I Read 87 Books in 2015
One of my goals for my 57th year of life, was to read 57 books. To help me accomplish that goal I signed up for reading challenges. I am competitive and I even like to compete against myself!
I signed up for the following challenges . . .
- . . . Austen in August Reading Challenge. I read all her majour works.
- . . . #write31days where Finding Laughter was my topic. I read a bunch of books on this topic.
- . . . Back to the Classics Challenge. I read books from 10/12 categories.
- . . . Reading to Know Classics Book Club. I only read 6/12 of their suggestions.
The rest of the titles I read came from recommendations, gifts, and from my bookshelves.
I met my challenge of 57 books and raised it by 30!!!
Your Turn . . .
- Did you make a reading goal for 2015? Did you meet it?
- How do you motivate yourself to read?
- What are some books you’d recommend that I read?
- Have you read all 87 books on my list?
Below is the list of books I read in 2015.
- 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (audio)
- A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz
- A Light in the Window (book 2) by Jan Karon
- A Man of Grit and Grace: Paul by Charles Swindoll
- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
- An Acceptable Time by Madeline L’Engle
- An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louise May Alcott
- At Home in Mitford (book 1) by Jan Karon
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Choosing Gratitude: Learning to Love the Life you Have by James A Autry
- Christmas Day in the Morning By Pearl S Buck
- Dawn’s Light by Terri Blackstock
- Emma by Jane Austen
- Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World by Douglas Wood
- Get It Done: From Procrastination to Creative Genius in 15 Minutes a Day by Sam Bennett and Keegan-Michael Key
- Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
- Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConraD
- I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
- I Know How She Does It by Laura Vanderkam
- I’m Glad I’m a Mom: Inspirational Stories of Love, Laughter, and Everyday Life by Hearts at Home
- Inspiration Sandwich by SARK
- Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding
- Laddie; a true blue story, by Gene Stratton Porter
- Last Light by Terri Blackstock
- Lay My Isaac Down by Carol Kent
- Let Magic Happen: Adventures in Healing with a Holistic Radiologist by Larry Burk
- Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant
- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
- Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
- Miss Julia Lays Down the Law by Ann B. Ross
- MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche
- Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
- Night by Elie Wiesel
- Night Light by Terri Blackstock
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
- On The Outside Looking Indian by Rupinder Gill
- One Thousand White Women: The Journals of Mary Todd by Jim Fergus
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
- Prayer: Life’s Limitless Reach by Jack R Taylor
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- R Is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
- Seasons in Rome: on twins, insomnia, and the biggest funeral in the history of the world by Anthony Doer
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon
- Skipping Christmas: A Novel by John Grisham
- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
- Still Life by Louise Penny
- The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion: A Novel by Fannie Flagg
- The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance by John Trent & Gary Smalley
- The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by
- The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter’s 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds by Rip Esselstyn
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
- The Great Divorce by CS Lewis
- The History of the Snowman by Bob Eckstein
- The Hope Quotient by Ray Johnson
- The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
- The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate
- The Pursuit of God Paperback by A. W. Tozer
- The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
- The Registry (Book 1/3) by Shannon Stoker
- The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
- The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen
- The Scent of Water by Elizabeth Goudge
- The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
- The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Grove at Home and Work by Christine Carter
- The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Fiction by Henry James
- The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill
- The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
- Thrush Green by Miss Read
- Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch
- Too Busy Not To Pray by Bill Hybels
- True Light by Terri Blackstock
- Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
- Walking the Road to Bethlehem: Your Journey to Christmas by Adam Hamilton
- We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson
- What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey
- Wide My World Narrow My Bed: Living & Loving the Single Life By Luci Swindoll
- Writing is My Drink by Theo Pauline Nestor
- Zero Belly Diet: Lose Up to 16 lbs. in 14 Days! By David Zinczenko
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