Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Books of 2012

I set a Goodreads goal to read 25 books in 2012.  It was a close call, but I parked my butt on the couch on December 31st and did not let myself get up until I finished that final book.  I know a lot of us are setting our 2013 reading goals this month so I thought I'd share the books I read in 2012 and how many Goodreads stars I gave them.  I read a good mix of non-fiction, classics, popular fiction, and guilty pleasure books...hopefully you'll find some inspiration for your own reading challenges!



1. A Prayer For Owen Meany - John Irving 5 Stars
2. Paddy Whacked - T.J. English 3 Stars
3. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins 4 Stars
4. Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins 4 Stars
5. Mocking Jay -  Suzanne Collins 4 Stars
6. The Happiness Project - Gretchen Rubin 4 Stars
7. Good Christian Bitches - Kim Gatlin 2 Stars
8. Diplomacy and Diamonds - Joanne King Herring 1 Star
9. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer 4 Stars
10. Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer 4 Stars
11. Let's Pretend this Never Happened - Jenny Lawson 3 Stars
12. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith 3 Stars
13. Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote 4 Stars
14. Most Wanted: Pursuing Whitey Bulger, the Murderous Mob Chief the FBI Secretly Protected - Thomas J. Foley 3 Stars
15. The Angel's Game - Carlos Ruiz Zafon 4 Stars
16. Brutal - Kevin Weeks 3 Stars
17. White Girl Problems - Babe Walker 4 Stars
18. Emma - Jane Austen 4 Stars
19. Woman at Point Zero - Nawal El Saadawi 3 Stars
20. The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling 3 Stars
21. Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie is Not the Answer - Jen Lancaster 4 Stars
22. Sorry I'm Not Sorry - @SororityProblem 3 Stars
23. Sucks to Suck - @SororityProblem 3 Stars
24. This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald 5 Stars
25. Shitshow Part I - @SororityProblem 3 Stars

What was your reading goal for 2012 and did you set one for 2013?  Have you read any of these books before?  I'd also love recommendations for my 2013 challenge!


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  1. I blogged about my 2013 books today too! I'm aiming for 30 which is double that of 2012 but I figure it'll be a lot easier with an eReader now. I'm glad to see you gave pretty good ratings to the books I'm hoping to read this year. Not going to lie, I mostly focused on one series last year (Stephanie Plum) but I definitely recommend it as pop fiction/guilty pleasure :)

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  2. Ooh! I'm going to have to remember this list! Actually, I'll just find you on goodreads. I didn't quite make my 2012 goal of 40 (I think I hit 38), but this year I am determined to meet my goal! I was slightly insane and put 100 books down, but I've read two so far, so I'm on track right now.

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  3. I didn't make a goal, but I'm sure I wouldn't have met it. I read more than I did when I was in school, but still not as much as I wanted. I've started The Rum Diary for my first book of 2013 and it's fairly short so I have high hopes for at least getting one under my belt soon!

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  4. 25 books is awesome! I'm totally impressed. Oh, I loved Owen Meany, too. :) Jonathan Safran Foer is in my list, too - good to know you rated both of those so highly.

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  5. Definitely keeping this post saved because I love getting new book suggestions! Thanks

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  6. I loved that you linked these to amazon. I just bought a few and put a few more on my wish list!

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