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My 2016 thread.
1. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, completed 1/3/16, 3.5 stars
2. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, completed 1/7/16, 4 stars
3. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein, completed 1/8/16, 4 stars
4. Complicity by Iain Banks, completed 1/11/16, 3.5 stars to 4 stars
5. Still Alice by Lisa Genova, completed 1/12/16, 5 stars
6. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, completed 1/15/16
7. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard, completed 1/29/16, 5 stars
8. The Two Towers by Tolkien, completed 1/24/16
9. The Return of the King by Tolkien, 1/30/16.
10. Book Lust To Go by Nancy Pearl, completed 1/31/16.
February
11. Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym 2/4/16
12. The Martian by Andy Weir 2/5/16
13. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, 2/9/16.
14. Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz 2/10/16
15. The Places In Between by Rory Stewart, 2/13/16
16. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan, 2/14/16, 4 stars
17. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking Susan Cain, 2/
18. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem, 2/27/16
March
19. A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr
20. The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth 3/5/16
21. Defending Your Faith by R. C. Sproul
22. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman, 3/19/16.
23. Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, 3/26/16
24. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell, 3/30/16
April
25. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
26. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
27. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale and Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
28. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
29. Gratitude by Oliver Sachs
30. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
31. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
32. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, 4/17/16
33. The Lost Time Accidents John Wray, 4/22/16
34. Broken April Ismail Kadare, 4/23/16
35. The Nest Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
36. Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford, 4/30/16
37. Ringworld by Larry Niven.
1. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, completed 1/3/16, 3.5 stars
2. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen, completed 1/7/16, 4 stars
3. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein, completed 1/8/16, 4 stars
4. Complicity by Iain Banks, completed 1/11/16, 3.5 stars to 4 stars
5. Still Alice by Lisa Genova, completed 1/12/16, 5 stars
6. Will Grayson, Will Grayson, completed 1/15/16
7. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard, completed 1/29/16, 5 stars
8. The Two Towers by Tolkien, completed 1/24/16
9. The Return of the King by Tolkien, 1/30/16.
10. Book Lust To Go by Nancy Pearl, completed 1/31/16.
February
11. Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym 2/4/16
12. The Martian by Andy Weir 2/5/16
13. The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins, 2/9/16.
14. Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz 2/10/16
15. The Places In Between by Rory Stewart, 2/13/16
16. The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan, 2/14/16, 4 stars
17. Quiet: the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking Susan Cain, 2/
18. Solaris by Stanislaw Lem, 2/27/16
March
19. A Canticle for Liebowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr
20. The Radetzky March by Joseph Roth 3/5/16
21. Defending Your Faith by R. C. Sproul
22. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax - Dorothy Gilman, 3/19/16.
23. Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, 3/26/16
24. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell, 3/30/16
April
25. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
26. Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
27. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale and Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
28. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
29. Gratitude by Oliver Sachs
30. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
31. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
32. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain, 4/17/16
33. The Lost Time Accidents John Wray, 4/22/16
34. Broken April Ismail Kadare, 4/23/16
35. The Nest Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
36. Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford, 4/30/16
37. Ringworld by Larry Niven.
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May books
38. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis, 5/1/16, 5 stars
39. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny, 5/12/16, 4 stars
40. Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks, 5/14/16, 4 stars
41. The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks, 5/20/16, 4 stars
42. That They May Face the Rising Sun by John McGahern, 5/27/16, 5 stars
43. Divine Collision by Jim Gash, 5/27/16, 4 stars
38. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Velma Wallis, 5/1/16, 5 stars
39. A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny, 5/12/16, 4 stars
40. Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks, 5/14/16, 4 stars
41. The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks, 5/20/16, 4 stars
42. That They May Face the Rising Sun by John McGahern, 5/27/16, 5 stars
43. Divine Collision by Jim Gash, 5/27/16, 4 stars
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JUNE books
44. The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
45. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
46. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
47. The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
48. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
49. Embassytown by China Miéville
50. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
51. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
52. Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh
53. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
54. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
44. The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
45. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
46. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
47. The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks
48. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
49. Embassytown by China Miéville
50. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
51. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
52. Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh
53. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
54. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
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July
55. On Writing by Stephen King 7/2/16, 5 stars
56. Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih 7/2/16, 4 stars
57. The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
58. July's People by Nadine Gordimer 7/5/16
59. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahisis Coates, 7/6/16
60. Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid, 7/7/16
61. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 7/11/16
62. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
63. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
64. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
65. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
66. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
67. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
68. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
55. On Writing by Stephen King 7/2/16, 5 stars
56. Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih 7/2/16, 4 stars
57. The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost
58. July's People by Nadine Gordimer 7/5/16
59. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nahisis Coates, 7/6/16
60. Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid, 7/7/16
61. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff 7/11/16
62. H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
63. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
64. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
65. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon
66. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
67. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
68. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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August
69. The Sellout by Paul Beatty
70. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
71. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillendbrand
72. Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health by Gene Stone
73. The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan
74. There but for the Ali Smith
75. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling
76. Wild by Nature: One Woman, One Trek, One Thousand Nights by Sarah Marquis
69. The Sellout by Paul Beatty
70. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
71. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillendbrand
72. Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health by Gene Stone
73. The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan
74. There but for the Ali Smith
75. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling
76. Wild by Nature: One Woman, One Trek, One Thousand Nights by Sarah Marquis
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September
77. The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
77. The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
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>13 drneutron: Thanks
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September
77. The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
78. The Lightkeepers by Abby Geni
79. The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem
80. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
81. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
82. The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
83. The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
84. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
85. The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
77. The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
78. The Lightkeepers by Abby Geni
79. The Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem
80. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
81. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
82. The Good Lord Bird by James McBride
83. The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
84. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
85. The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
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October
86. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
87. The Girls by Emma Cline
88. The Turn of the Screw Henry James, read by
89. The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
90. How I Became a North Korean by Krys Lee
91. Midwich Cuckoos John Wyndham
92. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
93. The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
94. Goodbye to Berlin Christopher Isherwood
95. Mr Norris Changes Trains Christopher Isherwood
96. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
97. How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
98. The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky
86. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
87. The Girls by Emma Cline
88. The Turn of the Screw Henry James, read by
89. The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
90. How I Became a North Korean by Krys Lee
91. Midwich Cuckoos John Wyndham
92. The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
93. The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot
94. Goodbye to Berlin Christopher Isherwood
95. Mr Norris Changes Trains Christopher Isherwood
96. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
97. How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
98. The Brothers Karamazov Fyodor Dostoevsky
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November 2016 books
99. Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
100. Almost Famous Women: Stories Megan Mayhew Bergman
101. The Stranger by Albert Camus
102. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
103. The Colour by Rose Tremain
104. Classic American Short Stories by Various
105. To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) Connie Willis
106. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
107. Embers by Sándor Márai
108. The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman
109. Redeployment by Phil Klay
110. On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend by Spike Walker
111. Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
112. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
99. Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo
100. Almost Famous Women: Stories Megan Mayhew Bergman
101. The Stranger by Albert Camus
102. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
103. The Colour by Rose Tremain
104. Classic American Short Stories by Various
105. To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) Connie Willis
106. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
107. Embers by Sándor Márai
108. The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman
109. Redeployment by Phil Klay
110. On the Edge of Survival: A Shipwreck, a Raging Storm, and the Harrowing Alaskan Rescue That Became a Legend by Spike Walker
111. Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
112. Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
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December 2016 Books Read
113. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin
114. At the Water's Edge by Sarah Gruen
113. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin
114. At the Water's Edge by Sarah Gruen
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I read 129 books this year. I broke them down into these categories and will list my top ones in each category
1001 Books
I read 37 books from the list this year
Top 5
Broken April Ismail Kadare
That They May Face the Rising Sun John McGahern
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Doestoevsky
Remembering Babylon by David Malouf
Fantasy/Science Fiction I really tried to read off the NPR 100 best list this year, I read 17 in all, more if I take off the children/YA list.
Ringworld by Larry Niven
Jonathon Strange & Mr Norrell Susanna Clarke
The Martian by Andy Weir
A Canticle for Liebowitz Walter M. Miller Jr.
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
NonFiction--This year I really focused on nonfiction because of the Dewey and also reading off the PBT top 100 NF.
I read 21
Most Dangerous: The secret history of Vietnam Steve Sheinkin
Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
On Writing by Stephen King
Quiet: the power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
Children and Young Adult
I read 14 with a wide range of age
My favorites were
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K.Rowling
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
I read a lot of short stories this year, 7 in all
The best was a tie between
Redeployment by Phil Klay or
Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew
Published in 2016, I started reading books published this year because of an interest in the Tournament of Books
I read 10 books published this year
I didn't give any 5 stars but the best ones from what I read were
The Lost Time Accidents by John Wray
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan
The Regional office is Under Attack by Manuel Gonzales
I am reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi and it is superior to all of these.
And then the ones that don't really fit--The Others. A comglomeration of bookclub books, challenges, tags, etc and also trying to read last year ToB and PBT best of lists, etc.
I read 22
Still Alice Lisa Genova
Maus II Art Spiegelman
The Good Lord Bird James McBride
The Waste Land T S Eliot
The Turner House by Angela Flournoy
