What I Done Read in 2018

[manoah]

I stopped reading books in October...after mom died. I'm not sure why, but I did. Possibly because the book I was reading (and didn't finish) was requiring me to think. And there was no thinking for a while.

I did manage to read 57 books prior to that. Makes me wonder how many I'd have read if I kept going. Now mind, I didn't stop reading, I just wasn't reading books. I was reading smooshy, mushy, fic. Can I just say thank goodness for you writers out there? Yes, I can say it. Thank Goodness!

I've seen several people starting this lj book bingo thing and I think I'm going to take a pass on it. I'd already decided that 2019 was going to be my year of the 're-read'. In other words, I am going to indulge myself with all my favorite book and series. Not to say I won't read new or new to me books, but for the most part...re-read it is.

If anyone is interested, my list under the cut.


Books I've read in 2018.

1. Untied: A Memoir of Family,Fame and Floundering by Meredith Baxter
2. Titanic: One Newspaper, Seven Days, and the Truth That Shocked the World
3. Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
4. The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
5. The Secret Swan by Shana Abe
6. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
7. Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
8. The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie
9. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
10. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
11. Elizabeth The Queen by Sally Bledell Smith
12. Death Without Company by Craig Johnson
13. The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts
14. Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke
15. Kindness Goes Unpunished by Craig Johnson
16. Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson
17. Travelling to Infinity My Life with Stephen by Jane Hawking
18. The Selection by Kiera Cass
19. The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines
20. It Takes Two: Our Story by Jonathan and Drew Scott
21. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
22. The People We Hate at the Wedding by Grant Ginder
23. The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron
24. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
25. The Elite by Kiera Cass
26. Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
27. The One by Kiera Cass
28. The Dark Horse by Craig Johnson
29. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
30. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
31. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K.Rowling
32. The Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis
33. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
34. Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson
35. The Heir by Kiera Cass
36. The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende
37. Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson
38. The Queen's Bastard by Robin Maxwell
39. The Crown by Kiera Cass
40. The Divorce Horse by Craig Johnson
41. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
42. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
43. Christmas in Absaroka County: Walt Longmire Christmas Stories by Craig Johnson
44. The Heir Apparent: A Life of Edward VII, the Playboy Prince by Jane Ridley
45. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik
46. Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik
47. Queen Song by Victoria Aveyard
48. Steel Scars by Victoria Aveyard
49. All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me by Jeff Dunham
50. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
51. League of Dragons by Naomi Novik
52. Dune by Frank Herbert
53. Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser
54. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
55. Disney by Rees Quinn
56. King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
57. War Storm by Victoria Aveyard

Comments

[jerusha]

I set my bar lower than I knew I'd reach this year because I wanted the option to read smushy, mushy fic when I felt a calling, without being pressured to meet a goal. So I know what you mean!

[manoah.livejournal.com]

And, my dear, it's all your stuff I've been reading. On A03. I've just moved on to some ATS stuff I've never read, not being big with Angel.

Bless you.

[jerusha]

*blushes*

*squishes you*

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

Wow. I've been meaning to start the Longmire books because I enjoyed the show so much but I'd like to shake up my mystery, mystery, long fic, mystery, mystery, non-fiction pattern this year.

[manoah.livejournal.com]

I highly recommend those Longmire books. I was a bit skeptical at first as I'd only seen the tv show. They are very different, and very good!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I read 76 books last year.

I think you did absolutely fine.

(PS. I also just finished the Red Queen series a few days ago. Was kinda disappointed in the ending.)

[manoah.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Just goes to show you...I can barely remember that series...I really had to think about it. Very much a young person's story imho.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

57 is a fantastic amount! I mean, some of these books are huge!

[manoah.livejournal.com]

True, true. And I read an entire opus of stories on AO3, so I'm content!