Thar She Reads – 2007 ~ 2008-07-22

Posted in General,Thar she reads,are you bored yet? by Bookish Wendy at 8:15 pm.

It occured to me the other day that I had forgotten to write up my reading list for last year. I typically do this early in the new year. I suppose the fact that I am getting around to this in July somehow indicates what kind of life I’m living this year.

All books are listed in the month in which they were finished. Notice the missing months? First time EVER that I have not finished a book at least once a month. In fact there are two consective months missing a finished book. Baby birthing and moving sure take up a bunch of time. Not to mention the paltry numbers in 2007. Again with the Baby.

January 2007

1. Travels with Charley in Search of America by John Steinbeck **

2. White Teeth: A Novel by Zadie Smith

March 2007

3. Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott

4. March by Geraldine Brooks **

April 2007

5. The New York Trilogy: City of Glass; Ghosts; The Locked Room by Paul Auster **

May 2007

6. The Memory of Running by Ron McLarty

7. Plum Lovin’ (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich

August 2007

8. Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen

9. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon

September 2007

10. Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott

11. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

12. Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich

October 2007

13. Eragon (Inheritance) by Christopher Paolini

14. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer **

November 2007

15. Crazy Aunt Purl’s Drunk, Divorced, and Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry

16. The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel by Diane Setterfield **

December 2007

17. The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud **

** books read for bookclub

Past Years

Thar She Reads – 2006 (34 Titles Finished)

Thar She Reads – 2005 (33 Titles Finished)

I didn’t do an entry for 2004 – Stinkers!

2007 stats – 17 titles or 1.42 books a month or about half of my “normal” reading load. Not too bad considering. I am just about back to my normal rate of reading (2.79/month). So far this year I’ve read 14 titles, and I am just about to finish 2 more! Go speed racer go!

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kmkat says:
You and I had many overlaps in our 2007 reading (10 of 17). I have averaged 90-100 books/year over the past 4 or 5 years (no babies any more; back when my two boys were little I was lucky to read 1/month). But this year I find I am knitting more and reading less, plus I am getting tired of *reading for credit*, i.e., reading real novels and even a few classics. So I am cutting back and letting my natural affinity for murder, mayhem, and suspense run wild. Reading is supposed to be fun, after all

Comment - July 22, 2008 : 10:08 pm
Seanna Lea says:
I love the idea of maintaining a reading list like this, but my normal reading just doesn’t lend itself well to this kind of thing (that mostly means re-reading… the same 20+ books at least two times a year).

It’s kind of embarassing. If I didn’t reread books in preference to finding new authors and books to love, I’d be a much better read individual.

Comment - July 29, 2008 : 5:42 pm
PainterWoman says:
Well, you certainly read some great ones!
I didn’t do a list this year and haven’t kept track.
Babies and Moves are definitely time sinks. I bet you haven’t been doing all that much knitting, either. I hope NY is suiting you well.

Comment - July 30, 2008 : 1:47 pm
Crystal says:
Hey, I just came across your blog. I’m looking for some great longer book to read…like I Know This Much is True and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. I like shorter books too but really would love another long one. Since you’ve read so many, I was hoping that maybe you’d have something to suggest. Thanks.

Comment - May 7, 2009 : 4:27 pm