Reading

I have a yearly goal of reading 50 books or literary journals per year. Although I like using Goodreads to keep a running list of books that I've read, I'm lazy about filling in the dates I've finished them, so I've decided to keep a current list of the year's books here.

Just because you see a book on this list, don't assume I'd recommend it! ;) I'd like to get better at posting reviews of books I've read. In the meantime if you'd like to know about anything on this list, feel free to ask.


2016

1. A Circle of Quiet, by Madeleine L'Engle
2. The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo
3. The Power and the Glory, by Graham Greene
4. Papa's Angels: A Christmas Story, by Collin Wilcox Paxton
5. Dangerous, by Shannon Hale
6. Walking on Water, by Madeleine L'Engle
7. The Reed of God, by Caryll Houselander
8. Mystery and Manners, by Flannery O'Connor
9. Viper's Tangle, by Francois Mauriac
10. Big Magic, by Elizabeth Gilbert
11. My Father's Dragon, by Ruth Stiles Gannett
12. Swimming with Scapulars, by Matthew Lickona
13. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle
14. A Wind in the Door, by Madeleine L'Engle
15. A Gathering of Shadows, by V.E. Schwab
16. The Fine Delight: Postconciliar Catholic Literature, by Nicholas Ripatrazone
17. Short Trip to the Edge, by Scott Cairns
18. The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden
19. Silence, by Shusako Endo
20. Essence of Prayer, by Ruth Burrows
21. Jayber Crow, by Wendell Berry
22. A Stay Against Confusion, by Ron Hansen
23. Mr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater
24. Lit, by Mary Karr
25. Bird's Nest in Your Hair, by Brian Jobe
26. Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything, by Barbara Ehrenreich
27. Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart, by Jacques Philippe
28. Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm, by Barbara Parry
29. Delirium, by Lauren Oliver
30. Pandemonium, by Lauren Oliver
31. Stuart Little, by E.B. White
32. Requiem, by Lauren Oliver
33. Memento Mori, by Muriel Spark
34. Our Story Begins, by Tobias Wolff
35. 100 Cupboards, by N.D. Wilson
36. Hannah Coulter, by Wendell Berry
37. Dandelion Fire, by N.D. Wilson
38. The Chestnut King, by N.D. Wilson
39. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
40. The War of Art, by Steven Pressfield
41. The Awakening of Miss Prim, by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera
42. Country Houses of Sweden, by Barbara and Rene Stoeltie
43. Tell the Wolves I'm Home, by Carol Rifka Brunt
44. Silver Chalice, Golden Bough, by Joshua Clanton
45. The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White
46. The World of Rembrandt, by Robert Wallace
47. Nathan Coulter, by Wendell Berry
48. Interpreter of Maladies, by Jhumpa Lahiri
49. Ember Falls, by S.D. Smith
50. The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman
51. Mighty Jack, by Ben Hatke
52. Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
53. Happy Times in Noisy Village, by Astrid Lindgren
54. The Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
55. Silence, by Shusaku Endo (reread)
56. The Twenty-four Days Before Christmas, by Madeleine L'Engle

2015

1. Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson
2. Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather
3. Holy Sex, by Gregory Popcak
4. Shirt of Flame: A Year with Saint Therese of Lisieux, by Heather King
5. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
6. Dad is Fat, by Jim Gaffigan
7. Winter's Tale, by Mark Helprin
8. Story of a Soul, St. Therese of Lisieux (reread)
9. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith
10. The Hidden Face, by Ida Friederike Gorres
11. Son, by Lois Lowry
12. The Vintage Teacup Club, Vanessa Greene
13. The True Meaning of Smekday, by Adam Rex
14. Eleanor & Park, by Rainbow Rowell
15. The Paper Magician, by Charlie N. Holmberg
16. The Reading Promise, by Alice Ozma
17. What Happened to Sophie Wilder, by Christopher R. Beha
18. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo
19. A Darker Shade of Magic, by V.E. Schwab
20. Better Than Before, by Gretchen Rubin
21. The Green Ember, by S.D. Smith
22. The Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, by Andrew Peterson
23. In This House of Brede, by Rumer Godden
24. The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander
25. The Black Cauldron, by Lloyd Alexander
26. Knitsonik Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook, by Felicity Ford
27. The Castle of Llyr, by Lloyd Alexander
28. Taran Wanderer, by Lloyd Alexander
29. The High King, by Lloyd Alexander
30. My Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok
31. The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall
32. Bel Canto, by Ann Patchett
33. The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary
34. The Buried Giant, by Kashua Ishiguro
35. Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones
36. A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond
37. Seven Tales, by G.C. McRae
38. May B., by Caroline Starr Rose
39. Possession, by A. S. Byatt
40. Jennifer the Damned, by Karen Ullo
41. Like Living Among Scorpions, by Jennifer Fulwiler
42. Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White
43. All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr



2014

1. Lark Rise, by Flora Thompson
2. Over to Candleford, by Flora Thompson
3. Candleford Green, by Flora Thompson
4. Maddaddam, by Margaret Atwood
5. Ad Limina, by Cyril Jones-Kellett
6. Divergent, by Veronica Roth
7. Insurgent, by Veronica Roth
8. Allegiant, by Veronica Roth
9. Sand, Smoke, Current, by Robert Vander Lugt
10. Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
11. The Dandelion Knight, by Matt Weber
12. These Beautiful Bones, by Emily Stimpson
13. The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart
14. The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes, by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
15. Rapuzel Let Down, by Regina Doman
16. Poor Banished Children, by Fiorella de Maria
17. The Religious Potential of the Child, by Sofia Cavalletti
18. Terrapin, by TM Doran
19. Something Other Than God, by Jennifer Fulwiler
20. Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting, ed. Ann Hood
21. Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
22. When Did You See Her Last? by Lemony Snicket
23. The Family First Creative, by Jennifer Fulwiler
24. Birds of a Feather, by Kaye Park Hinckley
25. The Little Oratory: a Beginner's Guide to Praying in the Home, by David Clayton and Leila Marie Lawler
26. Kirstin Lavransdatter, by Sigrid Undset
27. Fearless, by Cornelia Funke
28. Raising Good Kids: Back to Family Basics, by Ray Guarendi
29. What World Is This? And Other Stories, by Glorian Whelan et al
30. The Nesting Place, by Myquillyn Smith
31. The Body of This, by Andrew McNabb
32. A Waste of Shame and Other Sad Tales of the Appalachian Foothills, by Geoffrey Smagacz
33. Knit Lit (Too), edited by Molly Wolf and Linda Roghaar
34. Image No. 81
35. Teaching in Your Tiara, by Rebecca Frech
36. Outlander, by Diana Galbadon
37. Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
38. Home, by Marilynne Robinson
39. North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell
40. My Life in Stitches, by Rachel Herron
41. A Prayer Journal, by Flannery O'Connor
42. A Hero for the People, by Arthur Powers
43. Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld
44. A Child's Christmas in Wales, by Dylan Thomas
45. Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld
46. Goliath, by Scott Westerfeld
47. Lavinia, by Ursula LeGuin
48. Lila, by Marilynne Robinson



2013

1. The Presence of Grace, by J. F. Powers
2. The Knitter's Book of Socks, by Clara Parks
3. The Song of the Horse, by Samuel Hazo
4. 2012 Tuscany Prize for Catholic Fiction
5. Reckless, Cornelia Funke
6. Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth
7. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, Brian Moore
8. In Praise of Homemaking: Affirming the Choice to be a Mother-at-Home, Connie F. Zimney
9. Greenstone, Sylvia Ashton-Warner
10. Casti Connubii, Pope Pius XI
11. Elizabeth Zimmerman's Knitter's Almanac, Elizabeth Zimmerman
12. Pillars of Gold, Alice Thomas Ellis
13. Best American Short Stories 2012, ed Tom Perrotta
14. The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
15. A Game of Thrones, George RR Martin
16. A Clash of Kings, George RR Martin
17. The Book of Jotham, Arthur Powers
18. How Do You Tuck in a Super Hero?, Rachel Balducci
19. Dappled Things, Vol 8 Issue 2
20. The Summer House, Alice Thomas Ellis
21. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente
22. A Storm of Swords, George RR Martin
23. My Nameday--Come for Dessert, Helen McLoughlin
24. When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, or Quads: Proven Guidelines for a Healthy Multiple Pregnancy, Barbara Luke and Tamara Eberlein
25. A Feast for Crows, George RR Martin
26. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth, Ina May Gaskin
27. A Dance with Dragons, George RR Martin
28. The Art of the Visit, Kathy Bertone
29. A Handful of Dust, Evelyn Waugh

30. Sanditon, Jane Austen

31. My Sisters the Saints, Colleen Carroll Campbell
32. The Sinner's Guide to Natural Family Planning
33. Dappled Things, Vol8 Issue 3
34. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
35. The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting, Clara Parkes
36. Pope Awesome and Other Stories, Cari Donaldson
37. Ready or Not Here We Come!: The Real Experts' Guide to the First Year With Twins, Elizabeth Lyons
38. Mariette in Ecstasy, Ron Hansen
39. The Cana Mystery, David Beckett
40. Delia's Shadow, Jaime Lee Moyer
41. The Moviegoer, Walker Percy