktale
On a Beam of Light : A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne F US BIO
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum by Robert Parker M US BIO
Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb F US Humor Ruby’s Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges F US HF
Rumi: Whirling Dervish by DEMI F US BIO
The Sacred Banana Leaf by Nathan Kumar Scott M India Folktale
SuDongpo by DEMI F US BIO
This is the Rope: The Story of the Great Migration F US HF
by Jacqueline Woodson
Time Out for Sophie by Rosemary Wells F US Humor
When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet and One
Extraordinary Riot by Lauren Stringer F US HF
A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull by
Kathleen Krull F US BIO
Children’s Chapter Books -12
The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz M US Adventure
Binny For Short by Hilary McKay F British RF
Homesick by Kate Klise F US RF/Humor
Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the
Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull F US BIO
Mister Orange by Truus Matti F Dutch HF
Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird F British HF
Summer and Bird by Catmull
Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harington F US RF
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis M US Humor
*The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt F US Humor
The Vine Basket by Josanne La Valley F US HF
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes M US RF
Young Adult -2
*Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley F US GN
*Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos M US RF
Adult – 16
Autumn Quartet by Barbara Pym F British Contemp
The 100-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson M Swedish Humor
Bertie Plays the Blues by Alexander McCall Smith M British Humor
*Boxers by Gene Luen Yang M US GN/Hist Fic
Daisy May and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg F US HF
Easter Bunny Murder by Leslie Meier F US Mystery
English Tea Murder by Leslie Meier F US Mystery
*The Gate by Soseki M Japan RF
In the Land of Punctuation by Christian Morgenstern M German Humor
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection by Alexander M Scottish RF
McCall Smith
*Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl M Austria Philosophy
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon: No. 1 Ladies
Detective Agency M Scottish Mystery
*Saints by Gene Luen Yang M US GN/Hist Fic
Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters (Barbara Mertz) F US Mystery
Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt F US RF
*The Wall by Marlen Haushofer F Austrian Dystopian
Audiobooks
Children’s -15
The Art of Keeping Cool by Janet Taylor Lisle F US Hist Fic
*The Black Cauldron by Lloyd Alexander (Newbery Award) M US Fantasy
*The Castle of Llyr, bk 3 by Lloyd Alexander M US Fantasy
Doll Bones by Holly Black (Newbery Honor) F US Scary
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (Newbery Award) F US Fantasy
Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm F US RF
The High King by Lloyd Alexander M US Fantasy
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke F German Fantasy
The Key That Swallowed Joey Pigza by Jack Gantos M US RF
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters by Barack Obama M US Letter
Listening for Lucca by Suzanna LaFleur F US RF
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt M US RF
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake F US HF
The Paperboy by Vince Vawter M US RF
Swamplandia! by Karen Russell F US RF
Young Adult -7
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson F US Autobiograph/Fic
Flight by Sherman Alexie M US Surrealistic Fiction
Marie Curie by Kathleen Krull F US BIO
Navigating Early by Claire Vanderpool F US Historical Fiction
On a Clear Day by Walter Dean Myers M US RF
Revolution by Deborah Wiles F US Hist Fic/Dystopian
Riot by Walter Dean Myers M US Hist Fic
Adult -77
The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen M Danish Mystery
The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg F US RF
The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters F US Mystery
At Bertram’s Hotel: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agatha Christie F British Mystery
*Benediction by Kent Haruf M US RF
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys F US Hist Fic
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera M Czech RF/Surreal
Black Plumes by Marjory Allingham F British Mystery
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel F British Hist Fic
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch M British Mystery
Christmas Bliss by Mary Kay Andrews F US Mystery
Christmas Carol Murder by Leslie Meier F US Mystery
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage
by Haruki Murakami M Japan RF/Dream Fic
*Conversations with Leo Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy and
by Simon Parke M British Philosophy
*The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer F S. Africa RF
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley M Canadian Mystery
Death Comes to Pemberly by PD James F British Mystery
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death of a Charming Man by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death of a Nag by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death of a Scriptwriter by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Death on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn F US Mystery
Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters F American Mystery
The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith M British Humor
Dr. Wortle’s School by Anthony Trollope M British RF
The Dragon’s Teeth by Ellery Queen M&M US Mystery
*Eventide by Kurt Haruf M US Western
Fall of a Philanderer by Carola Dunn F US Mystery
The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress by Beryl Bainbridge F British Mystery
Goats by Mark Jude Poirier M US RF
Hard Times by Charles Dickens M British Classic
Heart Trouble by Mary Kay Andrews F US Mystery
Heaven is For Real by Todd Bumpo M US Bio/Religion
*The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Urrea M Mexican/Am HF
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron F US Humor
In the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Applachian Trail M US Travel by Bill Bryson
Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton M British Mystery
Irish Eyes by Mary Kay Andrews F US Mystery
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me and Other Concerns
by Mindy Kaling F US Bio
Jack in the Pulpit by Cynthia Riggs F US Mystery
*The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen M Danish Mystery
The Lakota Way by Joseph M. Marshall M US Philosophy
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson M US Memoir
Lions in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters F US Mystery
Loitering With Intent by Muriel Spark F British Autobio
Lord of the Silent by Elizabeth Peters F US Mystery
Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding F British Humor
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez M Colombia RF
Midnight Clear by Mary Kay Andrews F US Mystery
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch M British Suspense
The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side by Agatha Christie F British Mystery
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovich M British Mystery
Murder at Cape Three Points by Kwei Quartey M US Mystery
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus M US Hist Fic
Murder on the Flying Scotsman by Carola Dunn F US Mystery
Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella F British Humor
The Semi-Attached Couple by Emily Eden F British RF/HF
The September Society by Charles Finch M US Mystery
The Shogun’s Daughter by Laura Joh Rowland F US Hist F/Mys
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson M US Pop Sci
Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton F British Mystery
Something Fresh by P.G. Wodehouse M British Humor
South of the Border West of the Sun M Japanese RF
South Sea Tales by Jack London M US Sstories
Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley M Canadian Mystery
Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami M Japan RF
Still Life by Louise Penny F Canadian Mystery
*The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar F Indian/Am RF
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett M US Mystery
The Tin Horse by Janice Steinberg F US HF
Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters F US Mystery
Torch by Cheryl Strayed F US RF
A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny F Canadian Mystery
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce F British RF
Very Good, Jeeves by PG Wodehouse M British Humor
*A Well-Tempered Heart by Jan -Philipp Sendkar M German RF
Wicked Autumn by G.M. Mallet F US Mystery
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quarty M US Mystery
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami M Japan Surreal
The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley M Canadian Mystery
The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die by Colin Cotterill M British Mystery
Movies
Despicable Me 2
Downton Abbey, season 4
The Hobbit – part 1 (second time)
The Hobbit – part 2
Incomplete
Inspired by a dear friend of mine I wanted to send out some some stats about my reading in the past year. I started a list keeping track of how many authors were female or male, what country the author wrote in, and the genre. As time passed my stats list grew slowly, and then came to a halt as I lost track of where I was on the list. So, perhaps those stats will show up next year!
My big goal was to finish War and Peace by the end of the year. I didn’t make it, but was close. I have a great chance of being done by the end of 2014!
I just included my favorites since I read and audiobooked 283 titles, at least that I remembered to write down. As you can see below audiobooks and picture books were at the top while hardcopy adult books were close to the bottom of my stats. Here is the link to my complete list.Books read in 2013 PDF
Picture Books – 121
Favorites– (in alphabetical order)
The Birdman by Veronika Martenova Charles
A Calf for Christmas by Astrid Lindgren
The Elephant’s Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India retold and ill. by Marcia Williams
Mother’s Love: Inspiring Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Melina Gerosa Bellows
Taka-Chan and I: A Dog’s Journey to Japan by Runcible as told to Betty Jean Lifton
Children’s Chapter Books -27 hardcover; 25 audiobooks
The Apothocary by Maile Meloy
The Audrey of the Outback Collection by Christine Harris
Jenny Goes to Sea by Esther Averill
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage (Newbery Honor)
Young Adult Books – Hardover 2; Audiobooks 7
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow
Adult Books – Hardcover 8; Audiobooks 87
Glaciers by Alexis M. Smith
The Pickup by Nadine Gordimer
The Sound of the Mountain by Yasurari Kawabata
Unformed Landscape by Peter Stamm
Graphic Novels -6
A Game for Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return by Zeina Abirached
Sumo by Thien Pham
My goals for 2014 are to finish War and Peace, and to read more hardcover books. I read more mysteries than books in any other category, and enjoyed almost all of them. My favorite books were primarily by international authors.
Books Read and Audiobooked in 2012
Picture Books 12
Big Wolf and Little Wolf: Such a Beautiful Orange by Nadine Brun-Cosme
Celebritrees: Historic Famous Trees of the World by Margi Preus
Dog in Boots by Gormley
A Family for Old Mill Farm by Shutta Crum
Somewhere in Africa by Ingrid Mennen and Niki Daly
Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina
Mama’s Saris by Pooja Makhijani
Orani: My Father’s Village by Claire A. Nivola
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes byLitwin
Pomelo Begins to Grow by Ramona Badescu
Rose Meets Mr. Wintergarten by Bob Graham
Waiting for the Biblioburro by Brown
(As I read many of these I lost track after only a few titles)
My Favorites
Upper Elementary/Young Adult 24
Adventures of Cat-Whiskered Girl by Daniel Pinkwater
After Ever After by JordanSonnenblick
Black Radishes by Susan Lynn Meyer Bachelder Award
Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin Newbery Honor Award
Bunheads by Sophie Flack
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by Rhoda Blumberg Newbery Honor Award
The Crowstarver by Dick King-Smith Smarties Award Winner
The Corn Grows Ripe by Dorothy Rhoads Newbery Honor Award
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Fog Magic by Julia Sauer Newbery Honor Award
Good Luck Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater
Ida B. by Katherine Hannigan
Inside Out and Back Again by Lai Newbery Honor Award
Lily Pond by Annika Thor
Ninth Ward by Julia Parker Rhodes Newbery Award ; CSK Award
One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle Pura Belpre Award and Newbery Honor
A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux Batchelder Award
A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley (Wonderful old story)
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon CSK Award
Favorites
Adult books 5
Fragrant Rice by Janet De Neefe
The Land of Green Plums by Herta Muller A brilliant but painfully harsh story (Nobel Prize Winner)
Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
The Meryl Streep Movie Club by Mia March (A fun read for those who are Meryl Streep fans)
Favorites
Manga/Graphic Novels 3
Chi’s Sweet Home, vol.7 by Kanata Konami (New York Times Bestseller and Vol. 1 won the Kodansha Manga Award)
Chi’s Sweet Home, vol. 8 by Kanata Konami
Wonderstruck by Brian Selznik
Favorite
Audiobooks
Childrens 26
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary “Jacky” Faber, Ship’s Boy by l.A. Meyer
The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon by David Almond
The Dark is Rising, (book 2) by Susan Cooper
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Newbery Award
Greenwitch, bk. 3 by Susan Cooper
Finally by Wendy Mass
The Four Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright
Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright
The Gray King, bk. 4 by Susan Cooper
Magyk, Septimus Heap series, vol.1 by Angie Sage
Masterpiece by Elise Broach
Miracles on Maple Hill by Virginia Sorenson Newbery
Over Sea, Under Stone, bk. 1 by Susan Collins
The Owl Service by Alan Garner
Piper Reed, Navy Brat, bk. 1 by Kimberly Willis Holt
Piper Reed, the Great Gypsy by Kimberly Willis Holt
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale – Newbery
Return to Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright
A Spiderweb for Two by Elizabeth Enright
The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright
Silver on the Tree, bk. 5 by Susan Cooper
Small Acts of Amazing Courage byGloria Whelan
The Sword in the Grotto, Araminto Spookie series, bk. 2 by Angie Sage
Then There Were Five by Elizabeth Enright
This Book is Not Good for You, The Secret Series, Bk 3 by Pseudonymous Bosch
Favorites
Young Adult 5
Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Notes From the Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
Favorite
Adult 44 1/2
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Anarchy and Old Dogs, Doctor Siri Palboun bk. 4 by Colin Cotterill
Angels and Insect by A.S. Byatt
Badgers in My Vest by Dylan Thomas
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
The Coroner’s Lunch, Doctor Siri Palboun series, bk. 1 by Colin Cotterill
Curse of the Pogo Stick, Doctor Siri Palboun bk. 5 by Colin Cotterill
Disco For the Departed, Doctor Siri Palboun series, bk. 3 by Colin Cotterill
Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie by Richard Hack
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (read part-listened to part)
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Escape From Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey From North Korea to Freedom in the West by Blane Harden
Footsteps in the Dark by Georgette Heyer
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Millennium Trilogy, book 3 by Stieg Larsson
The Golden Mountain by Irene Kai
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn (I had read this years ago)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (didn’t finish)
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson
Jeeves in the Offing by P.G. Wodehouse
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill
Last Man in Tower by Aravind Adiga
Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth 1 and 11
Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (most of it)
Love Songs From a Shallow Grave, Doctor Siri Palboun bk.7 by Colin Cotterill
Marriage Made in Heaven by Erma Bombeck
The Merry Misogenist, Doctor Siri Palboun bk 6 by Colin Cotterill
Miss Mapp by E. F. Benson
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson
River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
Shash and Burn, Doctor Siri Palboun bk. 8 by Colin Cotterill
Sir Harry Hotspur by Anthony Trollope
Spinsters in Jeopardy by Ngaio Marsh
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Thirty-Three Teeth, Doctor Siri Palboun bk 2 by Colin Cotterill
Tied Up in Tinsel by Ngaio Marsh
Travels With Charlie by John Steinbeck
Well of Lost Plots, Thursday Next series, book 3, by Jasper Fforde
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (again!)
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Favorites
This is the first of a mystery series of 8 books about a coroner in Laos in the ’70’s!
Movies
Kung Fu Panda 2
Chico and Rita
The Secret World of Arrietty
The Descendants
Albert Nobbs
The Iron Lady
The Hobbit
Favorite
Movies for Television
Downton Abbey, season 2
Downton Abbey, season 3
Both wonderful!
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Year End Thoughts
I forgot to write down titles…some of which I only remembered today!
I was shocked at how few hard copy adult books I read. I must say though that I am working on three large books which I haven’t finished, so hopefully they will show up on next year’s list.
Next year I want to be more careful about my selections! There are so many wonderful books to read and I believe that I could have chosen better.
Have you read any of these books? What are your thoughts about them?
~Heidi
Inspired by a friend to start my own book blog I will begin here. Presently I am compiling my list of books that I read in 2012. When ready it will be my first post.
