Category: Reading lists

I wanted to share a few of my favorite reads from this past year. Top 5: The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom I had never heard of Corrie ten Boom before reading this book, but found her story truly inspirational. The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman This was a touching story of three special women who learn to see the world and each other in different ways. They also learn about love, both for family and for the men in their lives. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins I reviewed this just a couple of days ago, discussing how I enjoyed all the characters and the twisting plot. I also really liked how each section was narrated by a different person. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis This children's classic is still magical for me, and it was nice to share it with Amber this time around. She Walks These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb I loved this one. It was a blending of Appalachia's present and its...

I didn't complete this one, but I'm giving it another shot next year. Here's the list of what I did read. Authors My Goodness: My Kids by Nesta A. Aharoni The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry Eggs in Purgatory by Laura Childs Baron Thinks Dogs Are People Too! by Laurie Dean The Case of the Night-Stalking Bone Monster by John R. Erickson One Hundred Butterflies by Harold Feinstein Master by Colette Gale The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Turning Angel by Greg Iles The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Phantom Limb by Theresa Kishkan The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson Phenomenal Girl 5 by A. J. Menden N. O. Second Glance by Jodi Picoult I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick Charlie and Mama Kyna by Diana Rumjahn The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Some Danger Involved by Will Thomas U. Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner X. Briar Rose by Jane Yolen Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny Titles The Art of Compassion by Martin Smith et al The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Case of...

I did pretty well at this one. You can find my list here. I read/listened to 149 books this year, which was actually one less than my personal goal of 150. Next year, I'm aiming at 100, so we'll see....