I managed to read 69 books this year, which is a bit over my “book-a-week” goal. However, as I look over the list, I notice that I read fewer books in 2010, but many of last year’s books had more of a “Wow!” factor. Each year is a reading adventure and I look forward to what’s ahead. Summary of 2011:
Biggest disappointment: Watch For the Light - Readings for Advent
Best YA fiction: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Favorite biography: Hitler by Albert Marrin
Best YA fiction: War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
Favorite biography: Hitler by Albert Marrin
Favorite new author: Jon Hassler (I fell in love with protagonist, Agatha McGee, and quickly breezed through four books in which she played a central role - Green Journey, Dear James, Staggerford Flood, The New Woman.)
Favorite “old-time” authors discovered through Kindle: Maurice Le Blanc and Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Favorite re-read: Jane Eyre (almost a yearly tradition)
Favorite WWII book: South to Bataan, North to Mukden (P.O.W. diary)
Most demanding, yet most satisfying: Fellowship of the Ring and Two Towers by Tolkien
5 comments:
Most I these are unfamiliar to me. My young cousin was reading War Horse in her newly acquired Kindle on Christmas Day. I look forward to reading your review of it!
Hi Hope!
I love Albert Marrin's juvenile histories. I think he's brilliant.
And I must thank you for introducing me to Jon Hassler. I see myself re-reading A Green Journey and Dear James a few times in my life.
I'm eager to check out LeBlanc and JCL.
Happy Reading in 2012!
I'm going to read the Hitler biography. I've read quite a few books on WW 2 in the last year or so.
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I just recently finished War Horse and really enjoyed it.
I found the first two of the Lord of the Rings trilogy demanding as well, but the last more than made up for the difficulty. I said after reading The Return of the King that I would be willing to read the first two over and over just to get to the third. Sam will always be one of my most treasured "literary friends".
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