Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Books Read in 2013

  1. Me and You; Niccolo Ammaniti - 4/5 (my shelves) (Jan-2013)
  2. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie; Ayana Mathis - 4/5  (eGalley) (Jan-2013)
  3. Let's Take the Long Way Home; Gail Caldwell - 5/5 (my shelves) (Jan-2013) (NF)
  4. Tyler Makes Pancakes; Tyler Florence and Craig - 3.5/5  (review) (Jan-2013) (kids)
  5. The Peace Book; Todd Parr - 4.5/5 (library) (Jan-2013) (kids)
  6. Hearthbroken; Lisa Unger - 2.5/5 (audio-library) (Jane-2013) 
  7. In the Woods; Tana French - 4/5 (my shelves) (Jan-2013)
  8. Williams-Sonoma Soup of the Day - 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year; Kate McMillian - 4/5 (Jan-2013)
  9. The AARP New American Diet: Lose Weight, Live Longer: Secrets to Slender Longevity; Dr. John J. Whyte - 4/5 (eGalley) (Jan-2013)
  10. Naomi; Tanizaki - 4.5/5 (my shelves) (Jan-2013)
  11. The Good House; Ann Leary -  4.5/5 (review copy) (Jan-2013)
  12. Salad for Dinner: Simple Recipes for Salads That Make a Meal; Tasha DeSerio - 3.5/5 (eGalley) and softcover (Jan-2013)
  13. Salad for Dinner: Complete Meals for All Seasons;  Jeanne Kelley - 4.5/5 (library) (Jan-2013)
  14. The Forgotten; David Baldacci - 3.5/5 (library audio) (Jan-2013) 
  15. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne; Brian Moore - 5/5 (my shelves) (Feb-2013) 
  16. The Racketeer; John Grisham - 3.5/5 (library audio) (Feb-2013)
  17. Walter's Muse; Jean Davies Okimoto - 2.5/5 (my shelves) (Feb-2013)
  18. Are You Sleeping Little One? - 4/5 (NetGalley) (Feb-2013)
  19. Reading Makes You Feel Good; Todd Parr - 5/5 (Library) (Feb-2013)
  20. Dear Life: Stories; Alice Munro - 4/5 (library-audio) (Feb-2013)
  21. Care of Wooden Floors; Will Wiles - 4.5/5 (eBook) (Feb-2013)
  22. We Sinners; Hanna Plyvaiinen - 4/5 (ARC) (Feb-2013) 
  23. The Shining; Stephen King - 4/5 (audio) (Feb-2013)
  24. Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much; Colette Baron-Reid - 4/5 (eGalley)
  25. Taffy Salt Water's Yummy Summer Day, Michael Paraskevas - 4.5/5 (eGalley) (Random House Kids) (Feb-2013)
  26. Ten White Geese; Gerbrand Bakker - 3.5/5 (eGalley) Feb-2013
  27. Cold Light; Jenn Ashworth  - 3/5 (eGalley) March-2013
  28. The One and Only Ivan; Katherine Applegate - 5/5 (Library) March-2013
  29. Indiscretion; Charles Dubow - 4.5/5 (eGalley) - March-2013
  30. American Psycho; Brett Easton Ellis 5/5 - (audio) - March-2013
  31. There Was an Old Woman; Hallie Ephron - 4/5 (arc/eGalley) March-2013 
  32. Five Funny Bunnies: Three Bouncing Tales; Van Leewuen and Wilsdorf -4/5 (Amz-vine) - March-2013
  33. One Breath Away; Heather Gudenkauf - 3.5/5 - (audio) March-2013
  34. With or Without You (memoir); D. Ruta - 4/5 (arc) - March-2013
  35.  Death of Bees; Lisa O'Donnell - 4/5 (arc) - March-2013
  36. The Storyteller; Jodi Picoult - 3.5/5 (audio) - March-2013
  37. Have You Seen Marie? ; Sandra Cisnaros - 4/5 - (Library)  March-2013
  38. Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation and GPS Technology; Caroline Paul - 4/5 - (eGalley) March-2013
  39. The Giant's House; Elizabeth McCracken - 3.5/5 (bucket list) - April-2013 
  40. Parlor Games; Maryka Biaggio - 4/5 (audio and eGalley) - April 2013
  41. Benediction; Kent Haruf - 4.5/5 (eGalley/ARC) - April 2013
  42. The Middlesteins ; Jamie Attenburg - 4/5 (eGalley) - April 2013
  43. Telling the Bees; Peggy Hesketh - 4/5 (eGalley/ARC) - April 2013)
  44. The Cat; Edeet Ravel - 3.5/5 (eGalley) - April 2013)
  45. The Garden of Eden; Ernest Hemingway - 3.5/5 (my shelves) - April 2013
  46. Power Foods for the Brain; Neal Barnard, M.D. - 4.5/5 (eGalley) - April 2013
  47. The Comfort of Lies; Randy Susan Meyer - 4/5 (eGalley) - April 2013
  48. Chinese Whiskers; Pallavi Aiyar - 3/5 (library) - April 2013 April 2013
  49. The Unfinished Life of Elizabeth D; N. Bernier 4.5/5 (audio and eGalley) May 2013
  50. Hikikomori and the Rental Sister; Jeff Backhaus - 4/5(audio and eGalley) - May-2013
  51. Lake People; Abi Maxwell - 3/5 (ARC and eGalley) - May 2013
  52. Reconstructing Amelia; K. McCreight - 4/5 (review copy)- May 2013 
  53. The Chosen; Chaim Potok - 4.5/5 (my shelf and library audio) - May 2013 
  54. Magnificence; Lydia Millet - 3.5/5 (audio and eBook) - May 2013 
  55. Looking for Me; Beth Hoffman - 5/5  (review copy)May 2013
  56. The Dinner; Herman Koch (audio) - 5/5 May 2013
  57. A Reliable Wife; Robert Goolrick (audio) - 4/5 May 2013 
  58. Flora; Gail Godwin - 5/5 (eGalley) - May 2013 - 
  59. The Obituary Writer; Ann Hood - 3.5/5 - library - May 2013 
  60. On Chesil Beach; Ian McEwan - 4.5/5 (audio) - library - June-2013 
  61. The Perfect Ghost; Linda Barnes - 3.5/5 (arc) - June 2013
  62. The Other Typist; Suzanne Rindell - 4.5/5 - audio - library - June 2013 
  63. Where Do Animals Go When it Rains?; Janet Crown - eGalley 4/5 - June 2013
  64. Sleepover Larry; Daniel Pinkwater - my shelves - 3/5 - June 2013
  65. Gulp; Mary Roach (print and audio) 4/5 - June 2013  
  66. The Hedgerow Cookbook; Wild at Heart - eGalley - 4.5/5 - June 2013
  67. Under the Dome; Stephen King (eGalley and audio) - 4/5 - June 2013
  68. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls; David Sedaris - audio - 3.5/5 - June 2013
  69. The Humanity Project; Jean Thompson - eGalley/audio - 3.5/5 - June 2013
  70. The Silver Star; Jeanette Walls - 4.5/5 - eGalley - June 2013 
  71. The Yankee Chef; Jim Bailey - eGalley - 4.5/5 - June 2013  
  72. The Burgess Boys; Elizabeth Strout - audio/eGalley - 4/5 - July 2013
  73. Tenth of December; George Saunders - 3.5/5 - audio - July 2013 (no review yet)
  74. Dog-Gone School; Amy and Ron Schmidt - 5/5 - eGalley - July 2013
  75. Penguin Cha-Cha; Kristi Valiant - 3.5/5 - eGalley - July 2013
  76. The Woman Upstairs; Claire Messud - 4/5 - print - July 2013
  77. After Her; Joyce Maynard - 3.5/5 -  eGalley - July 2013 (no review yet)
  78. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail;C. Strayed -audio -DNF- July 2013

8 comments:

  1. That was quick!!! I haven't even started a book this month yet...I finished my last book on 12/31!

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  2. The blog name attracted me to come here. I am a lover of reading too and am reading Earth by Emile Zola, my first book of 2013. I have browsed your blog and like it.

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  3. I'm still working on my first book!! :D

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  4. I bought The Twelve Tribes of Hattie also. I'm a sucker for an Oprah recommendation!

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  5. You're off to a great start, Diane.

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  6. Wow … you already have two up!! SHOW OFF!! : )

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  7. Wow! You've read quite a lot so far this year! I've only read 14 this year! Although, in my defense, I seem to keep getting completely immersed in books that have between 400-600 pages. Epic stories and oh so good!

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