Remember when I said I was keeping a list of the books I was reading in 2011? No, well I did, and I kept to it. With only a little further ado I’ve put the list below. I haven’t included much of the non-fiction books I’ve read, because I can’t say I read them cover to cover, more a case of dipping in here and there and picking up little facts. I’ve also omitted the tons of graphic novels I’ve ploughed through, keeping the list mainly to fiction.
JANUARY (5)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout by Andy Stanton
The Thin Executioner by Darren Shan
Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg
FEBRUARY (5)
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Mistborn bk1: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
1984 by George Orwell
MARCH (4)
Tripwire by Lee Child
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
The Artful Edit by Susan Bell
Well of Ascension Mistborn bk2 by Brandon Sanderson
APRIL (8)
Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Space Captain Smith by Toby Frost
Beast Quest – Arcta by Adam Blade
Beast Quest – Carnivora by Adam Blade
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
Sapphique by Catherine Fisher
Room by Emma Donoghue
MAY (5)
Horowitz Horror by Anthony Horowitz
Mistborn Book 3 by Brandon Sanderson
The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens
Writing for Comics with Peter David
Maximum Ride: School’s Out Forever by James Patterson
JUNE (4)
The Gift by James Patterson
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
The Reapers by John Connelly
All the Scott Pilgrim books by Bryan Lee O'Malley
JULY (5)
Darth Bane – by Drew Karpyshyn
The Painted Man by Peter Brett
Desert Spear by Peter Brett
Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
Whip It by Shauna Cross
AUGUST (5)
Nation by Terry Pratchett
John Dies @ The End by David Wong
Cherub by Robert Muchamore
The Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn
Leviathan by Scott Westerfield
SEPTEMBER (7)
The Last Four Things by Paul Hoffman
Moon over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
Maximum Ride: the Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Just William by Richmal Crompton
Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child
Cherub: Class A by Robert Muchamore
OCTOBER(7)
I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
More Strangeness from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Bleach 1-5 by Tite Kubo
Skullduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer by Derek Landy
NOVEMBER(5)
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Snuff by Terry Pratchett
Beast Quest Ferno by Adam Blade
Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
DECEMBER(2)
The Enemy by Charlie Higson
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
Looks like I kind of wimpered out at the end of the year, doesn't it? My excuse was, that I spent a lot of my time delving through non-fiction titles on the crusades, ancient battles and archery. All in all though, 62 books for the year isn’t all that bad. Then again, I know a library colleague of mine who has gone through significant;y more than that.
Still, it's a lot more than I thought. I enjoyed looking back at the list and intend to do the same for this year. How about you? Did anything in that list catch your fancy? Any recommendations for 2012? I'm all ears.
PS- You might be wondering which was my favourite out of that lot? It was Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Deathbringer by Derek Landy came real, real close, but I really didn't want the adventures of Kvothe to end, and now can't wait for the next one)
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