I see a lot of lofty reading goals on social media but decided to go with one a little more achievable, knowing myself. I don’t remember much from my days at Coke, and I certainly don’t miss setting annual objectives, but I do know how to make a SMA(chievable)RT goal. Is that even still a thing?! :-)
I posted a box for book suggestions on my Instagram. I plugged all the titles into a list and decided to go with the 12 most frequently recommended! I can knock at out least one book a month. Here’s my list:
- Lessons in Chemistry – December
- The Measure – October
- Daisy Jones & The Six – June
- Remarkably Bright Creatures – March
- The Bronze Horseman – November
- The Gown – February
- The Dutch House – April
- The Push – September
- The Greatest Generation – July
- Honor – August
- Wish You Were Here – May
- Where the Forest Meets the Stars – January
If you’re interested in the rest of the recommendations, here you go.
- 28 Summers
- The Alchemist – Read
- All the Light We Cannot See – Read
- Ashley’s War
- The Blue Bistro
- The Book of Lost Names – Read
- The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek – Read
- The Bookwoman’s Daughter – Read
- The Codebreaker’s Secret
- Empire of Pain
- The Evening Hero
- Fellowship Point
- Finding Mrs. Ford
- Firefly – couldn’t find this one
- The Four Winds – Read
- Funny You Should Ask
- The Great Alone
- The Guest List – Read
- The Garden and Gun Guide to Southern Living – Read
- The Heart’s Invisible Furies
- Horse
- Hotel Nantucket
- The Idea of You
- Joan of Arc (Mark Twain)
- Killers of a Certain Age
- Kindred
- The Last Bookshop in London
- The Last Thing He Told Me – Read
- The Librarian of Saint-Malo
- The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
- The Nightingale – Read
- One Thousand Gifts – Read
- Oona Out of Order
- Peachtree Bluff Series – Read
- The Room on Rue Amelie
- The Rose Code – Read
- The Silent Patient – Listened
- Summer Sisters
- The Snow Child
- Under the Tulip Tree
- The Wedding Veil
- The Wife Upstairs
- What Lies in the Woods
- What Remains
- Wish You were Here
I set alerts for the titles my local library carries and have already picked up the first two for January and February! I tell you what, for many of the top 12, there are dozens or even hundreds of people in front of me. That is definitely the sign of a good read.
I started with Where the Forest Meets the Stars and adore it so far. What’s on your bedside?
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Nice list!
Unsolicited recommendation “Lady in the Lake” (Lippman)
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/742220303/real-disappearances-are-the-premise-for-laura-lippmans-lady-in-the-lake
Thank you!
I loved Where the Forest Meets the Stars! The Guncle is my current read (I feel so behind on this one).
The book entry information in this newsletter is wonderful.
I would add something, perhaps of interest, that I have been doing for quite awhile.
In a document word processing file, I keep a list of the books that I have read. I list the books by author in alphabetical order. I also enter the date that I started and completed the book. I should have cross referenced the information, and listed the book by book title as well, but I didn’t. Perhaps some snowy day, I will add in that dimension to my postings. It is fun to scan the list of books I have read.
Great idea!
I’ve only read 2 of those: Daisy Jones & the Six, and The Dutch House–both great reads. I will have to keep your list so I can check out the other ten. I love getting books from the library too. I will tell you though that Ollie’s has a lot of books for incredibly low prices, and often they will have very popular books that I am seeing current reviews on. If you are ever near an Ollie’s, take a peek at their book section. My book club often gets our books from Ollie’s b/c it’s so hard for everyone to secure the same book from the library at the same time, and Ollie’s definitely has the best prices.
The Gown was one of my very favorites a few years ago. I think you’ll love it!
I’ve already started and love it!!