Meanderings and Muses: Books Read During 2011

Every year I used to promise myself I would keep a log of the books I read. And I would immediately forget. Then I'd remember again, but only after I'd already read a few books, but couldn't be sure I'd remember them all to include on the list, and so - - I couldn't bring myself to start the list. It's sort of like missing the first 30 minutes of a movie. I just can't watch it if I've missed the beginning. And being the anal ol' soul I am, I can't bring myself to start a list if I can't be sure it's going to be a complete one.

So.

I finally remembered to start a list during 2010 and found it to be a fun thing. Great fun for a compulsive list-maker like myself!

If you're interested, you can see my 2010 list here -
http://meanderingsandmuses.blogspot.com/2010/12/books-read-during-2010.html

And because I had so much fun with it, I did it again in 2011, and plan on continuing the tradition in 2012.

'Tis a fun thing.

It may seem a little early to post this list since it's only December 19th, but with the holidays I stay a little busy doing all the things we all seem to be doing this time of year, including baking. I seem to do a good bit of baking, which I always enjoy anyway, any time of the year. And making candy. I don't usually do a lot of candy making, but this year is "The Year of White Chocolate Bark" at our house. White chocolate bark with lemon was such a hit that tomorrow we're going to try making some with crunched up root beer barrels. I'll let you know how that goes. Here's a picture of the Lemon Bark

In addition to all these holiday activities, the next book I'm going to read is a biggie. In more ways than one. I'm hearing pretty impressive things from people who have read it. The word "amazing" keeps popping up.

Although, I'm not a huge fan of everything by Stephen King, the books I have liked, I've liked a lot. And since I'm of an age that I remember exactly where I was when President Kennedy was shot and vividly recall being in front of the TV seeing Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald, this is a book I can't pass up.

Coming in at 849 pages, I may still be reading it come January 1.

This is also the time of year when many of us pick our favorite books of the year, which is an almost impossible task for me. I'm going to ponder this for awhile and post that list separately at a later date.

But I can post my favorite cover! Hands down - for me - Erin Morgenstern's THE NIGHT CIRCUS (which will definitely end up on my "Best Of" list. I loved it!).

Here's my list of Books Read During 2011


Harley loves being read to

Since writing this, I received two ARCs in the mail that I just couldn't resist, so I have two new books to add (both excellent!):

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Books Read During 2011

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