Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Best Books of 2011

In 2011 I read 105 books...not all of them were fabulous, not all of them built any brain cells but I read just about anything...other than Westerns or bodice ripping romance.  Here is my top 10 for the year in no particular order:
The Magician King, Lev Grossman http://www.amazon.com/Magician-King-Novel-Lev-Grossman/dp/0670022314/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714400&sr=1-1
Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen http://www.amazon.com/Good-Omens-Accurate-Prophecies-Nutter/dp/0060853972/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714463&sr=1-1
The Language of Flowers, Vanessa Diffenbaugh http://www.amazon.com/Language-Flowers-Novel-Vanessa-Diffenbaugh/dp/034552554X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714511&sr=1-1
The Name of the Wind , Patrick Rothfuss http://www.amazon.com/Name-Wind-Kingkiller-Chronicles-Day/dp/0756405890/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714555&sr=1-2
The Story of Beautiful Girl, Rachel Simon http://www.amazon.com/Story-Beautiful-Girl-Rachel-Simon/dp/0446574465/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714610&sr=1-1
The Inheiretance of Beauty, Nicole A Seitz http://www.amazon.com/Inheritance-Beauty-Nicole-Seitz/dp/1595545042/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714663&sr=1-1
The Postmistress, Sarah Blake http://www.amazon.com/Postmistress-Sarah-Blake/dp/0425238695/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714698&sr=1-1
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Flower-Secret-Fan-Readers/dp/0812982711/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714760&sr=1-1
The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Games-Suzanne-Collins/dp/0439023521/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714808&sr=1-1
Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins http://www.amazon.com/Catching-Fire-Second-Hunger-Games/dp/0439023491/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714835&sr=1-1

I also have a best series read and finished: Faefever Series by Karen Marie Moning.... don;t let those covers fool ya! http://www.amazon.com/Darkfever-Fever-Karen-Marie-Moning/dp/0440240980/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714895&sr=1-3

Best reRead for me was George RR Martin's A Game of Thrones http://www.amazon.com/Game-Thrones-Song-Fire-Book/dp/0553386794/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325714961&sr=1-1
as well as
The Book Thief, Markus Zuzak http://www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325715030&sr=1-1

Worst anticipated book for me was Dead Reckoning, Charlaine Harris http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Reckoning-Sookie-Stackhouse-Book/dp/0441020313/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325715063&sr=1-2

Best books to movie or Screen had to be Game of Thrones on HBO. 

Hope my delving through 100+ books helps you find at least one winner!

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