Saturday Special: 2012 Book List

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I am a die-hard reader. I love to talk books. I love to recommend them to others. I love to write reviews and pass on my own to those who would borrow and read. And while we're talking about goals, why not share a few lists of my own? An important list I have made for the last couple of years is my book list. Generally I am a fast reader, and can read a book a week. However, there are books that take me upwards of 4 weeks, and some that only take me a couple of days. I like to have about 25 on a list for each year because, for me, that's pretty do-able. This is what I'm starting with this year:

• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
• The Element by Sir Ken Robison
• Life Together- Bonhoeffer
• Reclaiming Christianity by A.W. Tozer
• Rainbow Valley (#7)
• Rilla of Ingleside (#8 in "Anne of Green Gables series), both by Montgomery
• Swamplandia by Karen Russel
• Truth + Beauty by Ann Patchett
• Playful Learning (H) by Mariah Bruel
• The Write Start (H) by Jennifer Hallissy
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• The Attributes of God: Vol. 1 by A.W. Tozer
• Tactics by Greg Koukl
• A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog by Dean Koonzt
• Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart
• Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
• Screen Doors and Sweet Tea by Martha Hall Foose
• The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
• My Life in France- Julia Child
• Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier
• The Purpose of Man by A.W. Tozer
• Real Marriage by Mark Driscoll
• Erasing Hell by Francis Chan

Updated:

• At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
• One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
• Unplanned by Abby Johnson
• Eats, Shoots, and Leaves by Lynne Truss
• The Money Saving Mom's Budget by Crystal Paine

Don't be intimidated by my book list. I know many people like to read but wouldn't even dream of reading 25 books in one calendar year, but it's a big hobby of mine. I feel perfectly fine telling you I won't spend 5 minutes in all of January through December watching a single football game, shopping at the mall during Lemon Days, or be training for a marathon. It's just what I prefer to do with my free time.

PS- The (H) means for home-school.

PPS-Yes, I know there are only 23 books listed...I like to keep my options open for those last couple of slots through the year. Good books get published in the summer, too!

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Do you make book lists for yourself? What are you currently reading or just finished? What's on your list?