2011 New Year's Resolutions Recap & Check-In

This somehow did not post back in January, so I will re-post it now...

Unfortunately, I did not quite reach my goal of 52-books read/listened to in 2011 - I was 11 books shy.

Since my post on July 5th, here are the additional books I read in 2011:

(24) The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century by Howie Carr
(25) The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollen
(26) The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon
(27) The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
(28) Big Sur by Jack Kerouac
(29) The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy by Priscilla Gilman
(30) A Stolen Life: A Memoir by Jaycee Lee Dugard
(31) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
(32) Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
(33) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling
(34) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
(35) Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
(36) Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
(37) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkiban by JK Rowling
(38) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
(39) Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
(40) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
(41) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling

As you can see, I got to the Harry Potter party a little late, first starting the series in the fall of 2011. I completed the final book in January 2012 and felt like my best friends moved away when I was done.

Also, I adore Emma Watson.  She is a fine role model for young girls on how to behave like a lady, and I love her head to toe style.

New Year's resolution check-in...

One of the resolutions, or goal really, that I made for myself at the start of 2011 was to read 52 books by the end of the year.  That obviously equates to one a week, and I allowed myself the benefit of including audiobooks towards my total since I spend so much time in my car.  As it is now June 30th and therefore the midpoint of the year, I felt it time to check my progress.  As of today, I have completed the 23 books listed below, all of which have been read/listened to since 1/1/2011 in the order they were read:

(1) I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections by Nora Ephron
(2) I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
(3) Heartburn by Nora Ephron
(4) The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
(5) A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle
(6) Postcard from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
(7) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
(8) John by Cynthia Lennon
(9) In His Own Write by John Lennon
(10) The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
(11) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
(12) Fade Away (Myron Bolitar series) by Harlan Coben
(13) The Girl Who Play with Fire by Stieg Larsson
(14) Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever by Mem Fox
(15) Better Than Life by Daniel Pennac
(16) Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 by Mark Twain
(17) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson
(18) On The Road by Jack Kerouac
(19) Promise Me (Myron Bolitar series) by Harlan Coben
(20) Dead Reckoning: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel by Charlaine Harris
(21) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
(22) Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
(23) Brave New World: A Novel by Aldous Huxley

Therefore, I am three books shy of where I should be at this mid-point of the year. Stay tuned for a posting late December 2011/early January 2012 to see if I reach my goal!