I haven't really been very active on goodreads in terms of reviewing books etc. but I do really enjoy it and constantly come on here to find new reads! I came across the Books I own challenges from last year and decided that I really wanted to do one! So here is mine starting January 2012, (also just received a Kindle for christmas so looking forward to using it!!). This also incorporates some of the books from the BBC 100 books you must read list as I have been attempting to (slowly) work my way through it.
January I, the Divine – Rabih Alameddine - 5/01/12 A visit from the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan - 31/01/12 Captain Corelli’s Mandolin – Louis de Bernieres - 21/01/12
February The Lord of the rings – Two towers – J.R.R. Tolkein The wind in the willows – Kenneth Graham East, West – Salman Rushdie - 5/03/12
March Far from the madding crowd – Thomas Hardy - 7/04/12 Prozac Nation – Elizabeth Wurtzel - 14/03/12 Perfume – Patrick Suskind - 20/03/12
April A heartbreaking work of staggering genius – Dave Egger Catch me if you can – Frank w. Abagnale 9/4/12 The accidental – Ali Smith 8/4/12
May The Return of the King – J.R.R. Tolkein The Jungle Book – Kipling The Buddha of suburbia – Hanif Kareshi
June The human factor – Graham Greene One day – David Nicholls Any human heart – William Boyd
July The particular sadness of lemon cake – Aimee Bender Surfacing – Margaret Atwood Dracula – Stoker
August A spot of bother – Mark Haddon Water for elephants – Sarah Guen The edible woman – Margaret Atwood
September Junk – Melvin Burgess The chrysalids – John Wydanham Pale fire – Vladimir Nabokov
October The Mill on the floss - George Eliot Emma - Jane Austen KiNdred - Octavia E.Butley
November Elfsorrow – James Barclay Dragonsong – James Barclay Shadowhart – James Barclay
December Bleak House – Charles Dickens Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad Glamorama – Bret Easton Ellis
January
I, the Divine – Rabih Alameddine- 5/01/12A visit from the Goon Squad – Jennifer Egan- 31/01/12Captain Corelli’s Mandolin – Louis de Bernieres- 21/01/12February
The Lord of the rings – Two towers – J.R.R. Tolkein
The wind in the willows – Kenneth Graham
East, West – Salman Rushdie- 5/03/12March
Far from the madding crowd – Thomas Hardy- 7/04/12Prozac Nation – Elizabeth Wurtzel- 14/03/12Perfume – Patrick Suskind- 20/03/12April
A heartbreaking work of staggering genius – Dave Egger
Catch me if you can – Frank w. Abagnale9/4/12The accidental – Ali Smith8/4/12May
The Return of the King – J.R.R. Tolkein
The Jungle Book – Kipling
The Buddha of suburbia – Hanif Kareshi
June
The human factor – Graham Greene
One day – David Nicholls
Any human heart – William Boyd
July
The particular sadness of lemon cake – Aimee Bender
Surfacing – Margaret Atwood
Dracula – Stoker
August
A spot of bother – Mark Haddon
Water for elephants – Sarah Guen
The edible woman – Margaret Atwood
September
Junk – Melvin Burgess
The chrysalids – John Wydanham
Pale fire – Vladimir Nabokov
October
The Mill on the floss - George Eliot
Emma - Jane Austen
KiNdred - Octavia E.Butley
November
Elfsorrow – James Barclay
Dragonsong – James Barclay
Shadowhart – James Barclay
December
Bleak House – Charles Dickens
Heart of Darkness – Joseph Conrad
Glamorama – Bret Easton Ellis