Well, I just squeaked in under the wire on my goal of reading 50 books for fun this year. So, as I get ready for the new reading challenge, I would like to revisit some of the books that saw me through 2012.
First book: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Volume 1 – edited by Joseph-Gordon Levitt
Last book: Hawthorn and Child – Keith Ridgway
Best read: Angelmaker – Nick Harkaway
Best book(s): Varamo – Cesar Aíra, The Ocean Sea – Alessandro Baricco
Best novella: Train Dreams – Denis Johnson
Best short story collection: The Man Who Walked Through Walls – Marcel Aymé
Best young adult book: The Seer of Shadows – Avi
Book(s) I haven’t finished (because if I really love a book, I don’t want it to end, and I foolishly slow down or stop reading to accomplish the not-ending) that would definitely make my “best of” list: Dublinesque – Enrique Vila-Matas, The Other City – Michal Ajvaz
Worst book: Swimming Home – Deborah Levy
I’m starting 2013 with a couple of goals in mind. I will try to read 52 books next year, in spite of the fact that I will be working 3 jobs for at least the first 6 months. I am also hoping to post on this blog on a more regular schedule. Wish me luck. I look forward to sharing my reads with everyone, and wish you all a joyous and book-filled new year!
The Wandering Bibliophile 
50 books is great. Did you read some that weren’t for fun, too?
Oh yes. I read a lot for work, but I don’t think it’s fair to count those because I have to read them, and sometimes they are rereads. Have a wonderful new year, and may you read many fantastic books!