Each year, I try to read a good variety of books, including fiction, classic literature, historical, biography/memoirs, children's and young adult lit, as well as other non-fiction. Though I'm not always consistent and successful in this endeavor to read and to read widely, I do try to do so, and I'm always open to suggestions, so if you have any books you'd like to see added to my reading list, let me know and I'll be sure to see what I can do. I'm especially lacking in some young adult literature books for the year because adding the entire American Girls collection to my list is way too tempting.
For now, here's what I've got. I usually read more than the number I've listed (I know, I'm a complete nerd), but I wanted to be rather flexible and to leave room for Thomas Nelson review books, required reading for class, and any new releases I just can't resist.
Fiction (most of the following are found on the list of 100 or the BBC Big Read; I am shocked I haven't already read some of these)
Biographies/Memoirs
To The Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson by Courtney Anderson
Non-fiction
The Fate of Africa by Martin Meredith
Children/Youth Lit.
Spiritual
Humility by C.J. Mahaney
The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith
Death by Love by Mark Driscoll
So, there you have it, folks. I hope I will be able to read all of them; since I've never made an official reading list for the year, I am a bit intimidated. Of course, I am hoping for some additional suggestions from you, faithful readers, and I plan to continue the Thomas Nelson book blogging review program as well. And since I'm still working off of the list of 100 and the top 100 from the BBC's Big Read, I should never be in want for a book to read!
What's on your reading list for 2010?
6 comments:
What a great variety of books. I have read an embarrassingly small number of books this year, and I hope I can do better next year.
If you haven't read Prodigal God by Tim Keller, it was one of my absolute favorites of the year. It completely changed the way I viewed the story of the prodigal son. Also, The End of Reason by Ravi Zacharias is a short but meaty read that takes on some of the main arguments atheists make against God. It was excellent.
In the fiction realm, one of my favorites is a book called The Eyre Affair (and I'm sorry if I told you about it previously). It takes place in an alternate reality 1980s England where people take books VERY seriously, and a detective named Thursday Next gets trapped in the book Jane Eyre. It's great fun and full of literary allusions. There are four books total in the series. I think you would really like them.
Have you read The Giver by Lois Lowry? It's really good, as are the other books in the trilogy, Gathering Blue and The Messenger.
And finally (I know you're glad), here's a link to blogger Tim Challies' top books of 2009: http://www.challies.com/archives/articles/my-top-9-books-of-09.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+challies%2FXhEt+%28Challies+Dot+Com%29
I wrote my senior seminar paper on Tess of the D'Urbervilles. I had a high school English teacher who made us read some seriously good books, and this was one of them. When I had to pick a classic for my seminar class at Union, this is what I chose, so I reread it about 3 times during that semester. There is also an A&E movie and it's pretty darn close to the book. The Tess character in the movie fits with Tess in the book, in my opinion. So, read the book and then watch the movie. :)
Wuthering Heights? I can't believe you haven't read this one already! Quite possibly the inspiration for the obsessive romance of Twilight.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles is on my list too. I saw the BBC movie and the story quite intrigued me.
I had another book blogger suggest reading A Prayer for Owen Meany, but when I looked at it it's like 5 inches thick! I don't know if I could hang with that right now.
Is the George Mueller biography the one the guys had to read in their Spiritual Disciplines class? I'm thinking of stealing Joe's copy.
It's a good list...reminds me I should finalize mine.
- Jessica
Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a GREAT book. You should definitely try to make it to that one. I am so impressed by your list. Wow! Oprah would be proud.
wow, thats some friggin list!!
i recently got some books lent to me by a well meaning family member- science fiction of all things... i can NOT make myself be excited... and don't know how to lie and be like, "o, i LOVED them!"
i main problem is i want to read but im from a small town with a not great library assortment. and I can't pay $15 a book.
i would love to get my hands on EVERY SINGLE thing cs lewis ever wrote. and donald miller. and eggers, since you mentioned him, because i heard he was great too...
btw, i was RAISED on american girl books. me and samantha were bff. and now i get to pass them down to my 5 yr old niece. lovely. :)
Erin- I read The Giver forever ago, but I own it and should probably read it again. I can easily add that to my children's section. I will have to check out those other books at some point too- remind me!
Jess, yes the Mueller book is the one the guys read- I'm stealing Isaac's too :)
Grace, Check out paperback swap or the Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogging program- it's a great way to get books for free! A lot of the classics are available online too...but it totally stinks you don't live near a good library!
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