2015 in Books


  1.  The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
  2. The Martian, Andy Weir: I LOVED this book!!!! A teaching colleague gave it to me, asking that I read it to give him an opinion on reading it with his middle schoolers. I thought this book was funny, real, and clever. There's definitely some adult language (we decided that this would be a great read aloud book to do with his kids), but Weir's knowledge of space and his character of Mark Watney are so engaging and despite the dire situation, there's a lot of humor there. Plus, the film adaptation (because Hollywood has run out of ideas, apparently) comes out this summer. I heartily recommend this adult read, which will grip your heart and make you laugh out loud. Check out my official review here.
  3. A Voice in the Wind, Francine Rivers
  4. An Echo in the Darkness, Francine Rivers
  5. Abdication, Juliet Nicolson
  6. Missoula, Jon Krakauer: I have read Under the Banner of Heaven, and I was fascinated by not only the story but Krakauer's lovely gift for weaving a non-fiction story together in such a way that you feel as though you are reading a novel. Missoula was gripping. I literally could not stop reading it. Krakauer examines the college rape situation that is epidemic all over the US, though he narrows his focus on the highly publicized college town of Missoula, Montana. While some might feel affronted by his choosing GrizzNation to shine the spotlight on, Krakauer handles the stories of rape victims and the failing of the justice system with great care and aplomb. Worth reading, without doubt, though the content makes it adult reading material. 
  7. Dead Wake, Erik Larson: Yet another book that I could. not. stop. reading. The fateful last voyage of the Lusitania is chronicled with Larson's excellent research, the story of the ship woven together with both the political background of the time and the story of the German U-Boat Commander that sunk the Lusitania. Larson is another non-fiction writer who handles his information with the ease and grace of a fiction writer, sucking the reader in for a ride until the very end of the story. Another book I heartily recommend, particularly if you have any interest in the history surrounding World War I. 
  8. In the Garden of Beasts, Erik Larson
  9. Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
  10. Hard Times, Charles Dickens
  11. The Odd Women, George Gissing
  12. The Princess Cassamassima, Henry James: All I can say is that if I could go back in time, I would give James a serious talking to about the economy of words. Seriously. 
  13. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, 
  14. The Mark of the Midnight Manzania, Lauren Willig
  15. Endangered, CJ Box
  16. Zelda: A Biography, Nancy Milford
  17. Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelson
  18. The Maze Runner, James Dashner
  19. The Scorch Trials, James Dashner
  20. The Death Cure, James Dashner
  21. The Fortune Hunter, Daisy Goodwin
  22. Jackdaws, Ken Follett
  23. The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin
  24. Othello, Shakespeare
  25. Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare
  26. Titus Adronicus, Shakespeare
  27. Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare
  28. Henry V, Shakespeare
  29. The Butterfly and the Violin
  30. Dry Bones, Craig Johnson
  31. The Tempest, Shakespeare
  32. The Winter's Tale, Shakespeare
  33. King Lear, Shakespeare
  34. Night Over Water, Ken Follet
  35. Just One Day, Gayle Foreman
  36. Just One Year, Gayle Foreman
  37. Just One Night, Gayle Foreman
  38. Speaking in Bones, Kathy Reichs
  39. The Other Daughter, Lauren Willig
  40. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, The Countess of Carnarvan
  41. Mischief of the Mistletoe, Lauren Willig
  42. The Mark of the Midnight Manzanill, Lauren Willig
  43. The Lure of the Moonflower, Lauren Willig
  44. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, Jennifer E. Smith
  45. Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)
  46. Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee
  47. Daring Greatly, Brene Brown


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