Twelve (Plus One) in 2014
Thanks for the recommendations! I like to know what is being marketed to our youth, girls especially. It's amazing what…
One year ago my New Year’s resolution was to read more books. I set my sights on enjoying one book a month. While sometimes it was hard to find the time and motivation, in the end I was able to devour thirteen books cover to cover. If I included all books started (and not necessarily finished, see Sorry, Mr. Robbins, My Mind Just Doesn’t Work That Way), I could have read fourteen in ’14, which would have been kinda fun. But that would be cheating. Numbers aside, one thing is certain: my love for cracking a cover has been renewed. The new challenge is to not let reading become a stranger again.
Here, in chronological order, are the books I read in 2014. Synopses and (amateur) reviews can be read in full on Twelve Books in 2014.
1) The Ten Best Days of My Life by Adena Halpern
2) The Plays of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
3) Queen Bees and Wannabees, second edition, by Roselind Wiseman
4) The Clique Summer Collection: Massie by Lisi Harrison
5) Masterminds and Wingmen by Roselind Wiseman
6), 7) and 8) The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins
9) All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood by Jennifer Senior
10) Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday
11) Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan
12) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
13) Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman
Each book I loved in its own way, whether I was enlightened, entertained or disgusted. No matter in what manner a book left an impression, I know each and every one changed me just a bit. And it was fun. Here’s to another twelve or thirteen (perhaps fifteen?) equally inspiring volumes in 2015.
If you liked the Hunger Games, you might also like Divergent. Another teenage read that really questions the way we look at ourselves is the Pretties & ??. These books are good for girls, who get the message from the media, that they are no good unless they are a perfect size 3.
I can’t imagine a world without a book.
Thanks for the recommendations! I like to know what is being marketed to our youth, girls especially. It’s amazing what eight-year-olds are exposed to. I like that there are books out there that help girls with the confusing media and societal expectations.
Agreed. Books are the best. I often tell my kids: “No one can take away your ability to read.” It’s that important.