1). then we came to the end by joshua ferris
2). the lacuna by barbara kingsolver
3). the help by kathryn stockett
4). unless it moves the human heart: the craft and art of writing by roger rosenblatt
5). regretsy: the world's oddest, most ridiculous, and most disturbing crafts by april winchell
6). food rules: an eater's manual by michael pollan*
7). red azalea by anchee min
8). the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky*
9). just kids by patti smith
10). cutting for stone by abraham verghese*
11). it chooses you by miranda july*
12). thinking like your editor by alfred fortunato and susan rabiner*
13). aunt julia and the scriptwriter by mario vargas llosa*
14). the marriage plot by jeffrey eugenides*
15). you are not a gadget by jaron lanier
16). is everyone hanging out without me? by mindy kaling*
17). jane eyre by charlotte brontë*
i debated putting this list up all week. it's kind of embarrassing for me, as a writer and as a human being, to have only read 17 books over the 365 days that were 2011. that amounts to 1.41666666 books per month, aka not nearly enough. feeling guilty, i checked in with suzanne (also a writer) for comparison.
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katie: how many books have you read this year?
suzanne: i don't count, but i'd guess... 20? maybe a little higher, but i'll lump a bunch of cheesy vampire books into one group.
katie: i'm around there. i feel like it should be more, though…like i'm not doing a good job as a reader. i have no aspirations of reading a book/week…i like time to revel in it a bit, let it soak in. but 1/month is ridic. i think
suzanne: i don't want to feel bad about how much i read or don't read. i do it for pleasure, and yes, there are many, many, many good books i want to read, but...we just can't read them all. i've made peace with it.
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so who knows what 2012 has in store? i know i need to step up my game--get beyond magazine pieces, short stories, and internet news (not that there is a single thing wrong with any of those mediums). but i fell in love with books before anything else, and i want to get back to that.
also, i need to be as well read as possible before the "potential" end of the world.
*favorites.
2). the lacuna by barbara kingsolver
3). the help by kathryn stockett
4). unless it moves the human heart: the craft and art of writing by roger rosenblatt
5). regretsy: the world's oddest, most ridiculous, and most disturbing crafts by april winchell
6). food rules: an eater's manual by michael pollan*
7). red azalea by anchee min
8). the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky*
9). just kids by patti smith
10). cutting for stone by abraham verghese*
11). it chooses you by miranda july*
12). thinking like your editor by alfred fortunato and susan rabiner*
13). aunt julia and the scriptwriter by mario vargas llosa*
14). the marriage plot by jeffrey eugenides*
15). you are not a gadget by jaron lanier
16). is everyone hanging out without me? by mindy kaling*
17). jane eyre by charlotte brontë*
i debated putting this list up all week. it's kind of embarrassing for me, as a writer and as a human being, to have only read 17 books over the 365 days that were 2011. that amounts to 1.41666666 books per month, aka not nearly enough. feeling guilty, i checked in with suzanne (also a writer) for comparison.
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katie: how many books have you read this year?
suzanne: i don't count, but i'd guess... 20? maybe a little higher, but i'll lump a bunch of cheesy vampire books into one group.
katie: i'm around there. i feel like it should be more, though…like i'm not doing a good job as a reader. i have no aspirations of reading a book/week…i like time to revel in it a bit, let it soak in. but 1/month is ridic. i think
suzanne: i don't want to feel bad about how much i read or don't read. i do it for pleasure, and yes, there are many, many, many good books i want to read, but...we just can't read them all. i've made peace with it.
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so who knows what 2012 has in store? i know i need to step up my game--get beyond magazine pieces, short stories, and internet news (not that there is a single thing wrong with any of those mediums). but i fell in love with books before anything else, and i want to get back to that.
also, i need to be as well read as possible before the "potential" end of the world.
*favorites.
If I'd known you were going to quote me, I'd have inflated my numbers... And not mentioned the vampire books.
ReplyDeletesssssh. it's better this way. i'll remember not to give you a heads up in the future.
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