Books I Read In 2013
In the order in which I read them:
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (384 pages)
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (313 pages)
- The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (289 pages)
- Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher (402 pages)
- Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham (344 pages)
- Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (576 pages)
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (487 pages)
- A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin (835 pages)
- A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin (784 pages)
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt (559 pages)
- A Storm of Swords, Part 1: Steel and Snow by George R R Martin (623 pages)
So as you can see, I pretty much spent the latter half of my year in Westeros and the Seven Kingdoms...
Books 1-3 were read in the first 5 months of the year in my Hammersmith flat in my scant spare time, books 4-6 were read in one glorious week in June in Antalya, Turkey, book 7 was read under a tree in Brook Green, West London over a couple of afternoons during that ludicrous heatwave (remember that?), and books 8-11 were read entirely in 35 minute bursts in my commute from Whitechapel to Kensington for work between September and December. It looks like a pretty rubbish list when displayed in this stark form, but it has felt like I've spent a lot of time reading this year, and that's awesome.
Books 1-3 were read in the first 5 months of the year in my Hammersmith flat in my scant spare time, books 4-6 were read in one glorious week in June in Antalya, Turkey, book 7 was read under a tree in Brook Green, West London over a couple of afternoons during that ludicrous heatwave (remember that?), and books 8-11 were read entirely in 35 minute bursts in my commute from Whitechapel to Kensington for work between September and December. It looks like a pretty rubbish list when displayed in this stark form, but it has felt like I've spent a lot of time reading this year, and that's awesome.
Of all the books I've read this year my favourite was The Secret History. The entire time I was reading it, I was incredulous that I had never read it before. It's everything that I love in one brilliant novel, and it's probably the best book I've ever read. Now that I've finally finished Steel and Snow, I am so excited to dive into The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt's first new novel in years, which I was lucky enough to receive for Christmas.
Just as soon as I finish this (which is great, by the way).
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