Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

I'm hoping to do 40 books this year. So far I've read:

1. Rally 'Round Greene - Judy Christie
2. Always a Baker, Never a Bride - Sandra Bricker
3. Diary of a Mad Fat Girl - Stephanie McAfee
4. Hunger Games (currently reading) -Suzanne Collins

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

I loved having a goal last year so Im in - I hope to get through 25 books this year.


1- The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (great book)
2- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (amazing story)
3- True Colors - Kristin Hannah (could not put the book down!)
4- Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah (amazing story - really loving this author!)

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

im going to go with 100 books.


1. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell - Tucker Max (Lendable) - Very Good (not for everyone)
2. The Ghosts of Belfast - Stuart Neville - Good
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer (Lendable) -Excellent
4. The Maze Runner - James Dashner (Lendable) - Loved It
5. War Horse - Michael Morpurgo (Lendable) - Great story
6. The Scorch Trials - James Dashner - Loved It
7. Look Again - Lisa Scottoline - Good
8. The Death Cure - James Dashner - Loved it until the end.
9. Access To Power - Robert Ellis - Good
10. Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith - Very good
11. 11/22/63 - Stephen King - Awesome... so happy i decided to get it.
12. Stealing Secrets: How a Few Daring Women Deceived Generals, Impacted Battles and Altered the Course of the Civil War - H. Donald Winkler - Excellent read... each chapter is a different woman...
13. Dust to Dust - Tami Hoag - Loved it... im a big Hoag fan...
14. Darker than Midnight (Midnight Breed #10) - Lara Adrian - love it... i feel like that might have been the end though... if it was im not pleased with the way it ended...
15. Night Road - Kristin Hannah - great, but very sad...
16 - Sick - Brett Battles - Awesome page turner... kind of like Run by Blake Crouch.
17. Outlander (Outlander #1)- Diana Gabaldon - LOVED IT
18. Now You See Her - James Patterson - I loved it until the very end. Still worth it to read though
19. Dragonfly In Amber (Outlander #2) - Diana Gabaldon - LOVE
20. Bungalow - Sarah Jio - I really enjoyed this.
21. Voyager (Outlander #3) - Diana Gabaldon - LOVE
22. The Replacement Wife - Eileen Goudge - Loved it.

Message edited 5/15/2012 2:00:28 PM.

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

I loved having a goal last year so Im in - I hope to get through 25 books this year.


1- The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (great book)
2- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (amazing story)
3- True Colors - Kristin Hannah (could not put the book down!)
4- Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah (amazing story - really loving this author!)
5- Girls in White Dresses - Jennifer Close (ok read, funny at times)

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I have no idea how many books I can read in a year, but I like this thread for keeping track and getting ideas! Since I got my Kindle I've been reading a lot more.

1) The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (looooved it)
2) The Dogs Who Found Me - Ken Foster (about fostering...good read)
3) The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes - Diane Chamberlain (was just OK)
4) A Dog's Purpose - W. Bruce Cameron (OMG - tearjerker but GREAT book)
5) Chike and the River - Chinua Achebe (quick read, fable type story)
6) Shanghai Girls - Lisa See (slow but liked it)
7) Hunger Games 1 - Suzanne Collins (loved it - shocker - and now want to read the rest of the series!)
8) I'm Not the Biggest B*itch in This Relationship - Wade Rouse (collection of essays by famous writers about their relationships with their dogs - very funny and light read)
9) Dirty Little Secrets from Otherwise Perfect Moms - Trisha Ashworth (super short/quick read - glad I rented it - funny)
10) How to Build a Fire (and other handy things your grandfather knew) - Erin Bried (didn't finish )
11) Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins - (I like the premise of Quarter Quell)
12) Mockingjay (still think 1st book was best but all were good!)
13) Super Sad true Love Story (quirky, sarcastic, a bit futuristic)
14) 50 Shades of Gray (no comment - will not be reading the others!)
15) Happiest Baby on the Block - Harvey Karp (easy read - hope it helps when DS arrives!)
16) Defending Jacob (gripping but didn't love the ending)
17) Snow Flower & the Secret Fan - Lisa See (great story)
18) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
19) Bumped - Megan McCafferty (bizarre but funny)
20) Vicar's Daughters to Viscount's Lady - Louise Allen (eh)
21) Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn (liked a lot)
22) Waiter Rant - Steve Dublanica

Message edited 11/10/2012 5:02:32 PM.

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

I'm getting a realy late start, as I just started reading again a few weeks ago after barely picking up a book in almost 2 years

I've never set a goal for reading before, so I guess I'll start with 30. I have DC#2 due at tue end of August so I will have to fit most of them in before then.

1. Heart of the Matter - Emily Giffin - wasn't great
2. Room - loved it!
3. The Hunger Games - couldn't put down any of the books in the trilogy
4. Catching Fire
5. Mockingjay
6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (just started)

Message edited 3/14/2012 10:23:07 PM.

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I am aiming to read 50 books. I am on #14, but things may change during the year so I won't aim higher.

Currently reading:
Jar City- Arnuldur Indraason

Read:
Bag of Bones- Stephen King
City of Promise- Beverly Swerling
Secret of the White Rose- Stephanie Pintoff
High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly- Donald Spotto
Murder in the Marais- Cara Black
The Invisible Ones- Stef Penney
The Torso- Helene Tursten
Detective Inspector Huss- Helene Tursten
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- Betty Smith
The Princess of Burundi- Kjell Ericsson
The Temptress- Paul Spicer
A Trick of the Light- Lousie Penney
A Rule Against Murder- Louise Penney

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1. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
2. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
3.The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. Fifty Shades Of Grey
6. Fifty Shades Darker

will start Fifty Shades Freed in a few days. Need to give my brain a rest.

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

I loved having a goal last year so Im in - I hope to get through 25 books this year.


1- The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (great book)
2- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (amazing story)
3- True Colors - Kristin Hannah (could not put the book down!)
4- Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah (amazing story - really loving this author!)
5- Girls in White Dresses - Jennifer Close (ok read, funny at times)
6- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (could not put it down)
7- Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (loved)
8- Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (great book, but dragged a little)
9- Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James (addictive)
10 - Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James (loved even more than the first one)

Message edited 4/12/2012 8:44:39 PM.

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I loved this just for keeping track..will try again

So far for 2012 I have:

1: The Land of Painted Caves - Jane M Auel
2: Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton
3: R is for Ricochet - Sue Grafton
4: S is for Silence - Sue Grafton
5: Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
6: T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton
7: U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton
8: Clash of Kings - George R.R. Martin
9: V is for Vengeance - Sue Grafton
10: A Secret Kept - Tatiana de Rosnay
11: Minding Frankie - Maeve Binchy
12: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
13: The Invisible Bridge - Julie Orringer - OMG!!!! I loved this book!!! Thank you to those who were recommending it!
14: Shutter Island - Dennis LeHane
15: Brooklyn - Colm Toibin
16:Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

Catching up on my reading!

My goal will be 30 books.

JANUARY

1. One For The Money - J. Evanovich
2. Your Pregnancy Week by Week - J. Schuler
3. Heaven is For Real - T. Burpo

FEBRUARY

4. Baby Proof - E. Giffin

MARCH

5. Hunger Games - S. Collins (re-read from '09)

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1. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
2. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
3.The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. Fifty Shades Of Grey
6. Fifty Shades Darker
7. Fifty Shades Freed

starting The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest soon.

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

I loved having a goal last year so Im in - I hope to get through 25 books this year.


1- The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (great book)
2- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (amazing story)
3- True Colors - Kristin Hannah (could not put the book down!)
4- Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah (amazing story - really loving this author!)
5- Girls in White Dresses - Jennifer Close (ok read, funny at times)
6- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (could not put it down)
7- Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (loved)
8- Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (great book, but dragged a little)
9- Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James (addictive)
10 - Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James (loved even more than the first one)
11- Fifty Shades Freed - E. L. James (good but got to be even more unrealistic than the others)

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This is what I have read so far.


1. Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
2. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
3. Mocking Jay, Suzanne Collins
4. Unorthodox, a memoir, Deborah Feldman
5. Midwives, Chris Bohjalian
6. The Law of Similars , Chris Bohjalian
7. Defending Jacob, William Landry
8. Imperfect Justice, Prosecuting Casey Anthony, Jeff Ashton
9. On the Island, Tracey Garvis Graves
10. I'll Walk Alone, Mary Higgins Clark
11. Weep no more my lady, Mary Higgins Clark.
12. The Lion the Lamb and the Hunted, Andrew Kaufman
13. Twin's daugther, Lauren Baratz Logsted
14. Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
15. Darkplaces, Gillian Flynn.
16. Fifty Shades of Grey, El James
17. Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman
18. Snatched, A Novella, Karin Slaugther.
19. The Innocents, Francesca Segal
20. Presumed Guilty, Jose Baez
21. Where we belong, Emily Giffin
22. Honor Bound, Raffele Solicto
23. The Lady Elizabeth, Alison Weir

Message edited 11/9/2012 9:55:12 PM.

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My goal will be 30 books.

JANUARY

1. One For The Money - J. Evanovich
2. Your Pregnancy Week by Week - J. Schuler
3. Heaven is For Real - T. Burpo

FEBRUARY

4. Baby Proof - E. Giffin

MARCH

5. Hunger Games - S. Collins (re-read from '09)

APRIL

6. 50 Shades of Grey - E.L. James
7. The Lucky One - N. Sparks

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Goal is 24 books this year...

1. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
2. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
3.The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. Fifty Shades Of Grey
6. Fifty Shades Darker
7. Fifty Shades Freed
8. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest

Currently reading There's Cake In My Future

edited for typo

Message edited 5/9/2012 10:49:54 AM.

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I haven't set a goal, and I don't remember what I read and didn't read each month but I'll try. I really haven't made time to read.

March
1. The Bad Guys Won - about the '86 Mets.Loved it
2. Re-read Hunger Games Trilogy

April
1. Our Haggadah - not just a Haggadah, but I book about Interfaith passover traditions

May
1. 50 Shades of Grey -eh..undeicded

In progress:
1. 100 years of solitude (for-e-ver)
2. Walt Disney - A Triumph of American Imagination (good book, but long)
3. The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen
4.Tess of D'Ubervilles

Books I dropped biut may pick back up
1.Switch - book about change
2. From This Day Forward - Coke and Steve Roberts about their interfaith marraige

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JANUARY
1. One For The Money - J. Evanovich
2. Your Pregnancy Week by Week - J. Schuler
3. Heaven is For Real - T. Burpo

FEBRUARY
4. Baby Proof - E. Giffin

MARCH
5. Hunger Games - S. Collins (re-read from '09)

APRIL
6. 50 Shades of Grey - E.L. James
7. The Lucky One - N. Sparks

MAY
8. 50 Shades Darker - E.L. James

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Goal is 24 books this year...

1. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
2. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
3.The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. Fifty Shades Of Grey
6. Fifty Shades Darker
7. Fifty Shades Freed
8. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
9. There's Cake In My Future

starting The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks soon

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

My goal will be 30 books.

JANUARY

1. One For The Money - J. Evanovich
2. Your Pregnancy Week by Week - J. Schuler
3. Heaven is For Real - T. Burpo

FEBRUARY

4. Baby Proof - E. Giffin

MARCH

5. Hunger Games - S. Collins (re-read from '09)

APRIL

6. 50 Shades of Grey - E.L. James
7. The Lucky One - N. Sparks

MAY
8. 50 Shades Darker - E.L. James
9. Diary Of A Scary Mommy - J. Smokler

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

Goal is 24 books this year...

1. Safe Haven - Nicholas Sparks
2. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer
3.The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
4. The Girl Who Played With Fire
5. Fifty Shades Of Grey
6. Fifty Shades Darker
7. Fifty Shades Freed
8. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest
9. There's Cake In My Future
10. The Lucky One - Nicholas Sparks

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I loved having a goal last year so Im in - I hope to get through 25 books this year.


1- The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (great book)
2- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See (amazing story)
3- True Colors - Kristin Hannah (could not put the book down!)
4- Winter Garden - Kristin Hannah (amazing story - really loving this author!)
5- Girls in White Dresses - Jennifer Close (ok read, funny at times)
6- The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins (could not put it down)
7- Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins (loved)
8- Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins (great book, but dragged a little)
9- Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James (addictive)
10 - Fifty Shades Darker - E.L. James (loved even more than the first one)
11- Fifty Shades Freed - E. L. James (good but got to be even more unrealistic than the others)
12- The Paris Wife - Paula McLain (hard to get into and even though I knew the ending I found the story so sad and I was so angry about it all)
13- Confessions of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella (funny and light, easy read)

Message edited 5/29/2012 10:24:55 PM.

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My goal is 25. So far I've read. . .

Hunger games- loved
Catching fire- loved
Mocking jay- least favorite of the series
Darkfever- quick easy read. Liked it and plan to finish the series eventually
Bloodfever
Fifty shades of gray-poorly written but a good trashy read! Lol
fifty shades darker
fifty shades freed
The help-loved

Re: 2012 Yearly Goal! Post What You Have Read

JANUARY

1. One For The Money - J. Evanovich
2. Your Pregnancy Week by Week - J. Schuler
3. Heaven is For Real - T. Burpo

FEBRUARY

4. Baby Proof - E. Giffin

MARCH

5. Hunger Games - S. Collins (re-read from '09)

APRIL

6. 50 Shades of Grey - E.L. James
7. The Lucky One - N. Sparks

MAY
8. 50 Shades Darker - E.L. James
9. Diary Of A Scary Mommy - J. Smokler
10. Recalculating - J. Weiner
11. Grace - T. Greenwood