Book List 2014

Each year, I keep track of what books I've read through a shared Google document with a wonderful group of people. We share book recommendations and inspire each other to read more throughout the year. In 2014, I set my reading goal at 65 books - a little below my previous goals for 2011, 2012 & 2013 - but a number that I knew would be manageable throughout the year.

Here is this year's list of books, with my favorite ones highlighted in bright pink...

1. What Alice Forgot... / Liane Moriarty
2. Eleanor and Park / Rainbow Rowell
3. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock / Matthew Quick
4. The Piano Teacher / Janice Y.K. Lee
5. The Love Goddesses Cooking School / Melissa Senate
6. The Week Before the Wedding / Beth Kendrick
7. An Abundance of Katherines / John Green
8. The Goldfinch / Donna Tartt
9. Gathering Blue / Lois Lowry
10. The Messenger / Lois Lowry
11. The Rosie Project / Graeme Simsion
12. The Theory of Opposites / Allison Winn Scotch
13. The Husband's Secret / Liane Moriarty
14. Another Piece of My Heart / Jane Green
15. Teacher Man / Frank McCourt
16. Reconstructing Amelia / Kimberly McCreight
17. Light in the Ruins / Chris Bohjalian
18. Ready Player One / Ernest Cline
19. Will Grayson, Will Grayson / John Green
20. Orange is the New Black / Piper Kerman
21. Riding Lessons / Sara Gruen
22. The One & Only / Emily Griffin
23. Legend / Marie Lu
24. The Hundred Foot Journey / Richard C. Morais
25. The Good Luck of Right Now / Matthew Quick
26. Into Thin Air / Jon Krakauer
27. Until I Say Goodbye: My Year of Living with Joy / Susan Spencer-Wendel
28. Under the Tuscan Sun / Frances Mayes
29. The Pilot's Wife / Anita Shreve
30. Prodigy / Marie Lu
31. Champion / Marie Lu
32. Lowland / Jhumpa Lahiri
33. The Silent Wife / A.S.A. Harrison
34. If I Stay / Gayle Forman
35. The Invention of Wings / Sue Monk Kidd
36. Where She Went / Gayle Forman
37. A Million Little Pieces / James Frey
38. Interpreter of Maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri
39. Dear Life You Suck / Scott Blagden
40. Me Before You / Jojo Moyes
41. The Vacationers / Emma Straub
42. Hidden / Catherine McKenzie
43. The Best of Me / Nicholas Sparks
44. Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl / Susan McCorkindale
45. Flowers for Algernon / Daniel Keyes
46. When You Reach Me / Rebecca Stead 
47. Three Story House / Courtney Miller Santo
48. The Dinner / Herman Koch
49. The Repeat Year / Andrea Lochen
50. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas / John Boyne  
51. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore / Robin Sloane
52. Not That Kind of Girl / Lena Dunham
53. Parnassus on Wheels / Christopher Morley
54. Little Brother / Corey Doctorow
55. we were liars / E Lockhart
56. Big Little Lies / Liane Moriarty
57. Still Alice / Lisa Genova
58. The Haunted Bookshop / Christopher Morley
59. Crazy Rich Asians / Kevin Kwan
60. The Last Anniversary / Liane Moriarty
61. Hold the Dark / William Giraldi
62. Carry the One / Carol Anshaw
63. Lizzy & Jane / Katherien Reay
64. The Girls of August / Anne Rivers Siddons
65. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry / Gabrielle Zevin

My top favorites of the year were definitely Eleanor and Park, Ready Player One and The Invention of Wings. Honorable mentions - not highlighted - go to we were liars and The Lowland

Wow - so many books this year - and the last 7 were read between Christmas and December 31st during a final push to achieve my goal of reading 65 books! And, even though it will definitely be a challenge, I've set this year's goal at 75 books. I have a huge list of books to-read on Goodreads and I'm excited to dive into new books.

What did you read this year? Any favorite, must-reads? I'd love to see your picks!
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