The Kindle, one year later

Before I had a Kindle I wasn't much of a reader.  I read maybe 4 to 8 books a year. When I was given the Kindle after Jack was born, it came with an unexpected gift - access to the books read by other family members.  See, my gracious father set it up so that we all share his Amazon Kindle account.  So whenever I finish one book, I can instantly start another with limited searching and possibly no additional purchase.  Here is a categorical listing of what I have read on my Kindle so far (* indicates I recommend this book):

 

The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

*Angels & Demons - Dan Brown

Deja Dead - Kathy Reichs

The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson

*The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson

The Girl who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

Heat Wave - Richard Castle

*An Abundance of Katherines - John Green

Looking for Alaska - John Green

Paper Towns - John Green

*Will Grayson, Will Grayson – John Green

The English American - Alison Larkin

The Actor and the Housewife - Shannon Hale

The Abstinence Teacher - Tom Perrotta

The Weird Sisters – Eleanor Brown

Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

*The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

*Divergent - Veronica Roth

Matched - Ally Condie

*Packing for Mars - Mary Roach

*Stiff - Mary Roach (yes, I re-read it on Kindle)

*Bossypants - Tina Fey

*The Guinea Pig Diaries - AJ Jacobs

Waiter Rant - Steve Dublanica

*At Home - Bill Bryson

People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks

The Disappearing Spoon - Sam Kean

Outliers - Malcom Gladwell

Assassination Vacation – Sarah Vowell

And to impress upon you the awesomeness of our shared Kindle Library:

Valiant - Holly Black

An Irreverent Curiosity - David Farley

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris

The Geography of Bliss - Eric Weiner

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile – Gyles Brandreth

American Gods – Neil Gaiman

Bruno, Chief of Police – Martin Walker

Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman

God's Secretaries – Adam Nicolson

Cosmopolis – Don DeLillo

The Hangman's Daughter – Oliver Potzsch

The Candy Shop War – Brandon Mull

Sphinx's Princess – Esther Friesner

Little Bee – Chris Cleave

Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper – Michael Reisman

A Rather Curious Engagement - C.A. Belmond

Nerd Do Well – Simon Pegg

The Red Market - Scott Carney

The Maze Runner – James Dashner

The Redbreast – Jo Nesbo

The World's Greatest Stuntman – Vic Armstrong

The Psychopath Test – Jon Ronson

Some old Sherlock Holmes, because I'm becoming obsessed with the BBC modern series adaptation.  

33 finished books of varying lengths.  (Ben likes to point out that the books he reads are SO much longer than mine, that mine are itty bitty girly books ;-)  I'd say that's a huge improvement over my old 4-8 books a year, wouldn't you?  But the scary thing is that I read only a fraction of what my sister can devour.   Isn't that right, Amanda? What's your count for the past year?