The year in books

2011 was more or less the year of books for me!And since I needed a challenge to keep going, I thought 'lets try to read 50 books this year'. Well, I finished 35 (honestly, I did not read last 30 pages of 'The Difficulty of being good'. Too much that book was!)Here's a break down of the challenge, which I could not complete :D (this year onward, the challenge will be realistic :P)Total books read - 35Number of pages read - 12488Top 5 books -   1. The book thief                       2. Steve Jobs (biography)                       3. Love in the time of cholera                       4. The Pregnant King                       5. Palace of Illusions and Storm of SwordsHonorable mentions - Open, The Time Traveler's wife, The wind up bird chronicle, The Hobbit, 100 years of solitude, the 4 hour workweekMost boring read of the year (*drumroll*) - The difficulty of being good. Caused many headaches. too much!The book which made me LOL a lot - God save the dork by SidinThe book I badly wanted to finish but could not - Fooled by randomness by Nassim Taleb Library reads - 6Personal buys - 11E-books - 4

being obsessive :D

I have a much lengthy and ever expanding reading list for this year.Recos are always welcome!The reading for this year has already begun.Talk about being obsessive :DAnywho, here's wishing y'all an year filled with peace, joy, fun, laughter and sunshine :)-nightflier