I keep a list of the books I acquire in a year and mark off how many of them I read. A couple years ago, I tried a challenge to predict your ratio of books received: books read so I’ve continued doing it even after the bloggers stopped. (The challenge originated on Book Date and you can click here to see how it was managed)
January
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X /Alex Haley $7.99 – Schomburg Library Bookstore
- Something To Answer For /P. H. Newby $9.80 – Amazon
- Milkman /Anna Burns $10.74 Book Depository
- Troubles /J.G. Farrell – $9.44 Book Depository
- The Elected Member /Bernice Rubens $12.99 Book Depository
- In A Free State /V.S. Naipaul $8.66 Book Depository
- Golden Child /Claire Adam BOTM
- Snow Mountain /Yasunari Kawabata – Gift from Shawn The Book Maniac
February
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf /Marlon James – Amazon $18.00
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle – Gift from Tara
March
- How We Disappeared / Jing-Jing Lee
- The Lieutenant’s Nurse /Sara Ackerman ARC from publisher
- Brief Chronicles of Another Stupid Heartbreak /Adi Alsaid ARC from publisher
- The Most Fun We Ever Had /Claire Lombardo ARC from publisher
- Holiday /Stanley Middleton $10.55 from Book Depository
- Saville /David Storey $14.03 from Book Depository
- A New Way To Food by Maggie Battista Cookbook from Publisher
- Double Awesome Chinese Food by Andrew, Irene & Margaret Li Cookbook from Publisher
- The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch – Amazon
- Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala -Strand $5
- The Overdue Life of Amy Byler /Kelly Harms – from TLC
- The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay – ARC from Pubisher
April
- The Siege of Krishnapur /J. G. Farrell from Book Depository
- No Place Like Here /Christina June ARC From Publisher
- Dear Mr. M /Herman Koch Barnes & Noble $5.98
- Unmarriagable (Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan) /Soniah Kamal – From Publisher
May
- The Singapore Grip /J G Farrell Book Depository $12.23
- Schindler’s Ark /Thomas Kenneally Book Depository $10.33
- Moon Tiger /Penelope Lively Book Depository $8.94
- True History of the Kelly Gang /Peter Carey Book Depository $10.00
- Oscar and Lucinda /Peter Carey Book Depository $11.81
- Summer by the Tides /Denise Hunter – ARC From Publisher
- A Family of Strangers /Emilie Richards – ARC From Publisher
- The Summer of Sunshine and Margot /Susan Mallery From Publisher
June
- Last Orders /Graham Swift Book Depository $8.70
- Gather Together In My Name /Maya Angelou Book Depository $8.14
- Last Summer /Kerry Lonsdale – From Publisher
- Vinegar Girl /Anne Tyler – Dollar Tree $1.00
- From Harvey River by Lorna Goodison From Book Depository $5.57
- A House For Mr. Biswas by V. S. Naipaul From Book Depository $12.11
- Heretics /Leonardo Padura – Book Culture $7.98 – Cuban Author for Caribbean Heritage Month
- Life of Pi /Yann Martel – Book Depository $5.58
July
- Idaho – Barnes & Noble $5
- Difficult Women /Roxane Gay – Barnes & Noble $5
- The Land of Green Plums /Herta Muller – Amazon Used
- Midnight’s Children /Salman Rushdie – Amazon $12.85
- The Color Purple /Alice Walker – Amazon
- A Little History of the World /E. H. Gombrich – Thrift Books Used
- The Beginner’s Guide to Winning An Election /Michael French – Publisher
- State of Lies /Siri Mitchell – ARC from Publisher
- Miguel Sreet /V. S Naipaul – Free box on street
August
- The Turn of the Key / Ruth Ware – BOTM Box
- Hotel Du Lac /Anita Brookner – Book Culture
- Special Topics in Calamity Physics /Marissa Pessl – Book Culture
- Pride and Prejudice /Jane Austen – Barnes & Noble Classic
- Frankenstein /Mary Shelly – Barnes & Noble Classic
- The Jungle /Upton Sinclair – Barnes & Noble Classic
September
- The Warmth of Other Suns /Isabel Wilkerson – Amazon $9.60
- Bone People /Keri Hulme – Amazon Used $5.22
- Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha /Roddy Doyle – Amazon $8.99
October
- The Count of Monte Cristo /Alexander Dumas – Amazon
- The Water Dancer /Ta-nehisi Coates – BOTM Free
- The Blind Assassin /Margaret Atwood $10.98 – BOTM Add-On
- Gold Digger/Rebecca Rosenberg – Free from author
November
- Stay / Catherine Ryan Hyde
December
- The Fountains of Silence / Ruta Zepetys
Acquired: 66
Read 47
Stats 72 %