Books I've read in the year of 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE :D I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE GREAT! :D
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( List of 2010)
( List of 2009)
( List of 2008)
BOOKS
JANUARY
01. Hothouse Flower - Lucinda Riley (in English)
02. Biografi (Glemsel) - Tomas Espedal (in Norwegian)
03. Dagbok (Epitafer) - Tomas Espedal (in Norwegian)
04. Brev (Forsøk) - Tomas Espedal (in Norwegian)
05. Gå (Eller kunsten å leve et vilt og poetisk liv) - Tomas Espedal (in Norwegian)
06. Imot kunsten (Notatbøkene) - Tomas Espedal (in Norwegian)
07. Doppler - Erlend Loe (in Norwegian)*
08. Stemmer i natten - Maria av Svaneberg 1 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
09. Smuglerskipet - Maria av Svaneberg 2 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
10. Fornuft eller følelser - Maria av Svaneberg 3 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
FEBRUARY
11. Chunhyangga - (translators:Ane Husstad-Nedberg & Cho Juhyung) (in Norwegian: "Historien om den trofaste Chunhyang)*
12. The Barbary Pirates - William Dietrich (in Norwegian: "Berberpiratene")
13. Dødelig spill - Maria av Svaneberg 4 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
14. Tapt fremtid - Maria av Svaneberg 5 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
15. The Left Hand of God - Paul Hoffman (in Norwegian: "Guds venstre hånd")
16. Quidditch through the ages - J. K. Rowling (in Nowegian: "Rumpeldunk gjennom tidene")
17. The Tales of Beedle the Bard - J. K. Rowling (in English)
18. Løfte om kjærlighet - Maria av Svaneberg 6 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
MARCH
19. Amulettens hemmelighet - Maria av Svaneberg 7 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
20. Kinamann - Brynjulf Jung Tjønn (in Norwegian)
21. The Secret Scripture - Sebastian Barry (in Norwegian: "Skjulte skrifter")
22. Breathless (Sweedish: Till sista andetaget) - Anne Swärd (in Norwegian: "Til siste åndedrag")
23. Prep - Curtis Sittenfeld (in Norwegian: "Klasse")
APRIL
24. Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles (in English)
25. Evermore - The Immortal Series - Alyson Noël (in English)
26. Blue Moon - The Immortal Series - Alyson Noël (in English)
MAY
27. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad (in Norwegian: "Mørkets hjerte")
28. The Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger (in English)
JUNE
29. One Day - David Nicholls (in Norwegian: "En dag")
JULY
30. Digte i utvalg - Herman Wildenvey (in Norwegian) (Poetry)
31. Rundt Kap det gode Haap - Nordahl Grieg (in Norwegian) (Poetry)
AUGUST
32. Mellom liv og død - Maria av Svaneberg 8 - Elisabeth Hammer (in Norwegian)
33. Rules of Attraction - Simone Elkeles (in English)
34. 84 Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff (in English)
SEPTEMBER
35. Before Adam - Jack London (in Norwegian: "Før Adam")
36. Please Look After Mom (Korean: 엄마를 부탁해) - Shin Kyung-Sook (in Norwegian: "Ta vare på mamma")
OCTOBER
37. Alberte og Jakob - Cora Sandel (in Norwegian)
38. My Afternoons with Margueritte (French: La tête en friche) - Marie-Sabine Roger (in Norwegian: "Å telle duer")
39. Advent: Digte - Arnulf Øverland (in Norwegian) (Poetry)
40. Keiseren og Ingerina - Yngvar Hauge (in Norwegian)
41. The Etiquette of the Dress - Hints from Victorian and Edwardian Writers - Madeline Brant (in English)
42. Dagenes sang - Herman Wildenvey (in Norwegian) (Poetry)
43. Stjernenes speil - Herman Wildenvey (in Norwegian) (Poetry)
NOVEMBER
44. Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy (in Norwegian: "Tess - En ren kvinnes historie")
45. The Shamer's Daughter (Danish: Skammerens datter) - Lene Kaaberbøl (in Norwegian: "Skammarens dotter")*
46. The Shamer's Signet (Danish: Skammertegnet) - Lene Kaaberbøl (in Norwegian: "Skammarteiknet")*
47. The Serpent Gift (Danish: Slangens gave) - Lene Kaaberbøl (in Norwegian: "Slangens gåve")
48. The Shamer's War (Danish: Skammerkrigen) - Lene Kaaberbøl (in Norwegian: "Skammarkrigen")
49. Sail With Pirates (Time Machine, No. 4) - Jim Gasperini (in Norwegian: "Tidsmaskinen 4: På tokt med sjørøverne")
50. The History of Medicine - Steve Parker (in Norwegian: "Medisinens historie")
DECEMBER
51. Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison (in English)
52. Sørøvere - Bent Faurby (in Norwegian: "Sjørøvere")
53. De gode, gamle rim og regler - Mari Maurstad (editor) (in Norwegian) (Rhymes)
54. Kaptein Sortebill og 40 andre viser - Torbjørn Egner (in Norwegian) (Folk Songs)
55. The Mysterious Island (French: L'Île mystérieuse) - Jules Verne (in Norwegian: "Den hemmelighetsfulle øya")
56. I, Coriander - Sally Gardner (in Norwegian: "Mitt navn er Coriander")
57. Lystige viser til søs - Sømænd, havfruer, skibe og knejper og om livet på de syv have (Politikens Forlag) - Knud Sandevej (in Danish) (Folk Songs)
58. The Christmas Mystery (Norwegian: Julemysteriet) - Jostein Gaarder (in Norwegian)*
59. Sangene i våre hjerter - 141 viser fra den glemte sangskatten - Elin Prøysen (in Norwegian) (Folk Songs)
* = Reread.
MANGAS (and Manhwas)
(Because they're books too, right?)
*Marked last book (volume) in series. Linked if read online :)*
FEBRUARY
01. Crazy Girl Shin BiA - Hwang MiRi - Volume 1 (in English)
02. Crazy Girl Shin BiA - Hwang MiRi - Volume 2 (in English)
MARCH
03. Lovely Complex - Aya Nakahara - Volume 1 (in English)*
04. Lovely Complex - Aya Nakahara - Volume 2 (in English)*
05. Lovely Complex - Aya Nakahara - Volume 3 (in English)*
06. Lovely Complex - Aya Nakahara - Volume 4 (in English)*
07. Lovely Complex - Aya Nakahara - Volume 5 (in English)*
MAY
08. High School Debut - Kazune Kawahara - Volume 1 (in English)
09. High School Debut - Kazune Kawahara - Volume 2 (in English)
10. High School Debut - Kazune Kawahara - Volume 3 (in English)
11. High School Debut - Kazune Kawahara - Volume 4 (in English)
JUNE
12. High School Debut - Kazune Kawahara - Volume 5 (in English)
13. High School Debut - Kazune Kawahara - Volume 6 (in English)
* = Reread.
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LIST OF ACCOUNTING IN THE YEAR OF 2012: (THE MANGAS NOT INCLUDED)
1. From Library: ||| Audiobooks: 0 ||| Books: 22
2. From School & from Work: ||| 11
3. Bought: ||| 16 (!) ||| Gift: 7
3.1 Bought/Gift & read: ||| 23
5. Already had: ||| 1
6. Borrowed from family/friend: ||| 3
7. Reread (all of above): ||| 4
~ To keep: ||| look above
~ To give away: ||| 7 of 24 (#3. and #5.).
EUQUALS: Borrowed: 22 + 11+ 3 = 36 books.
New books in: 16 + 7 = 23 books.
Books out: 7.
Total read: 10 English books + 49 Norwegian books = 59 books.