The List

I attempted to keep a list of all the books I read in 2011.  I've posted it a few times before, but here is the completed list now.  I started this to see if I would read 100 books this year and realized quickly that wasn't going to happen.  The last few months, I haven't read much at all.  I did, however, reread the Twilight series before I saw Breaking Dawn so I am aware they are on the list twice.  That's because I read them twice so it counts.  I'm not cheating - I promise.  I'm grading on the five start system - five being the best.  My friend, Karen, did this and helpfully provided some info about each book.  Let's just say she's a better person than me because I'm not doing that.  Anyway, here are all my books from last year.  I found a few authors I didn't like, reread some favorite classics, learned about radical and crazy love, and (about a century later than the rest of the world) became enchanted by Hogwarts and the residents of Forks, Washington - those both human and non-human.  Anyway, a pretty good reading year overall.

Books in 2011:

1. In the Company of Others by Jan Karon              ***
2. Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore            *****
3. Her Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers               ***
4. Her Daughter’s Dream by Francine Rivers               ***
5. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella                                    *
6. Black Heels to Tractor Wheels by Ree Drummond            ***
7. The Island by Elin Hilderbrand                             ***
8. Tales from the Yoga Studio by Rain Mitchell            *
9. Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand                                         ***
10. The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand                             ***
11. Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand                 **
12. The Love Season by Elin Hilderbrand                 ***
13. A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand                 **
14. The Family Beach House by Holly Chamberlin            *
15. Water for Elephants by Francis Lawrence                     ****
16. Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin                ***
17. Something Blue by Emily Giffin                            ****
18. The Help by Kathryn Stockett                                   ****
19. Love the One You’re With by Emily Giffin                ***
20. Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo                           **
21. Baby Proof by Emily Giffin                                        ***
22. Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison                      *****
23. The Sunday Wife by Cassandra King                             ***
24. Be Different by John Elder Robison                                  ****
25. Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen                                 **
26. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs            ***
27. Testimony by Anita Shreve                                      **
28. Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet                       ***
29. Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay                         ***
30. The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell                       **
31. Summer in the City by Candace Bushnell                       ***
32. Summer People by Elin Hilderbrand                             ***
33. The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand                             **
34. Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer                          *
35. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone               ***
36. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets             ***
37. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban                      ***
38. Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix                        ****
39. Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince               ****
40. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows                       *****
41. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee                  *****
42. Radical by David Platt                                         ****
43. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde               *
44. One Day by David Nicholls                                               ***
45. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer                                      ****
46. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer                          ****
47. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer                                      ****
48. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer                          ****
49. Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder            ***
50. Percy Jackson:  The Lightning Thief by Riordian            **
51. Percy Jackson:  The Sea of Monsters                                 **
52. Percy Jackson:  The Titan’s Curse                           ***
53. Percy Jackson:  The Battle of the Labyrinth                     **
54. Percy Jackson:  The Last Olympian                                 ***
55. Dancing with Max by Emily & Charles Colson            ***
56. I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson            ***
57. I Remember You by Harriet Evans                           ***
58. Rain Song by Alice Wisler                                      *
59. Twilight By Stephanie Meyer                                      ****
60. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer                          ****
61. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer                                      ****
62. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer                          ****
63. Crazy Love by Francis Chan                                        **** 

 If you have any great reads for the year, I'd love to hear about them.  I need some to add to my reading list for 2012.