TGF...

Thank Goodness For A Good Book. I am not the fastest reader by any means unlike Nikki and Megan who can finish books in one day, but I love a great read. I wanted to take a look back at a post from January and look at the progress I've made and how much I have detoured from my 2011 reading list. (I meant to do this mid year but 3 months later here we go.) If it's highlighted I read it and I'm going to add the additional reads to the bottom. If anyone has any suggestions or great books they have come across I would love to hear from you. I would also love to be in a book club but I don't have that many friends here. If anyone is interested in doing a Skype book club time let me know :)

January: Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Awesome book but make sure you read the Glass Castle first, Nikki I sent this home with my mom for you)

February: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

March: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

April: Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea by Chelsea Handler (Hilarious everything she writes is so funny and when you are reading it you are shocked she actually published his, It's things you may think but would never say)

May: The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

June: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson

July: Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Good book but a little dark and it contains disturbing children subjects)

August: Room by Emma Donoghue

September: Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

October: Radical by David Platt

November: Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini

December: Perfection by Julie Metz

Also read:

A Collection of One Night Stands by Chelsea Handler (FUNNY!)

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (Top five reads this year for me but I heard his most recent book Outliers is the best one so that's on my list)

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks (Thanks Elizabeth great read)

Posh by Lucy Jackson

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin (If you want a quick lighthearted read with no substance these two books are great entertainment. I would read this one first)

Something Blue by Emily Giffin

Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay (Top five book this year on my list, just finished and it was so good. There are some disturbing things that happen to children but they are all based on true events during the holocaust. Trust me it's worth it.)

1984 by George Orwell

New List:

The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (in progress)

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld

Room by Emma Donoghue

Radical by David Platt

Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini

Perfection by Julie Metz

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell