2012 Reading List
In alphabetical order
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LIKE : *
RECOMMEND : **
FAVOURITE : ***
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LIKE : *
RECOMMEND : **
FAVOURITE : ***
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST ~ ANNE TYLER (May) **
ALIAS GRACE ~ MARGARET ATWOOD (January) *
ALICE IN DEADLAND ~ MAINAK DHAR (February) x
ALYS, ALWAYS ~ HARRIET LANE (May) *
AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD ~ LAURA LIPPMAN (November) **
ARCADIA ~ LAUREN GROFF (March) **
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THE BEAN TREES ~ BARBARA KINGSOLVER (January) ~
BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS ~ KATHERINE BOO (December) ~
BLACKOUT ~ MIRA GRANT (June) ~
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV ~ FYDOR DOSTOEVSKY (July) unfinished
THE BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC ~ JULIE OTSUKA (April) **
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CANADA ~ RICHARD FORD (June) *
CATCHER IN THE RYE ~ J.D. SALINGER (January) **
THE CAT'S TABLE ~ MICHAEL ONDAATJE (February) ~
THE COLOR PURPLE ~ ALICE WALKER (December) **
CROSSING TO SAFETY ~ WALLACE STEGNER (July) **
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DARK PLACES ~ GILLIAN FLYNN (October) **
DEAR LIFE ~ ALICE MUNRO (December)
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK ~ GUILLERMO DEL TORO (February) ~
THE DOG STARS ~ PETER HELLER (August) **
A DROWNED MAIDEN'S HAIR ~ LAURA AMY SCHLITZ (March) *
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ETHAN FROME ~ EDITH WHARTON (September) *
EMPIRE FALLS ~ RICHARD RUSSO (September) ***
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE ~ JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER (June) x unfinished
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THE FALL ~ GUILLERMO DEL TORO & CHUCK HOGAN (February)
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS ~ JOHN GREEN (August) *
FLIGHT BEHAVIOR ~ BARBARA KINGSOLVER (November) *
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE ~ FANNIE FLAGG (Oct) **
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GALORE ~ MICHAEL CRUMMEY (July) **
THE GETAWAY ~ JIM THOMPSON (January) *
GOLD ~ CHRIS CLEAVE (July)
GONE GIRL ~ GILLIAN FLYNN (August) ***
THE GOOD SON ~ MICHAEL GRUBER
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HALF BLOOD BLUES ~ ESI EDUGYAN (October) *
HOME ~ TONI MORRISON (May) *
HOW SHOULD A PERSON BE? ~ SHEILA HETI (December) x unfinished
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THE INVISIBLE ONES ~ STEF PENNEY (March)
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA ~ NATHANIEL PHILBRICK (September) ***
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JENNY AND THE JAWS OF LIFE ~ Jincy Willett (March)
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THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS ~ M. L. STEDMAN (April)
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THE MARRIAGE PLOT ~ JEFFREY EUGENIDES (February)
THE MIRRORED WORLD ~ DEBRA DEAN (August)
THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON ~ LAUREN GROFF (May) ***
MR PIP ~ LLOYD JONES (January) ***
MUDBOUND ~ HILLARY JORDAN (March)***
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THE NIGHT ETERNAL ~ GUILLERMO DEL TORO & CHUCK HOGAN (February)
THE NIGHT SURFER ~ ALPHEUS WILLIAMS (December) ***
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THE OLD MAN AND THE WASTELAND ~ NICK COLE (February)
OLIVE KITTERAGE ~ ELIZABETH STROUT (September) **
101 THINGS YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW ABOUT THE TITANIC ~ TIM MALTIN (June)
1Q84 ~ HARUKI MURAKAMI (March)
THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON ~ ADAM JOHNSON (June) ***
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PAST THE SHALLOWS ~ FAVEL PARRETT (March)
PALE FIRE ~ VLADIMIR NABOKOV (April) **
PEARL OF CHINA ~ ANCHEE MEE (June) *
POSITRON ~ MARGARET ATWOOD (October)
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RED DOG ~ LOUIS DE BERNIERES (January)
THE ROUND HOUSE ~ LOUISE ERDRICH (December)
THE RUM DIARIES ~ HUNTER S. THOMPSON (April) unfinished
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SALVAGE THE BONES ~ JESMYN WARD (February) **
SAY YOU'RE SORRY ~ MICHAEL ROBOTHAM (May) ***
SHARP OBJECTS ~ GILLIAN FLYNN (August)
SIGNED, MATA HARI ~ YANNICK MURPHY (August)
THE SONG OF ACHILLES ~ MADELINE MILLER (May) x
THE STRAIN ~ GUILLERMO DEL TORO & CHUCK HOGAN (January) *
SWAMPLANDIA! ~ KAREN RUSSELL ~
SWEET TOOTH ~ IAN McEWAN (November) **
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TALULLA RISING ~ GLEN DUNCAN (August) **
TELEGRAPH AVENUE ~ MICHAEL CHABON (October)
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER ~ JUNOT DIAZ (December) *
TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD ~ HARPER LEE (January) **
THE TURN OF THE SCREW ~ HENRY JAMES (April)
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THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY ~ RACHEL JOYCE (August)
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A VISIT TO DON OTAVIO ~ SYBILLE BEDFORD (April) ***
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WHAT THE DEAD KNOW ~ LAURA LIPPMAN (November) **
WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE? ~ MARIA SEMPLE (December) ***
WOLF HALL ~ HILARY MANTEL (January) unfinished ... but will return!
WHEN SHE WOKE ~ HILLARY JORDAN (May) **
WHEN THE EMPEROR WAS DIVINE ~ JULIE OTSUKA (May) ~
WOOL ~ HUGH HOWEY (August)
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ZONE ONE ~ COLSON WHITEHEAD (July)
