Day 24

Day 24

shallow depth of field

Day 4

Day 4

Books

Book list 2011

Although I didn't meet my goal of doubling the number of books I read as compared to last year I did increase my number from 37 to 48.  I'll take that accomplishment and pat myself on the back for at least cracking open more books as opposed to less.  I used the same goal as last year for 2012 so hopefully even if I don't manage to read 80 books in the next 12 months I will at least surpass 48 books.  Here's what I read last year....

Acceleration-Graham McNamee

The Wrong Mother-Sophie Hannah

Stuck in Neutral-Terry Trueman

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate-Jacqueline Kelly

Shelter Me-Juliette Fay

Await Your Reply-Dan Chaon

Best Friends Forever-Jennifer Weiner

The Last Child-John Hart

If I Stay-Gayle Forman

Men and Dogs:A Novel-Katie Crouch

Wildwood-Drusilla Campbell

Riding in Cars with Boys-Beverly Donofrio

The Giver-Lois Lowry

Gathering Blue-Lois Lowry

Messenger-Lois Lowry

Look Again-Lisa Scottoline

The Fallen-Cecilia Thomson

The Stolen-Cecilia Thomson

The Chosen-Cecilia Thomson

Pregnancy Sucks:What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You Miserable-Joann Kimes

Jeremy Fink & the Meaning of Life-Wendy Mass

Empty-Suzanne Weyn

Solace of the Road-Siobhan Dowd

Ruby Red-Kerstin Gier

The Road-Cormac McCarthy

Matched-Ally Condie

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake-Aimee Bender

Beastly-Alex Flinn

My Name is Memory-Ann Brashares

The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship-Jeffery Zaslow

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt-Beth Hoffman

I Am the Messenger-Markus Zusak

What the Dead Know-Laura Lippman

The Late, Lamented Molly Marx-Sally Koslow

11 Birthdays-Wendy Mass

Graveminder-Melissa Marr

29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life-Cami Walker

Where She Went-Gayle Forman

Still Missing-Chevy Stevens

29-Adena Halpern

Impossible-Nancy Werlin

Your Pregnancy Week by Week-Gade B. Curtis

Simply From Scratch-Alicia Bessette

Firefly Lane-Kristin Hannah

Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love-Larry Levin

Evermore-Alyson Noel

Bitsy's Bait & BBQ-Pamela Morsi

Day 6 Childhood memory

For this prompt I originally thought of taking a picture of swings but by the time I got around to it the light was fading fast.  Since books have always been a love of mine since I was little and continue to be a major factor in my life I figured they would make a great photo.  I have a lot of my books leftover from when I was a little girl but these I recall being some of my absolute favorites.  They are well loved and falling apart & I'm sure if I want to read them again I should probably invest in a new boxed set!

Day 6

Childhood memory

Book List

One of the items from my 35 things before 36 list was to keep track of how many books I read within a year and blog about it....well a little past a year but I'm finally getting around to posting my list.  Good Reads has to be one of my favorite sites to track my books.  I actually doubled my number from last year for this year but sadly I'm making slow progress.  So much so that the tracker decided to admonish me with little tidbits like "you need to hurry up on your goal" and this one today "you're 16% behind"  Hey I read for enjoyment so what if that last title I read was a young adult novel that was seriously only a half inch thick and took me a month to get around to finishing (not read mind you - that I accomplished in an hour).  And 16% of what I ask you?  Stupid algorithm.  I have this bad habit of getting too wrapped up in one thing and every other hobby be damned.  Sadly photography and reading have taken a hit as of late but I'm hoping to change that (along with my blogging)  So here's what I read (39 books total) in 2010.

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins

Good dog. Stay. - Anna Quindlen

House - Frank E. Peretti

Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater

Elsewhere - Gabrielle Zevin

Down River - John Hart

The Elegant Gathering of White Snows - Kris Radish

Dewey The Small Town-Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe

Unwind - Neal Shusterman

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang - Chelsea Handler

The Night Villa - Carol Goodman

The Killer on the Key - E.B. Loan

The King of Lies - John Hart

Graceling - Kristin Cashore

For One More Day - Mitch Albom

The Magicians - Lev Grossman

A Dog Named Christmas - Greg Kincaid

My Tiki Girl - Jennifer McMahon

Wake - Lisa McMann

Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger

Fade - Lisa McMann

What's Eating Gilbert Grape - Peter Hedges

Everyone is Beautiful - Katherine Center

Life as we knew it - Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Dead and the Gone - Susan Beth Pfeffer

This World We Live In - Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Bright Side of Disaster - Katherine Center

Little Bee - Chris Cleave

Enslaved by Ducks - Bob Tarte

Stay - Allie Larkin

Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Anguish and Joy - Mark R. Levin

Get Lucky - Katherine Center

Home Repair - Liz Rosenberg

Margarettown - Gabrielle Zevin

Gone - Lisa McMann

A Dog's Purpose - Bruce W. Cameron

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins