Here it is, folks. My reading list from this past year.
1. The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian
2. Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott
3. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Shephen Chbosky - Liked the movie a lot, but obviously liked the book better.
5. Tender to the Bone by Ruth Reichl
6. The Passage by Justin Cronin - The first in a trilogy of zombie books. The third isn't out yet. The first two books were so scary that I couldn't sleep for weeks.
7. The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes
8. The Twelve by Justin Cronin
9. Skinnydipping by Bethenny Frankel
10. Commencement by J. Courtney Sullivan - Made me miss college.
11. Carry the One by Carol Anshaw - Read a lot of good things about this book, but I didn't really love it.
12. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - Have 4 hours to kill and some tears to get rid of? Loved this book and I can't wait for the movie.
13. The Gunslinger (Dark Tower, book 1) by Stephen King
14. The Girl She Used To Be by David Cristofano
15. World War Z by Max Brooks - The movie strayed from the book a LOT, but I learned a valuable lesson...during the zombie apocalypse, head north and pack warm clothes.
16. The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke - I went through a weird phase this year where I only read novels written by celebrities.
17. Someday, Someday Maybe by Lauren Graham
18. The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
19. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult - I had taken a break from her books the past couple years, but I really liked this one.
20. A Good American by Alex George - One of my favorites this year.
21. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Steadman
22. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
23. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
24. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - Thank God this series is over.
25. Inferno by Dan Brown
26. Beloved by Toni Morrison
27. Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky
28. The Piano Teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee
29. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - Not as good as Gone Girl, but not as bad as people had said.
30. Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
31. This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper - My favorite book of the year. His turns of phrase are brilliant and I would absolutely re-read this book. I have a stack of other books by him for 2014.
32. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Books I'm looking forward to in 2014: And the Mountains Echoes by Khalid Hosseini, The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and the Divergent trilogy.
