The List

One of the things that I wanted to do this year was really get back into reading books.  Since going to college, it had kind of fallen by the wayside, and I was never quite as happy without books as I had been with them.  So I wanted to read more books again.  So, I did.  And this post is the list of books that I have read this year.  I have included next to them a rating out of five, and if they are links, it will take you to their full review.

1. Taran Wanderer (5)
2. The Humming Room (5)
3. The High King (5)
4. The Thief (5)
5. The Queen of Attolia (5)
6. The King of Attolia (4)
7. A Conspiracy of Kings (4)
8. The Goose Girl (3)
9. Small Steps (5)
10. The Son of Neptune (5)
11. The Wishlist (3)
12. Touch Blue (3)
13. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (5)
14. Joey Pigza Loses Control (5)
15. Airman (4)
16. I am Not Joey Pigza (3)
17. What Would Joey Do? (5)
18. My Sister's Keeper (2)
19. Water for Elephants (3)
20. Gathering Blue (3)
21. Messenger (4)
22. The Help (4)
23. Bud, Not Buddy (3)
24. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (5)
25. Spellcaster (1)
26. Rules (3)
27. The Demigod Diaries (5)
28. Son (4)
29. Crispin: At the Edge of the World (2)
30. The Maze of Bones (4)
31. The Mark of Athena (5)
32. Eldest (2)
33. Catlow (3)
34. Club CSI: The Mystery Meatloaf (3)
35. Black Beauty (2)
36. The Selection (3)
37. Club CSI: The Missing Moola (4)
38: Peter and the Starcatchers (5)
39. The Fault in Our Stars (4)
40. One False Note (4)
41. Club CSI: The Disappearing Dogs (4)
42. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (5)
43. Crispin End of Time (3)
44. The Sword Thief (4)
45. Beyond the Grave (3)
46. The Merchant of Death (2)
47. Club CSI: The Ruined Ram (4)
48. The Black Circle (3)
49. In Too Deep (4)
50. The Viper's Nest (3)
51. The Emperor's Code (4)
52. Peter and the Shadow Thieves (5)
53. Storm Warning (4)
54. Into the Gauntlet (4)
55. Vespers Rising (4)
56. The Nixie's Song  (3)
57. A Giant Problem (4)
58. The Medusa Plot (3)
59. The Wyrm King (3)
60. Peter and the Sword of Mercy (5)
61. Nurse Matilda (4)
62. Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (3)
63. Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (3)
64. A King's Ransom (3)
65. The Dead of Night (3)
66. Wonder (4)
67. Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go (4)
68. The Black Book of Buried Secrets (3)
69. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (5)
70. Shatterproof (3)
71. Esperanza Rising (2)
72. Trust No One (4)
73. Victory
74. Enna Burning (4)
READING NOW: Ender's Game

 It really has been a big year for reading books.  Maybe I'll hit 75 by tomorrow at midnight...I somehow doubt that, but I think I've exceeded the national average at least.  I know a lot of them were very short, but I still think I achieved my goal.

Comments

Amy R said…
I would certainly say you have achieved your goal, Hannah. As Adam would say, "Good Job."
December 31, 2013 at 5:46 AM
cg.gwhatch said…
I would say you read alot!!!! I read quite a bit of my engineering texts, but that often did not go very fast and in some cases not particularly interesting.
January 1, 2014 at 5:33 PM
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