For those of you who know me well, saying that I love reading is a huge understatement. It has been a favorite pastime of mine since I was a little girl. A few years ago, I noticed on someone's blog that they had kept track of all the books the had read that year, and I thought it was such a fun idea - not because all of you really care what I read, but because I wanted to remember it :).
As I kept track, I realized it was a lot of books, but I am in a great part of my life where my kids go to bed early and I have free time in the evening to read, so I have been taking full advantage. And just in case you want to know what I thought of all these books, go to goodreads.com and add me as a friend :).
(And because I am a crazy person, I also kept track of how many pages each book was. My average book was 425 pages and my total pages were 32,615.)
So, here they are, in number order of when I finished them during the year:
77. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ (Official Edition) (779 pgs)*
76. Patricia C. Wrede: Thirteenth Child (320 pgs)
75. Catherine Fisher: Day of the Scarab: Book Three of The Oracle Prophecies (416 pgs)
74. Catherine Fisher: The Sphere of Secrets: Book Two of The Oracle Prophecies (384 pgs)
73. Barbara Robinson: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (128 pgs)* **
72. Catherine Fisher: The Oracle Betrayed (332 pgs)
71. Eva Ibbotson: The Star of Kazan (416 pgs)
70. Benedict Freedman: Mrs. Mike (320 pgs)
69. Robert Jordan: The Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time) (783 pgs)
68. Chris Wooding: Storm Thief (320 pgs)
67. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House on the Prairie (352 pgs)* **
66. Orson Scott Card: Ender's Game (384 pgs)
65. Eva Ibbotson: A Countess Below Stairs (400 pgs)
64. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter (288 pgs)
63. Chaim Potok: The Chosen (304 pgs)
62. Anne Perry: Tathea (528 pgs)
61. Orson Scott Card: Enchantment (432 pgs)
60. Dan Brown: The Lost Symbol (509 pgs)
59. Julie Berry: The Amaranth Enchantment (308 pgs)
58. Hester Browne: The Little Lady Agency (416 pgs)
57. Mary Ann Shaffer: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (274 pgs)*
56. Kathleen Kent: The Heretic's Daughter (368 pgs)
55. Robert Jordan: Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, Book 11) (860 pgs)*
54. Suzanne Collins: Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) (391 pgs)
53. Clive Cussler: The Chase (352 pgs)
52. Gerald N. Lund: The Undaunted (816 pgs)
51. Jessica Day George: Princess of the Midnight Ball (280 pgs)
50. Chris Wooding: Poison (288 pgs)
49. Troy Denning: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss (256 pgs)
48. Victoria Forester: The Girl Who Could Fly (208 pgs)
47. Corrie ten Boom: The Hiding Place (272 pgs)
46. Tasha Alexander: A Fatal Waltz (304 pgs)
45. Tasha Alexander: A Poisoned Season (320 pgs)
44. Tasha Alexander: And Only to Deceive (336 pgs)
43. Nancy Turner: These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 (384 pgs)
42. Catherine Fisher: Snow-walker (640 pgs)
41. Gennifer Choldenko: Al Capone Does My Shirts (240 pgs)
40. Shannon Hale: The Goose Girl (400 pgs)
39. Laura Ingalls Wilder: Little House in the Big Woods (256 pgs)* **
38. Jim Stovall: The Ultimate Gift (156 pgs)
37. Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games (374 pgs)
36. Shannon Hale: The Actor and the Housewife: A Novel (352 pgs)
35. Clive Cussler: Golden Buddha (The Oregon Files) (432 pgs)
34. Richard Paul Evans: The Sunflower (352 pgs)
33. Diane Mott Davidson: Dying for Chocolate (Goldy Culinary Mysteries, Book 2) (384 pgs)
32. Christie Golden: Omen (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2) (256 pgs)
31. Robert Jordan: Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time, Book 10) (704 pgs)*
30. Aaron Allston: Outcast (Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 1) (318 pgs)
29. Edith Pattou: East (516 pgs)
28. Betty MacDonald: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (128 pgs)**
27. Stephanie Kallos: Broken for You (400 pgs)
26. Sean Williams: The Force Unleashed (Star Wars) (304 pgs)
25. Robert Jordan: Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, Book 9) (800 pgs)*
24. Robert Jordan: The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, Book 8) (704 pgs)*
23. Phillip Done: 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching (304 pgs)
22. Greg Mortenson: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (331 pgs)
21. Dick King-Smith: Lady Lollipop (128 pgs)**
20. Richard Peck: The River Between Us (176 pgs)
19. Nevil Shute: Town Like Alice, A (279 pgs)
18. Lois Lowry: The Willoughbys (288 pgs)
17. P. L. Travers: Mary Poppins (224 pgs)**
16. Mary Ann Shaffer: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (274 pgs)
15. Robin McKinley: Sunshine (405 pgs)
14. Catherine Marshall: Christy (576 pgs)
13. Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, Book 7) (896 pgs)*
12. Cornelia Funke: Inkheart (534 pgs)
11. Monica Pradhan: The Hindi-Bindi Club (448 pgs)
10. Robert Jordan: Lord of Chaos (The Wheel of Time, Book 6) (1024 pgs)*
9. Webb, Meckstroth, & Tolan: Guiding the Gifted Child, A Practical Source for Parents and Teachers (216 pgs)
8. Robert Jordan: The Fires of Heaven (The Wheel of Time, Book 5) (992 pgs)*
7. Bob Sehlinger: The Unofficial Guide Walt Disney World 2009 (864 pgs)
6. John Connolly: The Book of Lost Things: A Novel (470 pgs)
5. Robert Jordan: The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time, Book 4) (1008 pgs)*
4. Elizabeth C. Bunce: A Curse Dark as Gold (400 pgs)
3. Diane Mott Davidson: Catering to Nobody (320 pgs)
2. Michael Buckley: The Sisters Grimm Book 2: The Unusual Suspects (290 pgs)
1. Robert Jordan: The Dragon Reborn: Book Three of 'The Wheel of Time' (624 pgs)*
** = Read Aloud with Lily
* = A Reread, because I liked it that much the first time!
I felt like I've done well this year, that is until I saw your list. You're amazing!
Posted by: Angela | January 24, 2010 at 07:45 PM
I love it! I hope to be able to find more time to read this new year. I love that you track what you read! it's great!
Posted by: jessie | January 09, 2010 at 06:25 PM
That's awesome! I love getting good book ideas from you :)
Posted by: Romie | January 06, 2010 at 11:55 PM
oh my goodness! Do you realize that is almost 100 pages a day?! Wow . . . you've got me beat by about 31,000 pages. :)
Posted by: shannon b | January 03, 2010 at 09:31 PM
Sheesh, Lisa. Make us all look bad, why don't ya? JK. That is an impressive list. I love to read, but I've got nothing on you! You're amazing.
Posted by: Saundra | January 03, 2010 at 04:44 PM
holy cow, that's a lot of books. I really need to read more. I think I read maybe 10 books last year. so sad. but I'm entering in to a new phase with my kids...they are staying up later now that they are older. it's 9 or 9:30 by the time everyone is actually asleep. I miss my free time!
Posted by: jill | January 03, 2010 at 03:27 PM
Oh you put me to shame! I didn't even reach my reading goal this year. But then, I'm in a different stage of life...one day I'll read to my heart's content. And I"m definitely going to take some of your suggestions. Thanks!
Posted by: Rachel | January 03, 2010 at 01:18 PM