Wendy's Goals in 2011

Last year I set the goal to read 12 books, and I accomplished that (you can see the books I read here).

Books Read:

1. The Three Weismanns of Westport by Cathleen Shine (from 2010 NYT Most Notable) – COMPLETED January 28, 2011; rated 4.5/5; read my review.
2. Shadow Tag, by Louise Erdrich (from 2010 NYT Most Notable) – COMPLETED February 23, 2011; rated 5/5; read my review.
3. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, by Tom Franklin (from 2011 ALA Notable) – COMPLETED March 2, 2011; rated 4.5/5; read my review.
4. That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo (from 2010 Tournament of Books) – COMPLETED April 1, 2011; rated 4.5/5; read my review.
5. Unbound, by Laura Hillenbrand (from 2010 PW Best Books) – COMPLETED June 6, 2011; rated 5/5; read my review.
6. The Long Song, by Andrea Levy (from 2010 NYT Most Notable) – COMPLETED July 31, 2011; rated 5/5; read my review.

This year, I am adjusting my goals and hope to read 15 books from the following list:

• Bound, by Antonya Nelson (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• Foreign Bodies, by Cynthia Ozick (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• How to Read the Air, by Dinaw Mengestu (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes (from 2011 ALA Notable AND 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• Sourland: Stories, by Joyce Carol Oates (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• The Surrendered, by Chang-rae Lee (from 2011 ALA Notable AND 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, by David Mitchell (from 2011 ALA Notable AND 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• The Wave, by Susan Casey (from 2010 NYT Most Notable)
• Homer and Langley, by E.L. Doctorow (from 2010 Tournament of Books)
• The Book Of Night Women, by Marion James (from 2010 Tournament of Books)
• Under the Dome, by Stephen King (from 2010 Tournament of Books)
• The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (from 2009 NYT Most Notable, AND 2010 Tournament of Books)
• Miles From Nowhere, by Nami Mun (from 2010 Tournament of Books)
• Burnt Shadows, by Kamila Shamsie (from 2010 Tournament of Books)
• Woodsburner, by John Pipkin (from Christian Science Monitor Best Books 2009)
• The Thing Around Your Neck, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (from Christian Science Monitor Best Books 2009)
• The Lost City of Z, by David Grann (from 2009 NYT Most Notable, 2009 PW Best Books, 2010 ALA Notable, AND Christian Science Monitor Best Books 2009)
• The Hakawati, by Rabih Alameddine (from 2009 ALA Notable Books)
• American Rust, by Philipp Meyer (from 2009 NYT Most Notable)
• A Mercy, by Toni Morrison (from 2010 ALA Notable, AND 2008 NYT Most Notable)
• Heyday, by Kurt Anderson (from Christian Science Monitor Bests – 2007)
• The Septembers of Shiraz, by Dalia Sofer (from 2007 Christian Science Monitor Best Books AND NYT Most Notable-2007)
• The Plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich (from 2009 ALA Notable Books AND 2008 PW Best Books)
• The Likeness, by Tana French (from 2008 PW Best Books)
• Day, by A.L. Kennedy (from 2008 PW Best Books)
• The Boat, by Nam Le (from 2008 PW Best Books and 2008 NYT Most Notable)
• Away, by Amy Bloom (from 2008 ALA Notable Books)
• The Whistling Season, by Ivan Doig (from 2007 ALA Notable Books)
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007 NYT Most Notable)
• The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival, by John Vaillant (from 2011 ALA Notable Books)