I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

How have these books stood the test of time? I actually just made this list now, so I’m not sure if I would’ve picked different books last year.

I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

How many books did you read this year? 121.

How have these books stood the test of time? There were other books I loved, but this is a pretty good list. Except, I realised as I posted my 2012 books that I left Wolf Hall off this list! Mr Peanut would probably go to make room for it.

I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

How many books did you read this year? 107.

How have these books stood the test of time? I’m assuming I used Mockingjay as a stand in for the whole Hunger Games trilogy, but even so, I’m not sure I’d include so many books about teen girls now. Maybe I’d replace 4, 7, and 9 with The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood, Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem, and Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger or The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter.

I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

1. Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby.

2. The Earth Hums in B Flat by Mari Strachan.

3. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld.

4. Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz.

5. The End by Salvatore Scibona.

6. The Missing by Tim Gautraux.

7. Oyster by Janette Turner Hospital.

8. Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon.

9. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.

10. The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer.

How many books did you read this year? 99.

How have these books stood the test of time?  I just watched the movie of Admission recently, and it made me wonder why I loved the book so much. I really did love the book, though.

I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

1. Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan

2. What Was Lost by Catherine O’Flynn

3. The God of Animals by Aryn Kyle

4. The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu

5. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

6. Bookhunter by Jason Shiga

7. When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson

8. The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

9. Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda

10. Stranger on a Train by Jenny Diski

How many books did you read this year? 167, so this is only my top 6%

How have these books stood the test of time?  I’ve read additional books by most of these authors, so these books have definitely stuck with me.

I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

1. Day by A.L. Kennedy (#59)

2. The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

3. The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville

4. No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July

5. The Secret History by Donna Tartt

6. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

7. Robot Dreams by Sara Varon

8. How to Be Good by Nick Hornby

9. Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall

10. Anthropology by Dan Rhodes

How many books did you read this year? 133, so 10 books is only 7.5%.

How have these books stood the test of time? Pretty well. I do remember all of these. There are others I remember loving, but not enough to be sure they should push out one of these.

I’ve been recording the books I read on goodreads and making a top-ten(ish) list since 2006, so in anticipation of publishing my 2013 top ten on December 31st, I’ll be posting my older lists here. The numbering is only an approximate order.

1. Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson

2. The Boy Detective Fails by Joe Meno

3. The Bone People by Keri Hulme

4. My Sister’s Continent by Gina Frangello

5. Salmon Doubts by Adam Sacks

6. The Little Friend by Donna Tartt

7. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

8. The Keep by Jennifer Egan

9. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

10. The Thin Place by Kathryn Davis

11. Juniper Tree Burning by Goldberry Long

How many books did you read this year? 112, so this is my top 10%.

How have these books stood the test of time?  I now want to reread some of these books. I remember loving all of them, but I don’t remember specific details about some of them (The Thin Place, for example, although I have now added Kathryn Davis’ new book to my to-read list).  I think I intentionally only included fiction at the time, but now I would replace The Thin Place and Juniper Tree Burning with The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic and Word Freaks: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble.