Shy: An Anthology edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows (library)
The Ocean at The End of The Lane by Neil Gaiman (library, YA)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson (library, non-fiction...pretty much)
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer (library)
February (3)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield (non-fiction)
Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm by Christopher Cooper (library)
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides (library)
I read a bunch of library graphic novels this month...Buffy, Hellboy, some other Mike Mignola. They don't count toward my total though.
March (3)
Roadwork by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman (library)
Eye in the Sky by Philip K Dick (library)
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (library)
April (4)
Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock (Christmas Gift from BFF)
Conagher by Louis L'Amour (borrowed from BFF)
The Broken Gun by Louis L'Amour (borrowed from BFF)
Annabel by Kathleen Winter (library)
May (6)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene (library)
Small Island by Andrea Levy (library)
Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson (borrowed from my SIL)
Left Neglect by Lisa Genova (borrowed from my SIL)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams (secondhand)
The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle (borrowed from my SIL)
And not added to the tally, but still totally awesome and read in May:
Bat Girl Volume 1: The Darkest Reflection written by Gail Simone (library)
Batwoman Volume 1, 2 & 3 (library)
Wonder Woman written by Jodi Picoult (library)
Another two Wonder Woman books, the Star Trek-Doctor Who crossover ones...ummm...all from the library!
June (5)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows (borrowed from my SIL)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (library)
Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart (library)
The Long War by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (library)
Interworld by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reeves (library)
July (6)
Equal Rights by Terry Pratchett (library)
Time's Eye (A Time Odyssey #1) by Arthur C. Clark & Stephen Baxter (library)
The Shadow of the Torturer by Glen Wolfe (library)
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (library)
Daniel Fights a Hurricane by Shane Jones (library)
The Magicians by Lev Grossman (library)
I read Fortunately The Milk by Neil Gaiman this month as well, but if I added it to the list it would be like adding one of Lucas' bedtime stories here as well. Excellent! But definitely written for a MUCH younger audience!
August (5)
Storm Front (A Dresden Novel) by Jim Butcher (library)
The Golem & The Jinni by Helene Wecker (library)
11/22/63 by Stephen King (library)
Merchanter's Luck: Rendezvous at Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh (borrowed from BFF...it was terrible)
The Bees by Laline Paull (library)
September (3)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (library)
When Dreams Tremble by Radclyffe (library)
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier (library)
September Graphic Novels - not counted towards the total
Ramayana: The Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel (library)
Essex County by Jeff Lemire (library)
October (5)
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (library)
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (library)
Hunter of Worlds by CJ Cherryh (borrowed from BFF)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (library)
The Forests of Silence (A Deltora Quest novel) by Emily Rodda (audio book - library)
- This last one is special because Lucas & I have been listening to it in the car, and he LOVES IT!! He was very excited to hear I found the rest of the series at the library. We should be getting another CD any day now!
November (6)
The Silver Dream (an InterWorld Novel) by Michael & Mallory Reaves (library)
Soulless by Gail Carriger (library)
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters (library)
The Giver by Lois Lowry (library)
The Lake of Tears (A Deltora Quest novel) by Emily Rodda (audio book - library)
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (library)
December
Land of Love & Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique (library)
Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood (library)
The Long Mars by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter (library)
City of the Rats (A Deltora Quest novel) by Emily Rodda (audio book - library)
The Shifting Sands (A Deltora Quest novel) by Emily Rodda (audio book - library)
TOTAL: 55
GOAL: 52
17 must be library books = 47 (Goal reached on June 17)
17 must be borrowed/second hand = 9 so far
5 must be non-fiction = 2 so far
For more on this year's goal, please check out this post.
And here are my previous lists:
2011 Book-Learning
2012 Book-Learning
2013 Book-Learning
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