2012 in Books
My list of books I have read in 2012. The aim is 50 books by the end of the year.
There's definitely a nostalgia theme this year. I've been reading lots of books I loved when I was younger, partly so I can pack them away at the back of a cupboard for a while.
Books
1. An Education by Lynn Barber
2. The Total Tragedy Of A Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne
3. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
4. Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote
5. Beatles by Lars Saabye Christensen
6. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
7. Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
8. Smut: Stories by Alan Bennett
9. The History Boys by Alan Bennett
10. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
11. The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
12. First Term At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
13. Second Form At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
14. Third Year At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
15. Upper Fourth At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
16. In The Fifth At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
17. Last Term At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
18. Bossypants by Tina Fey
19. One Day by David Nicholls
20. Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
21. Pirate Queen by Morgan Llywelyn
22. The Bro Code by Barney Stinston
23. Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
24. The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
25. Small Man In A Book by Rob Brydon
26. The Phantom Of The Opera by Gaston Leroux
27. For The Thrill Of It: Leopold, Loeb And The Murder That Shocked Chicago by Simon Baatz
28. The Bermudez Triange by Maureen Johnson
29. The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
30. Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
31. Matilda by Roald Dahl
32. Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
33. Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
34. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
35. A Death Displaced by Andrew Butcher
36. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
37. Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
38. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
39. Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
40. The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E Smith
41. The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M Martin
42. The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia And The Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M Martin
43. The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey by Ann M Martin
44. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
45. Matt Smith: The Biography by Emily Herbert
46. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves The Day by Ann M Martin
47. The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn And The Impossible Three by Ann M Martin
48. The Land Of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
49. The Life Of Lee by Lee Evans
50. James And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
51. A Bad Spell For The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
52. Animal Ark: Deer On The Drive by Lucy Daniels
53. Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Showdown At The Mall by Diana G. Gallagher
54. The Fox Busters by Dick King-Smith
55. Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger
56. A Walk In The Park by Jill Mansell
57. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
58. Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
There's definitely a nostalgia theme this year. I've been reading lots of books I loved when I was younger, partly so I can pack them away at the back of a cupboard for a while.
Books
1. An Education by Lynn Barber
2. The Total Tragedy Of A Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne
3. The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
4. Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote
5. Beatles by Lars Saabye Christensen
6. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
7. Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
8. Smut: Stories by Alan Bennett
9. The History Boys by Alan Bennett
10. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
11. The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
12. First Term At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
13. Second Form At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
14. Third Year At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
15. Upper Fourth At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
16. In The Fifth At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
17. Last Term At Malory Towers by Enid Blyton
18. Bossypants by Tina Fey
19. One Day by David Nicholls
20. Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
21. Pirate Queen by Morgan Llywelyn
22. The Bro Code by Barney Stinston
23. Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
24. The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
25. Small Man In A Book by Rob Brydon
26. The Phantom Of The Opera by Gaston Leroux
27. For The Thrill Of It: Leopold, Loeb And The Murder That Shocked Chicago by Simon Baatz
28. The Bermudez Triange by Maureen Johnson
29. The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
30. Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
31. Matilda by Roald Dahl
32. Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild
33. Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
34. Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
35. A Death Displaced by Andrew Butcher
36. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
37. Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
38. Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
39. Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld
40. The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E Smith
41. The Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M Martin
42. The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia And The Phantom Phone Calls by Ann M Martin
43. The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey by Ann M Martin
44. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
45. Matt Smith: The Biography by Emily Herbert
46. The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves The Day by Ann M Martin
47. The Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn And The Impossible Three by Ann M Martin
48. The Land Of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
49. The Life Of Lee by Lee Evans
50. James And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
51. A Bad Spell For The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
52. Animal Ark: Deer On The Drive by Lucy Daniels
53. Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Showdown At The Mall by Diana G. Gallagher
54. The Fox Busters by Dick King-Smith
55. Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger
56. A Walk In The Park by Jill Mansell
57. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
58. Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh