I read 34 books between January 1st and March 31st. The first quarter of 2013 is over, and I’m pleased with my reading progress. If I keep this up for the rest of the year, I will be extra pleased. I feel like I’m reading a lot and liking a lot of what I read.
For fun, here is a list of my 2013 Q1 reading sorted by my Goodreads ranking. I reserve the right to change my mind about any ratings at any moment, since I sometimes hate a book one week and love it the next. Or give a book 5 stars in 2008 and then change it to 2 stars in 2013. Or give 4 stars in 2008 to a book that, in 2013, you realize you never actually finish reading *cough* Great Gatsby *cough*.
(Speaking of Gatsby, I am actually reading it, and actually enjoying it.)
(At least I was, until I stopped reading books for the week)
(What is wrong with me?)
(Also, if you are wondering what bizarre activities remain if you cut out reading/TV/blogs/podcasts, you are about to find out…)
Two Stars
34 Pieces of You by Carmen Rodrigues
Meant to Be by Lauren Morrill
Three Stars
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
The Impostor’s Daughter by Laurie Sandell
Dead Cat Bounce by Nic Bennett
The Dinner by Herman Koch
S. E. C. R. E T. by L. Marie Adeline
Monkey Mind by Daniel B. Smith
The Story of X by A. J. Molloy
Nantucket Blue by Leila Howland
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler
The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban
Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
Four Stars
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz [review here]
The Little Book of Talent by Daniel Coyle
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman [review here]
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell [review here]
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
You’re Not Doing It Right by Michael Ian Black
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr
Marbles by Ellen Forney
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones [review here]
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith [review here]
Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw
Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Sat Sugar Fat by Michael Moss [review here]
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Always Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach
Ask the Passengers by A. S. King [review here]
After Visiting Friends by Michael Hainey
The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg
Five Stars
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed [review here]
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart