2016 Reads: All Together Now
Here are all 62 books I read in 2016. Favorites are bolded in blue.
I was under the impression that I read very few books published in 2016. Wrong!!!
January:
1. Green Dolphin Street - Elizabeth Goudge. Novel. 1944.
2. Spark Joy - Marie Kondo. Nonfiction. 2016.
3. Hangsaman - Shirley Jackson. Novel. 1951.
4. The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles. Novel. 1969.
February:
5. Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier. Novel. 2009.
6. The Revenant - Michael Punke. Novel. 2002.
7. Think Small - House Beautiful. Nonfiction. 2014.
8. Relish - Lucy Knisley. Graphic Novel. 2013.
March:
9. The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown. Nonfiction. 2013.
10. Mess - Barry Yourgrau. Memoir. 2015.
11. Lucky - Alice Sebold. Memoir. 1999.
12. Chocolates for Breakfast - Pamela Moore. Novel. 1956.
13. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky - Patrick Hamilton. 3 Novellas. 1935.
14. The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea - Yukio Mishima. Novel. 1963.
April:
15. The Nest - Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. Novel. 2016.
16. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter - Kate Clifford Larson. Nonfiction. 2015. Audiobook.
17. Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty - Diane Keaton. Memoir. 2015.
18. High Lonesome World - Babs H. Deal. Novel. 1969.
19. Strangers on a Train -Patricia Highsmith. Novel. 1950. Audiobook.
20. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder - Laura Ingalls Wilder and William Anderson, Editor. Nonfiction. 2016.
21. The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones - Rich Kienzle. Biography. 2016.
May:
22. Let the Hurricane Roar - Rose Wilder Lane. Novel. 1933.
23. American Rust - Philipp Meyer. Novel. 2009.
24. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain. Novel. 2011.
25. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen - Mary Norris. Nonfiction. 2015.
26. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? - Jeanette Winterson. Memoir. 2011.
27. The Cowboy and the Cossack - Clair Huffaker. Novel. 1973.
June:
28. Crossing to Safety - Wallace Stegner. Novel. 1987.
29. Brooklyn - Colm Toibin. Novel. 2009.
30. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - William B. Irvine. Nonfiction. 2009.
31. Never Tell a Lie - Hallie Ephron. Novel. 2009.
32. Encounter with an Angry God - Carobeth Laird. Memoir. 1975.
33. Vinegar Girl - Anne Tyler. Novel. 2016.
July:
34. The Fireman - Joe Hill. Novel. 2016.
35. Hamilton: The Revolution - Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Nonfiction. 2016.
36. Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow. Biography. 2004.
August:
37. Kick: The True Story of JFK's Sister and the Heir to Chatsworth - Paula Byrne. Biography. 2016.
38. A Family Matter - Will Eisner. Graphic Novel. 1998.
39. Dead Presidents - Brady Carlson. Nonfiction. 2016.
40. Idiot Brain - Dean Burnett. Nonfiction. 2016.
41. The Emigrants - Johan Bojer. Novel. 1924.
42. Burr - Gore Vidal. Novel. 1973. Re-read.
43. My Theodosia - Anya Seton. Novel. 1941.
September:
44. The Hamilton Affair - Elizabeth Cobbs. Novel. 2016.
45. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth. Nonfiction. 2016.
46. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress - Rhoda Janzen. Memoir. 2009.
47. Talk to the Hand - Lynne Truss. Nonfiction. 2005. Audiobook.
October:
48. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life - Ruth Franklin. Biography. 2016.
49. Literary Life: A Second Memoir - Larry McMurtry. Memoir. 2009.
50. Hollywood: A Third Memoir - Larry McMurtry. Memoir. 2010.
51. Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder - Lacey Fosburgh. True Crime. 1977.
52. A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley - Neal Thompson. Biography. 2013.
53. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby. Memoir. 1997.
November:
54, Germinal - Emile Zola. Novel. 1885. Re-read.
55. Tampa - Alissa Nutting. Novel. 2013.
56. Hungry Heart - Jennifer Weiner. Memoir. 2016.
57. City of Secrets - Stewart O'Nan. Novel. 2016.
58. Cooked - Jeff Henderson. Memoir. 2008. Audiobook.
December:
59. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. Biography. 2015.
60. Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance. Memoir. 2016.
61. The Maid's Version - Daniel Woodrell. Novel. 2013.
62. Meat: A Love Story - Susan Bourette. Nonfiction. 2008.
I was under the impression that I read very few books published in 2016. Wrong!!!
January:
1. Green Dolphin Street - Elizabeth Goudge. Novel. 1944.
2. Spark Joy - Marie Kondo. Nonfiction. 2016.
3. Hangsaman - Shirley Jackson. Novel. 1951.
4. The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles. Novel. 1969.
February:
5. Remarkable Creatures - Tracy Chevalier. Novel. 2009.
6. The Revenant - Michael Punke. Novel. 2002.
7. Think Small - House Beautiful. Nonfiction. 2014.
8. Relish - Lucy Knisley. Graphic Novel. 2013.
March:
9. The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown. Nonfiction. 2013.
10. Mess - Barry Yourgrau. Memoir. 2015.
11. Lucky - Alice Sebold. Memoir. 1999.
12. Chocolates for Breakfast - Pamela Moore. Novel. 1956.
13. Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky - Patrick Hamilton. 3 Novellas. 1935.
14. The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea - Yukio Mishima. Novel. 1963.
April:
15. The Nest - Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. Novel. 2016.
16. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter - Kate Clifford Larson. Nonfiction. 2015. Audiobook.
17. Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty - Diane Keaton. Memoir. 2015.
18. High Lonesome World - Babs H. Deal. Novel. 1969.
19. Strangers on a Train -Patricia Highsmith. Novel. 1950. Audiobook.
20. The Selected Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder - Laura Ingalls Wilder and William Anderson, Editor. Nonfiction. 2016.
21. The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones - Rich Kienzle. Biography. 2016.
May:
22. Let the Hurricane Roar - Rose Wilder Lane. Novel. 1933.
23. American Rust - Philipp Meyer. Novel. 2009.
24. The Paris Wife - Paula McLain. Novel. 2011.
25. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen - Mary Norris. Nonfiction. 2015.
26. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? - Jeanette Winterson. Memoir. 2011.
27. The Cowboy and the Cossack - Clair Huffaker. Novel. 1973.
June:
28. Crossing to Safety - Wallace Stegner. Novel. 1987.
29. Brooklyn - Colm Toibin. Novel. 2009.
30. A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - William B. Irvine. Nonfiction. 2009.
31. Never Tell a Lie - Hallie Ephron. Novel. 2009.
32. Encounter with an Angry God - Carobeth Laird. Memoir. 1975.
33. Vinegar Girl - Anne Tyler. Novel. 2016.
July:
34. The Fireman - Joe Hill. Novel. 2016.
35. Hamilton: The Revolution - Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Nonfiction. 2016.
36. Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow. Biography. 2004.
August:
37. Kick: The True Story of JFK's Sister and the Heir to Chatsworth - Paula Byrne. Biography. 2016.
38. A Family Matter - Will Eisner. Graphic Novel. 1998.
39. Dead Presidents - Brady Carlson. Nonfiction. 2016.
40. Idiot Brain - Dean Burnett. Nonfiction. 2016.
41. The Emigrants - Johan Bojer. Novel. 1924.
42. Burr - Gore Vidal. Novel. 1973. Re-read.
43. My Theodosia - Anya Seton. Novel. 1941.
September:
44. The Hamilton Affair - Elizabeth Cobbs. Novel. 2016.
45. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth. Nonfiction. 2016.
46. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress - Rhoda Janzen. Memoir. 2009.
47. Talk to the Hand - Lynne Truss. Nonfiction. 2005. Audiobook.
October:
48. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life - Ruth Franklin. Biography. 2016.
49. Literary Life: A Second Memoir - Larry McMurtry. Memoir. 2009.
50. Hollywood: A Third Memoir - Larry McMurtry. Memoir. 2010.
51. Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder - Lacey Fosburgh. True Crime. 1977.
52. A Curious Man: The Strange & Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley - Neal Thompson. Biography. 2013.
53. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby. Memoir. 1997.
November:
54, Germinal - Emile Zola. Novel. 1885. Re-read.
55. Tampa - Alissa Nutting. Novel. 2013.
56. Hungry Heart - Jennifer Weiner. Memoir. 2016.
57. City of Secrets - Stewart O'Nan. Novel. 2016.
58. Cooked - Jeff Henderson. Memoir. 2008. Audiobook.
December:
59. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik. Biography. 2015.
60. Hillbilly Elegy - J.D. Vance. Memoir. 2016.
61. The Maid's Version - Daniel Woodrell. Novel. 2013.
62. Meat: A Love Story - Susan Bourette. Nonfiction. 2008.
1 comment:
YAY! I want to read the Tracy Chevalier... You were on a Hamilton kick, huh? Not surprising. Happy 2017
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