Part stolen from Imani, by way of Dark Orpheus. Another part stolen from Danielle.
Books bought/received from January 1st, 2007 to December 31th, 2007
Good Lord! I have absolutely NO idea! A bunch! I know I got four for Christmas.
Books bought/received from aforementioned that were read
Again, I have no idea! I do know that all of the books I read this year were owned by me.
Books completed in 2007
56
Authors whom I read multiple titles
CS Lewis (3), LJ Smith (4), Nora Roberts (3), Jennifer Donnelly (2), Anthony Bourdain (2), Bill Willingham (3), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (4), Rick Riordan (3), Colleen Gleason (2), OR Melling (3); Total 29.
Authors I read for the first time
24.
Favourite “discoveries” (excluding Western canon authors)
Sigrid Undset. Anthony Bourdain. Colleen Gleason. Rick Riordan.
Books re-read
8; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, and Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis, Daring to Dream, Finding the Dream, and Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts, The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, and The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Non-fiction titles read
7. Must read more next year.
Authors outside of the US & UK
Ireland (1)
France (1)
Norway (1)
Canada (1)
That is just sad. Will do better next year. I hope.
Notable reads of 2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
OR Melling
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
A Cook’s Tour and Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
eat, pray, love by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys and the Battle for America’s Soul by Karen Abbott
Queen of Camelot by Nancy McKenzie
The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
Honourable Mentions
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist
Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bride by Sigrid Undset
The four books I read by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The four LJ SMith books. Love me some vampire romance!
All in all a great year. I hope 2008 is just as good!
Love these end of the year round up lists, I'm so glad you did one. That is great that so many of your reads were first time experiences with the author. Fantastic.
Wow, that is a great year! And so many more books for my TBR. *sigh*
Wow, I can't believe "0" books read that were library books! That's great. I plan to keep track of my books bought this year. I'm a bit scared to do so but I think I need to see a number
I love how you put your list together. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't even enter a library this past year.
I love them too Carl!
LOL Andi.
I couldn't believe either Iliana! I was just too tired, what with being pregnant and all, to go! And I think I ought to do that as well, let a little reality set in!
Thanks LF! It does a little. I miss the library but I am so glad I got so many of my own books read!