I found my next book!
I’ve only read the introductory chapter so far, but it already has me super excited for this book.
Have any of you heard of it? Read it?
I’ll be reading it over the Holiday season and you all can definitely expect a review/possible ‘nother giveaway :).
While we’re all in the gift giving spirit, I thought I’d share some of my favorite reads of the past few year. Inspirational, motivation, just-for-fun…it’s all fair game 🙂
My Favorite Reads of 2013
- Born to Run: Christopher McDougall
- Run Like a Girl: Mina Samuels
- Mile Markers: Kristin Armstrong
- Divergence Trilogy: Vironica Roth
- Hunger Games Trilogy: Suzanne Collins
- Something Borrowed Series: Emily Griffith
- The Art of Racing In The Rain: Garth Stein
What are some of YOUR favorite 2013 reads?
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I’ve heard great things about The Happiness Project and need to check it out…looking forward to your review! You’ve got some great ones on this list and I’ll have to add some of the ones I haven’t read yet to my 2014 list. I didn’t expect to like the Hunger Games at all when I heard the premise, then proceeded to read all three to them in a few days, haha. Can’t wait to see the second movie!
haha I was the same way with the Hunger Games, and so was my husband!
The Art of Racing in the Rain is my favorite book. It makes me cry every. single. time. I have Born to Run right now but just can’t get into it!
SO GOOD!! I LOVED the art of racing…and Born To Run picks up, I promise. At least it did for me 🙂
Picked it up in an airport bookstore, what, two years ago? A light read, thought-provoking, some good action-oriented prompts yet not too much in the way of earth-shattering concepts. IMHO, more of the same that so many advocate in mainstream literary works. Still, a worthwhile perspective. 🙂
Love this! Thank you for sharing such detailed thoughts 🙂
I felt the same way. The book doesn’t contain too many new ideas, but I enjoyed it. There are some good reminders, and it helps you to reflect on your own life and happiness.
I liked the Happiness Project; I found her relatable, amusing, and the tips she gives concrete. If you’ve done any work around happiness, you won’t find it revolutionary, but it’s got some great reminders. Also, if you liked Racing in the Rain, you should check out the Story of Edgar Sawtelle, which is in my top five books of all time. This year, I also liked “Where’d you go Bernadette?” and “The Night Circus,” and probably five million other books but I’ll just leave a few. 😉
I have actually wanted to read The Night Circus!!
I am convinced to read this book now. I have seen it on the Bestseller list, and totally ignored it.
I’m excited about it!
It looks really interesting- I’m looking forward to your review!
My fave reads of 2013 are The Detective’s Daughter, Doctor Sleep and also the Divergence trilogy! 😀
I haven’t heard of the first two, I’ll have to look into them!
Doctor Sleep is Steven King’s sequel to The Shining 😀
I have that book on my Kindle but haven’t started it yet, let me know what you think! I LOVED a book called Where’d You Go Bernadette and am currently reading The Spellman Files though I think it’s due back at the library last week…
LOL I still need to get a library card!
I am a huge book worm and this book looks awesome! I have loved the Elizabeth Smart book this year and I found an author, Mary Kay Andrews, who I love! These are not running books but I still love them! I have read Once a Runner and just could not get into either! He has a sequel have you read that book?
I haven’t but want to check it out now!
I just finished recently, “Second Wind….One Woman’s Midlife Quest to Run Seven Marathons on Seven Continents” By Cami Ostman. Hugely inspiring!! I’m going to have to check out this, “Racing in the Rain!”
I am curious about these
I really enjoyed that book. It really was inspiring. As for the books I read this year – it was the year of reading for me 🙂 I read 53 books and my favorites include:
– The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
– The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
– The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
– Bringining Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman
– Mirror Mirror Off the Wall by Kjerstin Gruys
– Screamfree Parenting by Hal Edward Runkell
– Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein (at times this one was really left-sided but I enjoyed the overall takeaway)
– Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
– Real Marriage by Mark & Grace Driscoll
LOVEEE It 🙂
Such a great read! I’ve gone back to it a few times 🙂
I’m excited! 🙂
I read the Happiness Project and really loved! My favorite quote was: “The days are long, but the years are short.” So well put! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
It really is!
I’m a librarian and have seen it at my library. It looks interesting, but I already had too many books in my “to read” pile so passed it by. Let us know how it is!
I wait for the movie to come out.
Love this book. It’s a great read with ideas that will change your life or at least your outlook on life. I think we are the same person! I’ve read half of those books you listed all in 2013 and enjoyed them. Enjoy the book!
Thanks for sharing your list of books! It has been forever since I have sat down with a good book, some of these sound interesting!
The only books I’ve read cover to cover are “Good Night Moon” and “Go Baby Go”. Crazy! I’m hoping 2014 will be a better me-book year 😉
Of course it will be:)
I bought happiness project a few weeks ago! Haven’t had a chance to start it yet, but I will now! Also, I still have your copy of born to run and need to start that as well! I need a beach vacation to get some of this reading done! 😉
lets go on a beach vacation together!
Oh I had a love-hate relationship with The Art of Racing in the Rain. It was really good, but way too sad for me. I can’t handle that stuff haha.
I love furballs a lot so it was tough! There were a lot of tears
Definitely a lot of tears…
I haven’t read ANY of those, I need to step up my game! I have a rule that I can’t read during the semester though so I won’t get too distracted. Some of my favorites I did read though were Loving Frank, The Fault in Our Stars, Sarah’s Key, and The Book Thief. There are others but I can’t remember right now!
I think I read “Born to Run” last year and I LOVED it.
Books this year? Hmmm:
Hunger Games Trilogy
Me Before You (SUCH a good book, seriously)
The Language of Flowers
From Notting Hill with Love… Actually
Wedding Night
Life of Pi
Inferno
And so many more that I can’t even remember right now.
My sister and her husband read The Happiness Project and she said it really changed the way they looked at things, which led to some very positive changes in their lives. Happy Reading!
I am excited about it!
I read Born to Run a few years ago. But I just finished the Divergent Trilogy! I’m super excited for the movie! I just might say I like the trilogy better than the hunger games!! They rest of the books on your list I haven’t read yet…I’ll get to them. I read A LOT!
The Happiness Project is on my nightstand and is next on the list after I finish the last three Game of Thrones book.
-Game of Thrones (book 1) was great! My first fantasy novel, but I think I loved it because I am a huge fan of the show.
-Gone Girl was definitely up there.
-The Hunger Games (book 1 was the best, thought the second was decent and by the third I was really sick of Katniss).
Read Gone Girl too…but the ending killed it for me.
I know. I think I was a bit baffled myself. Will be interesting to see the movie (http://imdb.to/18CdJPL)!