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Books I Read in 2014

January 5, 2015 By Lauren 20 Comments

Last year for Christmas, my parents gave me a notebook to document and keep track of all the books I read. It’s been fun to look back through the year and remember all the great book and some not so great books. I only write them down finished books and audio books are not included. Should I include audio books? I still can’t decide. 

books read in 2014

Writing it in my book makes finishing a book even more satisfying. But it also means I have forced myself to finish a book even though I am not enjoying it. Only finished books make it into the book. That happened with Bridget Jone’s Diary. It’s such a popular book but I did not like it. All she did was complain about her weight and her lack of boyfriend – it was annoying. But I powered though because I wanted to get credit for the time and pages I had made so far! Don’t worry I know how ridiculous that is. 

Looking back, this is a list of a 14 year old girl – Divergent series, The Fault in Our Stars, Girl Online. It was a year of teen adult books, for sure. 

If you are looking for a book to read, I recommend so many on this list! Here are my top three but I enjoyed every other one of those books, except Bridget Jones’s. 

Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn– This was probably my favorite book I read this year. Gillian Flynn is an phenomenal writer. She comes up with the most interesting sentences. 

This one is from Dark Places, I book I listened to – “I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it.” Wow just wow

Catch Me if You Can, Frank Abagnale – I saw the movie many years ago and finally decided to read the book. It was fascinating to read exactly how Frank conned so many banks and airlines. He is truly brilliant. Definitely a good read.

Fugitives and Refugees, Chuck Palahniuk – This is a must read for any Portlanders. Chuck is a part-time Portlander and this book is all about the quirky weird things around Portland. There is a self-washing house, ghosts, and a pretty extensive sex working industry. I want to visit everywhere on his list, well maybe not all the strip clubs, I’ll skip those. 

books in 2014

Here is the full list of books:

  • Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn
  • Wild – Cheryl Strayed
  • Divergent – Veronica Roth
  • Insurgent – Veronica Roth
  • Allegiant – Veronica Roth
  • Stolen Life – Jaycee Dugard
  • The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
  • Persuader – Lee Child
  • Invisible Monsters – Chuck Palahniuk
  • Gone Tomorrow – Lee Child
  • Water for Elephants – Sara Gruen
  • Catch Me if You Can – Frank Abagnale
  • Bridget Jones’s Diary – Helen Fielding
  • Fugitives and Refugees – Chuck Palahniuk
  • Girl Online – Zoe Sugg

That is –
15 books
11 Authors
5,630 pages
7 are movies, with 3 more coming soon

Do you keep track of the books you have read? What were your favorite books from the last year?

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Comments

  1. Emma says

    January 5, 2015 at 8:37 am

    I’ve made a goal to track my books in 2015…I’m hoping for 12!

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    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:43 pm

      Writing it down is a good motivator to keep going. A little extra accountability. What books are on your list for this year?

      Reply
  2. Melinda says

    January 5, 2015 at 9:54 am

    I totally keep track of what I read….bvt, hey, I’m a book blogger so it goes with the territory!

    I would count audiobooks! I actually just started counting them myself–I’ve been a regular audio-reader for about 6 months, but it was only in the last month or so that I accepted that audio books are real books!

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    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:49 pm

      Haha ya you do more than just list the title and author! I don’t listen to too many audiobooks but it would be nice to have a record.

      Reply
  3. kelsey says

    January 5, 2015 at 10:01 am

    awesome list of books! i need to do something similar – make a list and also a goals list!
    http://www.ladiesinnavy.com

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    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      It’s fun to keep track and look back through. My mom has been keeping track for years.

      Reply
  4. Lindsay Ingalls says

    January 5, 2015 at 10:23 am

    So many of those books are on my list to read this year. I am currently reading Gone Girl and I am loving it.

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    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:44 pm

      Her other books Sharp Objects and Dark Places are also amazing!

      Reply
  5. Pech says

    January 5, 2015 at 11:29 am

    I think audio books should be counted!

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    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:45 pm

      I think I might add them. But note somehow that they are audio.

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    January 5, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Wow!! This is so impressive. Great job.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:46 pm

      Thanks Rachel. It’s a good way to relax in the evenings.

      Reply
  7. Rachel says

    January 5, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Wow!! This is so impressive. Great job.

    Reply
  8. Kayla Whittington says

    January 5, 2015 at 12:39 pm

    I LOVE reading, many of your books have been on my reading lists!

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    • Lauren says

      January 5, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      You will have to let me know what you think of them!

      Reply
  9. Bill Volckening says

    January 5, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    You’re a good reader! I mostly read things online and in magazines, so I’m kind of a junk-food reader. 🙂

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  10. Marcy says

    January 14, 2015 at 2:51 am

    My son and I have a running debate about whether audiobooks should count as reading. I have a long commute and get a lot of books read that way. He says it doesn’t count, but I am an English teacher and say that it does, so I overruled him. (I had to read a certain number of classics for a list I made.) It’s great that you keep track in a special notebook. I used to, but I don’t anymore. I loved Wild.

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    • Lauren says

      January 14, 2015 at 7:55 am

      I say English teacher overrules too! I think I will start keeping track of them too.

      Reply
  11. Laurel Regan says

    January 15, 2015 at 7:56 am

    I’ve been keeping track of the books I read for quite awhile now, and it’s really interesting to go back and look through the lists now and then! I actually keep mine on Goodreads rather than paper. I’m looking forward to a great year of reading in 2015! 🙂

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    • Lauren says

      January 15, 2015 at 8:54 am

      That’s great! How long have you been keeping track? It’s going to be a great reading year! 🙂

      Reply

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