The older I get, the older my kids get, the fewer books I read.
Consider it a function of work, their multiple activities, and the need for sleep.
When most people were in their "summer reading" frenzy, I was mourning the death of my father. I couldn't function for months.
This year I managed 42.
Once again, I followed a "bingo" reading format -- this doesn't not include all 42 books, but the books I finished from my bingo "card."
Here is the breakdown:
A book from the library: Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins
A book borrowed from a friend: The Bishop's Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison
A book by a British author: Frenchman's Creek by Daphne duMaurier
A book club book: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
A book with a proper name in the title: Serena by Ron Rash
A book about women's issues: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (WWII women's resistance)
A book that makes you LOL!: Yes Please by Amy Poehler (which wasn't very funny after all)
A book with an African author and/or continent: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain\
A book by an author you've never read: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
A biography: Strapless by Deborah Davis (about John Singer Sargent and "Madame X")
An award winner: Bomb by Steve Sheinkin (Newbery Honor award)
A WWII historical fiction: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
An e-book: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
A book about/with science: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
A classic: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
A travel/exploration book: Dead Wake by Erik Larson (about the sinking of the Lusitania)
A book set in Paris: A Star for Mrs. Blake by April Smith
A new juvenile fiction: Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
Squares I didn't complete:
A book with a Red cover
A book published the year you were born
A new YA book
A religious book
A regency romance
A book by Anne Lamott
Missing the above makes me feel kinda silly. I mean, a book with a red cover or a YA book? How hard was that? Oh well.
My ultimate favorite this year: All the Light We Cannot See
Looking forward to exploring the vast number of books on my shelf, as well as newly published books this year!
Happy 2016 reading!
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
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