Friday, January 3, 2014

2013: A Year in Books

2013 began with me setting a reading challenge for myself. Now that it has ended, it is time for me to revisit that challenge and either give myself a pat on the back for trying, or buy myself a large cup of frozen yogurt. Also, I added books I've read for class, but I won't add a rating for those. Here are the books I've read in 2013:

1. American Idle: A Journey Through Our Sedentary Culture by Mary Collins
2. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Leviathan and John Green 2/5
3. Horns by Joe Hill 4/5
4. Saga: Volume 1 by Fiona Staples and Brian K Vaughn 4/5
5. Saga: Volume 2 by Fiona Staples and Brian K Vaughn 4/5
6. A Game of Thrones (Graphic Novel) by George R. R. Martin, Daniel Abraham, and Tommy Patterson 3/5
7. Mini Shopaholic by Sophia Kinsella 2/5
8. The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco 3/5
9. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson 5/5
10. As You Like It by William Shakespeare 4/5
11. Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre 4/5
12. العبودية المختارة by  أيتيان دي لا بواسييه
13. Smile by Raina Telgemeier 3/5
14. Divergent by Veronica Roth 1/5
15. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury 5/5
16. Bossypants by Tina Fey 5/5
17. The Ricky Gervais Guide to Medicine by Ricky Gervais 3/5
18. No Free Lunches by Jeffrey Somogyi 5/5
19. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 5/5
22.   كخه يا بابا by عبدالله المغلوث
23. I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern 5/5
24. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak 4/5
25. Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe 2/5
26. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3/5
27. Blueeyedboy by Joanne Harris 1/5
28. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern 5/5
29. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 4/5
30. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl 5/5
31. Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 4/5
32. Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl 4/5
33. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling 5/5
34. A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin 5/5
35. Avalon High Coronation: The Merlin Prophecy by Meg Cabot 5/5
36. Avalon High Coronation: Homecoming by Meg Cabot 5/5
37.  عزازيل by يوسف زيدان
38. The Healthcare Handbook by Nathan Moore and Elisabeth Askin
39. The Complete Short Stories by Oscar Wilde 4/5

Re-reads:
40. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
41. Steig Larrsson's The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Graphic Novel by Leonardo Manco, Andrea Mutti, and Lee Bermejo.
42. Looking for Alaska by John Green
43. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky

Other than a couple of short stories, I haven't finished anything else. 43 out of my original goal of 50 is not too bad at all.


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