Something a little different, for the New Year!
I made a goal for myself this year to read 100
books.
AND- I did not do that.
I did read 73 though!
In semi-order of being read:
1
The Art of Tangled by Jeff Kurtti. Loved the
character design pages!
2.
Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha
Christie.
One of her earlier works but
still good!
3.
Dracula by Bram Stoker.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit.
4.
Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle.(reread)
Wow, Stephen Moffat you changed a lot! In a good way!
5.
Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
Oh H.G., Social commentary in SciFi? That’s
crazy talk!
6.
The Prince by Machiavelli.
This book made a lot of sense. EVIL
sense.
7.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott(rererereread)
Just checked, this book is still amazing. And probably her masterpiece.
8.
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott (ALL THE
REREADS) But you’re my favorite.
9.
Glinda of Oz by Frank Baum.(reread)
Lots of pretty descriptions and characters
but hardly any plot? Frank Baum, you knew ten-year-old me so well!
10.
The Wisdom of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton.
I’d enjoy you more if you weren’t so racist,
Chesterton.
11.
Tanglewood
Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
I like my
mythology unabridged.
But you get an A
for effort.
12.
Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling.(reread)
Still great- although this is one of the few
books that probably needs some censoring…
13.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan
Doyle.(reread)
Really fun to reread
after seeing
Sherlock. Did you know
Moriarty had a brother?
14.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
I think I just unlocked some new academia
level.
I actually was reading this while
reading
The Prince. Talk about
philosophical whiplash.
15.
Aesop’s fables by Aesop.
Some of these are super weird- basically the
ones you hear are the sane ones.
16.
Thewouldbegoods by Edith Nesbit.
Hilarious first-person child narrative.
17.
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells.
H.G. stop being so cool.
18.
Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth
Braddon.
I read this because of the
Betsy-Tacy series. It was the most gothic novel/penny dreadful/purple prosy/
mysteries I have ever read. I
LOVED it.
19.
An Old Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott.
Not really my favorite book by her- but still
lots of good parts!
20.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Definitely more
of a satire than her other books.
But I
kind of liked that.
21.
Personality Types by Riso/Hudson.
A book about a new-ish and fairly complex
personality theory called the enneagram.
22.
Harry Potter and Sorcerers’ Stone by J.K.
Rowling.
Yes, that’s right I JUST started reading these.
23.
The Invention of Hugo Cabaret.
A graphic novel that tells a great story
about how automatons and film making and things being connected and gaah I can’t
describe it! Really fast read just go do it!
24.
The Hunger Games (1
st book) by
Suzanne Collins.
They call it the Hunger
Games because you will eat all this food while reading it.
25.
Percy Jackson and the Titans Curse(book3) by
Rick Riordan.
I love this series.
26.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K.
Rowling.
Okay, this is pretty good.
27.
Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth by
Rick Riordan.
I love this series.
28.
Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian by Rick
Riordan.
Great story! Too bad it’s over…
29.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K.
Rowling.
Wow! This made SO MUCH more
sense than the movie! But…time turners…and…gah
30.
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol.
Graphic Novel that really visually gets the
line between cute and super creepy.
31.
Mislaid Magician by Patricia C Wrede and
Caroline Stevermer. Third book in a magical regency period series told almost
completely in letter form.
32.
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan.
Wait, hey this story keeps going??? Yes!
33.
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan.
Rick Riordan, you’re trying to make me care
about the difference between Greek and Roman Mythology aren’t you? Well, it’s
working.
34.
Fairest(reread) by Gail Carson Levine.
I’m sorry, but this is the BEST retelling of
Snow White.
35.
Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede. Short
story collection- worth reading but I like her longer works better.
36.
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud.
This is everything you’ve thought about
comics in the perfect words and the perfect medium.
37.
Boundaries by Cloud/Townsend.(reread) Definitely
one of the best Christian self-help books out there. It understands both
theology and psychology. Kudos book!
38.
Wonderland by Tommy Kovac and Sonny Liew.
A really beautifully illustrated book, with
some of the Disney
Alice in Wonderland
characters,
that fools you into thinking
there’s a plot but NOPE.
39.
Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry
Thoreau.
Worth Reading
40.
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie.
A really funny, sad and whimsical read.
Peter Pan you’re a bit more creepy than
Disney led me to believe.
41.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K.
Rowling.
I think this is one of my
favorites of the series- I’m not sure why since it’s a very slow moving
book.
Harry, you really should have kept
that time turner…
42.
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie.
One of her best! Fun Fact:
At least two real lives have been saved by
reading this book.
Can’t tell you how,
that would be a spoiler.
43.
Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede.
Historical Magical Fiction set in the Old
West? Yes Please!
44.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha
Christie.
BEST Agatha Christie book,
that’s all I can say.
45.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by
J.K. Rowling.
I think J.K. Rowling wrote
this and said “DON’T write fanfiction, I
dare
you.”
46.
Emily of New Moon by L.M. Montgomery.(reread) I
have a love/hate relationship with this book.
It’s got some of the qualities of Anne of Green Gables- but without the
humor.
47.
Journey Into Mystery book one by Marvel. WHAT???
I READ A COMIC BOOK????
48.
Paige by Paige by Laura Lee Gulledge.
A slice of life-ish Graphic Novel about a girl
and her thoughts and art.
49.
Rapunzel’s Revenge by Hale.
GRAPHIC NOVEL OLD WEST RAPUNZEL LASSOS.
I mean, fun retelling of Rapunzel set in the
old west.
50.
Forgetting Sorrow by Belle Yang.
A story from the perspective of a daughter
listening to stories about her father and grandfather’s life in China, while
dealing with her own life.
Really
unusual but beautiful art style.
51.
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulaney by Kate
DiCamillo.
You will find this story
either 1)melancholy yet uplifting or 2)depressingly sad.
There are no other options.
52.
Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo.
I can’t really describe this. It’s about loss
and tigers, okay?
53.
When God Writes Your Love Story(reread) by
Ludy.
This is a fairly good book, but it’s
better for teens, I think.
54.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K.
Rowling.
Oh man, stuff is getting
exciting now!
55.
Journey into Mystery Book 2 by Marvel
People.
Wow, this is pretty complex.
56.
Dealing with Dragons(reread) by Patricia C.
Wrede.
I didn’t realize I had read quite
so many books by her…
57.
InkSpell by Cornelia Funke.
I’m SLOOOOWLY reading this series.
The descriptions are beautiful but it’s also
kind of sad in a slow sort of way.
58.
Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.
This book, I think I read in like two days.
Probably my favorite of all the Bronte novels
I’ve read.
59.
Mansa Musa by Hamilton/Dillon.
It’s okay, I can read picture books- I’m an
artist.
60.
The Girl Who Spun Straw into Gold by
Hamilton/Dillon.(reread)
African
retelling, so pretty!
61.
Way Up and Over Everything by McGill/Daly.
Yes, a picture book made me cry. Hush.
62.
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie.
The first Tommy and Tuppence book.
63.
New Testament by Anonymous.(reread)
You know if I counted all the individual
books I really could have read 100 books this year…
64.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I think
this one is my favorite.
I knew almost
all the spoilers beforehand but there were a few surprises.
I really enjoyed the doubt the main character
goes through.
65.
How to Raise and Keep a Dragon by Nigg/Topsell. (reread)
A fun faux informational book.
66.
If I
Were in Charge of the World by Edith Vorst.
See this is a children’s
poetry
book. Completely different.
67.
The Landry News by Andrew Clements. (reread)
fun, quick book by the author of
Frindle.
68.
The Perfect Bait by Bobby Chiu(audiobook) Good
uh, listen with some practical advice.
69.
Necklace of Princess Fiormonde and Other Stories
by Mary De Morgan.
If you like
fairytales you’ll probably like these.
70.
Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Anderson
Illustrated by Dorothee Duntze. I just read it for the pictures.
71.
Thor and the Warriors Four by Marvel
People.
Apparently peripheral Thor Comics
are my favorite kind of comic.
72.
Youth by Isaac Asimov. I did not know the twist
at the end, very surprising.
73.
Silly Kingdom by Katie and Steven Shanahan.
Short funny comic book with some of the best
facial
whole body expressions I’ve seen.
So those are the books I read.
Thank you Gutenberg.org for easy access to
most of the classics!
I’m only shooting
for about fifty books this year- but I’m hoping to read a few more books about
art and artists.
