Reading in 2010

I learnt two things in 2010*:

  1. Working full time and studying part time will have a MAJOR impact on my reading. I know, seems fairly straight forward, but I live in a state of denial most of the time, so it was still a shock when my reading stats dropped by 50%.
  2. I miss book blogging – seriously miss it. And the part I miss most? How much book blogging kept me up to date with new books.

So my aims for 2011 is to at least maintain my reading count (hit 54 books in 2010), and get back into reading blogs, hopefully you’ll see me around a little more.

 

JANUARY

  1. The No Excuses Guide to Soul Mates – Stacey DeMarco and Jade Sky (120p)   **ARC**
  2. The Other Boleyn Girl – Phillippa Gregory (532p)    **Book Club**
  3. Ariel – Sylvia Plath (81p)
  4. The Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels – 1 – Kirsty’s Great Idea – Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemier (187p)
  5. The Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels – 2 – The Truth About Stacey  – Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemier (141p)
  6. The Babysitter’s Club Graphic Novels – 3 – Mary Anne Saves the Day – Ann M. Martin and Raina Telgemier (158p)
  7. M is for Magic – Neil Gaiman (249p)
  8. Let it Snow – John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle (352p)

FEBRUARY

  1. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood – Rebecca Wells (356)
  2. The Sandman: The Dream Hunters – Neil Gaiman and Yoshitaka Amano (128)
  3. 13 Little Blue Envelopes – Maureen Johnson (321)
  4. Portrait Photography – Mark Cleghorn (128)
  5. The Bermudez Triangle – Maureen Johnson (320)
  6. Little Brother – Cory Doctorow (373)
  7. 84 Charing Cross Road – Helene Hanff (230)
  8. The Looking Glass Wars – Frank Beddor (376)

MARCH

  1. Girl, Interrupted – Susanna Kaysen (169)
  2. Virgin Suicides – Jeffrey Eugenides (249)
  3. Tomorrow, When the War Began – John Marsden (286)      **Book Club**
  4. You Better Not Cry – Augusten Burroughs (206)

APRIL

  1. Anne of Green Gables – L.M. Montgomery (256)
  2. Poems to Live By in Uncertain Times – Joan Murray (ed.) (125)
  3. Anne of Avonlea – L.M. Montgomery (252)
  4. Flowers for Algenon – Daniel Keyes (216)
  5. The Dresden Files Graphic Novel: Welcome to the Jungle – Jim Butcher and Ardian Syaf (160)
  6. The Colour Purple – Alice Walker (261)
  7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling (223)
  8. Much Ado About Nothing – William Shakespeare (271)
  9. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World – Vicki Myron (277)
  10. The Uncommon Reader – Alan Bennett (160)
  11. The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger (192)        **Book Club**

MAY

  1. Raw – Scott Monk (340)

JUNE

  1. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan (375)
  2. Looking for Alibrandi – Melina Marchetta (320)
  3. Away – Michael Gow (51)
  4. A Property of the Clan – Nick Enright (57)

JULY

  1. Fables, Vol 1: Legends in Exile – Bill Willingham (118)

AUGUST

  1. Eat Pray Love – Elizabeth Gilbert (349)    **Book Club**

  2. Fables, Vol 2: Animal Farm – Bill Willingham (128)

  3. Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love – Bill Willingham (190)

SEPTEMBER

              Nil

OCTOBER

  1. The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd (374)       **Book Club**

  2. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan (265)

  3. Battlestar Galactica: The Manga – Echoes of New Caprica – Emily Salzfass (192)

NOVEMBER

  1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz [Marvel] – Eric Shanower, Skottie Young and L. Frank Baum (192)

  2. Handle With Care – Jodi Picoult (477)

  3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – J.K. Rowling (341)

  4. Will Grayson, Will Grayson – John Green and David Levithan

DECEMBER

  1. The Guild [Comics 1-3] – Felicia Day (96)

  2. Fables, Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers – Bill Willingham (240)

  3. Fables, Vol. 5: The Mean Season – Bill Willingham (168)

  4. Serenity, Vol 1: Those Left Behind – Joss Whedon (104)

  5. Serenity, Vol 2: Better Days – Joss Whedon (80)

  6. Superman/Batman, Vol 1: Public Enemies – Jeph Leob and Ed McGuinness (160)

  7. Astonishing X-Men, Vol 1: Gifted – Joss Whedon (152)

UNFINISHED BOOKS OF 2010

  • Eragon – Christopher Paolini

  • The Turning – Tim Winton

  • Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy – Richard Brian Davis

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling

  • The Complete Calvin and Hobbes – Bill Waterson

Total Books Read: 54
Total Pages Read: 12, 434

 

 

 

*I’d like to think I learned more than two things, but hey, I’ll take what I can get.

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Brooke from The Bluestocking Guide said...

Nice to have you back!

Like the new layout. I changed mine as well!

4 January 2011 at 07:27

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