Friday, May 18, 2012

Books I Read in 2011

So here's what I read in 2011. It was definitely a year of memoirs for me! 36% of the books were memoirs, 40% were fiction, and 24% were non-fiction. I've put my very favorites in larger text. And if you aren't friends with me on goodreads, please friend me!

  1. The Huckleberry Murders: A Sheriff Bo Tully Mystery by Patrick F. McManus
  2. Without a Word: How a Boy's Unspoken Love Changed Everything by Jill Kelly
  3. The Road of Lost Innocence: True Story of a Cambodian Heroine by Somaly Mam
  4. Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall
  5. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
  6. People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil by Scott M. Peck
  7. Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card
  8. The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  9. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
  10. 5 Spiritual Solutions for Everyday Parenting Challenges by Richard & Linda Eyre
  11. The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood by Kien Nguyen
  12. Inconceivable: A Medical Mistake, the Baby We Couldn't Keep, and Our Choice to Deliver the Ultimate Gift by Carolyn & Sean Savage
  13. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
  14. Room by Emma Donoghue
  15. The Developing Person Through the Lifespan by Kathleen Stassen Berger
  16. The Process of Parenting by Jane B. Brooks
  17. Sold by Patricia McCormick
  18. How to Talk to Your Child About Sex: It's Best to Start Early, but It's Never Too Late - A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents by Linda & Richard Eyre
  19. Lucky Change by Susan Corpany
  20. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof
  21. Why Me? A Gay Man's Struggle for Love and Family by William R. Seger
  22. A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
  23. The Freedom Writer's Diary by Erin Gruwell
  24. God in a Brothel: An Undercover Journey Into Sex Trafficking and Rescue by Daniel Walker
  25. Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

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