Books I read in 2011
“Predictable” is the word I would use to describe the sort of books I read in 2011, a diverse mix of fiction and non-fiction, including philosophy, but no surprises, really. I did not have a reading plan for this year and I don’t have one for next year either, save for a couple of authors I have mentioned in my posts. I intend to read more short stories, poetry and classics in 2012, though.
I read a few books over the past twelve months. This does not include the dozens of comics I read. To give you a rough idea, this is what my assorted ‘fiction’ list looks like…
Ernest Hemingway — For Whom the Bell Tolls
Tom Clancy — The Hunt for Red October
Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd & The Mysterious Affair at Styles
A.J. Cronin — The Spanish Gardener
P.G. Wodehouse — Piccadilly Jim & Money for Nothing
Jack Higgins — Keys of Hell, Storm Warning & The Iron Tiger
I read a few books over the past twelve months. This does not include the dozens of comics I read. To give you a rough idea, this is what my assorted ‘fiction’ list looks like…
Ernest Hemingway — For Whom the Bell Tolls
Tom Clancy — The Hunt for Red October
Agatha Christie — The Murder of Roger Ackroyd & The Mysterious Affair at Styles
A.J. Cronin — The Spanish Gardener
P.G. Wodehouse — Piccadilly Jim & Money for Nothing
Jack Higgins — Keys of Hell, Storm Warning & The Iron Tiger
John Irving — The 158-Pound Marriage, The World According to Garp (re-read) & The Hotel New Hampshire
Ed Gorman — Cavalry Man: The Killing Machine
Thomas Hardy — Jude the Obscure
Jonathan Kellerman — Dr. Death
Elmore Leonard — Pagan Babies
Don Pendleton — Mack Bolan, the Executioner: Death Load
Leon Uris — The Angry Hills
Boris Pasternak — Dr. Zhivago
Harold Robbins — A Stone for Danny Fisher (re-read)
Among non-fiction, I had fun reading The Complete Prose of Woody Allen.
Like I said, no surprises...
Thomas Hardy — Jude the Obscure
Jonathan Kellerman — Dr. Death
Elmore Leonard — Pagan Babies
Don Pendleton — Mack Bolan, the Executioner: Death Load
Leon Uris — The Angry Hills
Boris Pasternak — Dr. Zhivago
Harold Robbins — A Stone for Danny Fisher (re-read)
Among non-fiction, I had fun reading The Complete Prose of Woody Allen.
Like I said, no surprises...
Your reading list is similar to mine overall. I'm very eclectic as a reader. I skip around everywhere.
ReplyDeleteCharles, I'm open to reading books from all categories — a little of everything, I guess.
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