Whew! Well, I finally updated my Currently Reading page with everything I read in 2011, and the two books I’m starting for 2012.
I think I probably said this already last year (gah! Am I repeating myself already? I guess that’s what you get after running a blog for four years…), but I really like making a list of everything I’ve read. It’s fun to look back on (and think, gosh, was that just last year???) or to reflect on which books were standouts and which were not.
I woefully read very few book club books (like … er … one??? eek) – I vow this year to read more of those and get involved in the discussions. (When I don’t read the book I still go to the meeting for the wine and good company!) 
This year’s book club list looks great, so I’m really going to make more of an effort. I think I’ve read most of the romances I need to read for research on style and pacing, so now I can read a mixture of genres.
Anyway, did you make a list this year? What was your favorite standout book from 2011?
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You need to get on GoodReads
I LOVE it because I can go back and look at my 5 star reviews and immediately know what was awesome. Plus, I read 70 books last year (which is probably only half of them because I never remember to record!!) and I love that it keeps track.
I have read 20 so far this year and my new year’s resolution (one of them) is to record every book this year! I’m going for 150 although I’m thinking it will be about 200 considering I read about 4 books a week.
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Kristi´s last [type] ..Happy Holidays 2011
Last year didn’t feel like a good reading year. Seems I struggled with more books than I enjoyed. I’ve come to the conclusion that the first book you read of the new year sets the tone. Fortunately I started this year on a positive note with Unbroken and Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.
I do keep track of my books on Shelfari. A few notable 2011 reads were The Warmth of Other Suns, Matterhorn and Little Bee.
Kristi, you are a maniac!!! How do you read all those books while working and running around after two little ones as well??? You’re like Superwoman. I have a couple of GoodReads invites, but I just can’t quite get started there. … I just discovered Pinterest, and now I foresee another gazillion hours spent online there. …
Lauran, interesting thought about how the first book of the year sets the tone. Hmmm … (I’m reading nonfiction for my first book of this year, so not sure what that means.) Anyway, Shelfari — I use it for my blog button in my sidebar because I think it’s cute, but I actually don’t track the books there. (Although it looks cute and fun, like GoodReads. Again, just a matter of tiiiiiiimme … Wish there were more hours in the day!)
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I did NOT read enough books last year, either (blame it on the wedding!)! The ones I did read and did like, though were: “How to Win Friends and Influence People” (I know…I should have read it years ago!), “Mudbound” (thanks Lauran!), “Freakonomics” (again, should have read it years ago), and “From Black Heels to Tractor Wheels.” I read a few books on marriage/relationships, too, and the one that probably stood out the most was “The Five Love Languages.”
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Carrie, I learned about the “Five Love Languages” years ago (before it was a book — was just making the “presentation circuit” at various churches), and it really stuck with me. I allude to it often, and think about it constantly (both in my marriage and even in my relationship with my children). It’s really enlightening!