The first half of the year was going strong, but then in June, I got a new job and my daily readership spiked downward heavily. However, I managed to do it with only 5 hours to spare til the clock struck midnight on December 31st! Hooray! It was an interesting year for books and I didn't get to read everything I wanted. But there were some great books I read this year. Maaaan, I love reading. #NerdWinner2015.
Lists! Are! Fun! So here's some catorgorized facts about the 52 books I read this year.
Favorite Book:
THREE WAY TIE:
1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
2. Son - Lois Lowry
3. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Least Favorite Book: Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Longest Book: World Without End - Ken Follett
Shortest Book: Burn Lake - Carrie Fountain
Biggest Letdown: The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
Favorite Character: James Sheppard (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd) and Agatha Trunchbull (Matilda)
Least Favorite Character: Celeste Price (Tampa) or anyone in Catch 22.
Most Read Author: Agatha Christie, love that old broad!
Most Read Genre: Mystery & Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Favorite Author: Margaret Atwood, Roald Dahl, and, of course, Agatha Christie!
2016 should be an interesting year and I'm once again on to 52 more new exciting books. Let us all hope that The Winds of Winter is among them. COME ON, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN, we are counting on you! Cheers!
- ben
52 books in 52 weeks (2015 Edition)
1. The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith
2. The Last Command - Timothy Zahn
3. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie
4. The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie
5. Messenger - Lois Lowry
6. The 13 Problems - Agatha Christie
7. Poirot Investigates - Agatha Christie
8. The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie
9. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
10. Son - Lois Lowry
11. The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
12. A House Like a Lotus - Madeleine L'Engle
13. The Moving Finger - Agatha Christie
14. The Turn of the Screw - Henry James
15. Sabriel - Garth Nix
16. Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
17. Red Rising - Pierce Brown
18. This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald
19. The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick
20. The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett
21. World Without End - Ken Follett
22. Every Secret Thing - Laura Lippman
23. Paper Towns - John Green
24. A Murder is Announced - Agatha Christie
25. Meet the Austins - Madeleine L'Engle
26. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
27. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
28. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
29. Leviathan Wakes - James S. Corey
30. The Steel Remains - Richard K. Morgan
31. Tampa - Alissa Nutting
32. The Big Four - Agatha Christie
33. The Mystery of the Blue Train - Agatha Christie
34. The Martian - Andy Weir
35. Room - Emma Donoghue
36. Fantastic Mr. Fox - Roald Dahl
37. The Princess, The Scoundrel, & The Farm Boy - Alexandra Bracken
38. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Tennessee Williams
39. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
40. The Witches - Roald Dahl
41. The Moon by Night - Madeleine L'Engle
42. The Pearl - John Steinbeck
43. Castle - Garth Nix
44. The BFG - Roald Dahl
45. Aenir - Garth Nix
46. Burn Lake - Carrie Fountain
47. Look Back in Anger - John Osborn
48. The Stranger - Albert Camus
49. The Death Cure - James Dashner
50. Matilda - Roald Dahl
51. The Hedge Knight - George R.R. Martin
52. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
