Friday, June 22, 2012

Books I've Read 2012

Books I've Read 2012
1. A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
2. The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar This book was intriguing, a page turner, but it left me wanting more. I didn't feel the book had ended yet.
3. The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom Very powerful book. I kept wanting to put it down but not, if that makes sense. I was thinking that it would be a heartwarming book but it was a series of tragedies. I fell in love or hated some of the characters and was engrossed with the story the whole time. Definitely a book I'll be thinking about for some time.
4. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh I'd actually like to give this book 3.5 stars but since I can't I went with 3. I was frustrated reading this book. I was angry with the main character and the way she was acting. Funny I'm using such bad terms for a book I liked. But I guess I was just very engrossed with the book and felt connected to the characters in such a way that I had strong feelings toward them.
5. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes and the Greatest Race the World Has Seen by Chirstopher McDougall
6. Mrs. Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.  I loved this book.  It kept me enthralled and I loved the concept that the author wrote the book from some old photos he found at flea markets.  I'm eagerly waiting the next book.
7. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
8. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Allen Addison
9. The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzch
10. Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott Great book for mothers. I laughed out loud and commiserated with Anne and her first year of parenting.
 11. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern12. Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen Degeneres
13. Another Piece of My Heart by Jane Green I really liked this book. I don't know what part of it I was attached to, but it was a truly lovely story.
 14. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins I was putting off reading this book because of the premise. But upon reading it, it wasn't as gory and I thought it would be.  They actually made it seem okay in a way.  It was a good read, hard to believe this is a young adult book, I had to imagine the characters as being older than they were in order to feel okay with the games.  I'm eager to read the 2nd book to see where Suzanne Collins will take the story.

Books in Bold I Highly Recommend.




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