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Best In Books 2012
1. Best Book You Read
In 2012? (You can break it down by genre if you want)
about two orphaned brothers growing up in Ethiopia. The writing,
characters, and
story are wonderful.
2. Book You Were
Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More
But Didn’t?
I really enjoy Sue Grafton’s alphabet series featuring
Kinsey Millhone but
The
characters were not at all believable, there were too many storylines and
minor
characters to keep track of, and the ending wasn't satisfying at all.
3. Most surprising (in
a good way!) book of 2012?
tale about his mother dying
but it was anything but depressing. I really need to check
out his list of
books and add some to my wishlist.
4. Book you
recommended to people most in 2012?
Once again, Cutting
for Stone. See no. 1 above.
5. Best series you
discovered in 2012?
I didn’t discover any
new series but I did read several books from Lee
Child’s
Jack Reacher series which I hadn’t read yet. I love the Reacher
books and I’m
still debating whether I want to see the movie.
6. Favorite new
authors you discovered in 2012?
7. Best book that was
out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?
I don’t usually read
short stories but I enjoyed Nathan
Englander’s
8. Most thrilling,
unputdownable book in 2012?
wound up. I had a literal gasp out loud
moment before I got to the end.
9. Book You Read In
2012 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year:
I rarely re-read books
but if I did I would pick up Jenny Lawson’s
(aka The Bloggess)
10. Favorite cover of
a book you read in 2012?
11. Most memorable
character in 2012?
wounded WWI vet struggling between
doing what he knows is right and
keeping his fragile wife happy.
12. Most beautifully
written book read in 2012?
Definitely Cutting for
Stone (see no. 1, 4, and 6 above).
13. Book that had the
greatest impact on you in 2012?
to memorialize their dead son and
brother who was killed in Iraq.
14. Book you can’t
believe you waited UNTIL 2012 to finally read?
on about how boring and awful it was. And I LOVED it.
15. Favorite
Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2012?
I couldn’t agree with him more.
16. Shortest &
Longest Book You Read In 2012?
It’s hard to tell when
most of your reading is done on a Kindle, but I think the
by Almudena Grandes.
17. Book That Had A
Scene In It That Had You Reeling And Dying To Talk
To Somebody About It? (a WTF
moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss,
etc. etc.) Be careful of spoilers!
had me urging my friends to
finish it so we could discuss the ending.
18. Favorite
Relationship From A Book You Read In 2012 (be it romantic,
friendship, etc.)
The friendship that
develops between Daniel Sempere, the young protagonist of
Romero de Torres
is both heartwarming and heartbreaking.
19. Favorite Book You
Read in 2012 From An Author You Read Previously
relationship of the Native Americans to the new Americans.
20. Best Book You Read
That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else:
The
Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de
Waal was recommended by a co-worker and though it wasn’t something I would’ve
ever chosen to read on my own, it was very interesting.
Looking Ahead…
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2012 But Will Be Your Number 1
Priority
in 2013?
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2013?
Really? Just one? Here are a few that are on
my wishlist already:
3. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your
Reading/Blogging
In 2013?
I would love to blog about the books I read
but the truth is I never have the patience
for it. So I guess I just have to
say, read more books. (And possibly read/listen
to Moby Dick)
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