2011 was the year of the ARC. I read more Advance Reviewer Copies than the previous years, so much so that I barely got to my own Reading List! I entered 2 Reading Challenges and got started on the Sunday Salon Posts. I completed the GoodReads 2011 Reading Challenge (Goal of 15 books) and Stainless Steel Droppings’s R.I.P. Challenge. To round off a great year of reading, here are 5 of my favorite reads for 2011 (note that 4 out of the 5 are ARCs) :
1. Q : A Novel by Evan Mandery
2. Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane
4. Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
5. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith
I love the fact that these five favorites are all from different genres – romance/time-travel, dystopian sci-fi, historical mystery, literature and women’s lit/mystery – in that order. It reminds me that even for a picky reader such as myself there is a whole world of fabulous books out there. Here’s to more wonderful books in 2012!
One of the many reasons I love year ending posts is that I often read about books that I had no idea existed, and such is the case here. Other than Alexander McCall Smith, whom my wife adores, these are all new to me authors. Actually Geraldine Brooks’ name sounds familiar, but I wouldn’t bet on me really having heard of her or her work before.
Glad you enjoyed your reading year and hope this one is even better.
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Carl,
Same here – love finding out about new books, sometimes outside my usually read genre. The 5 books I list here were superb – I hope to read many more of that quality this here – Thanks!