Books

2016 in Books

Posted by sonamchamaria on June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

First things first

Sorry for the long gap! My bestie was in town and I spent a busy 3 days with her (more on this in a later post). I was busy eating out, talking, and shopping and got no time to blog 🙂

And now, getting back to the topic at hand…

#Goal2016

We are mid-way through 2016 – what better time to do a recon on where we are on our goals for the year?

So, on my favorite subject – books. I am ecstatic to find that I’m averaging one book a week. Here are my 27 till now –

Non-fiction

Act like a lady, think like a man – Steve Harvey
Love Yourself – Kamal Ravikant
The Success Principles – Jack Canfield
Hero – Rhonda Byrne
Change your life in 7 days – Paul McKenna
Reflections of a Man – Amari Soul

Fiction

The Palace of Illusions – Chitra Banerjee Devakaruni

Perfect Peace – Daniel Black

The Perks of being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky

The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood

The Husband’s Secret – Liane Moriarty

The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Oleander Girl – Chitra Banerjee Devakaruni

The Class – Erich Segal

The Clash of the Kings (Game of Thrones #2) – George R. R. Martin

The Kitchen God’s Wife – Amy Tan

The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) – J. R. R. Tolkien

A Prayer for Owen Meany – John Irving (Review here)

The Trial – Franz Kafka

My Sister’s Keeper – Jodi Picoult
Big Little Lies – Liane Moriarty
A Million Little Pieces – James Frey
The Slap – Christos Tsiolkas
Garden Spells (Waverley Family #1)- Sarah Addison Allen
Midwives – Chris Bohjalian
The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
Me Before You – Jojo Moyes (currently reading)

#Goals2016 #Booknerd #ABookAWeek

I would love to discuss any/all of these books with you – give me a shoutout 🙂
How many books have you read this year? Anything you want to recommend based on my list? Let me know!

11 Comments Add yours

tejasvimys says:

September 22, 2016 at 4:53 am

Here’s a tip for you to read 2x faster :
Download the audiobook.
Then start reading the book along with the audio.
The advantages you ask?
One. You’ll comprehend more ; as it’s similar to watching a video along with audio.
Two. You can eliminate distractions. And you can finish the book faster. Play the audio at 1.5x or 2x speed.
Thank me later. Haha 😆

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1. sonamchamaria says:
  
  September 23, 2016 at 12:06 pm
  
  Oh really?? Definitely gotta try 😀
  Thanks a ton
  
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  1. tejasvimys says:
    
    September 23, 2016 at 5:56 pm
    
    Aah yes, my pleasure!
    
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harshthakar002 says:

June 22, 2016 at 8:09 pm

I read a fair few of these. What did you think of “My Sister’s Keeper”?

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1. sonamchamaria says:
  
  June 22, 2016 at 9:06 pm
  
  I loved it! Very interesting. Have you read any others by Jodi Picoult?
  
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  1. harshthakar002 says:
    
    June 22, 2016 at 11:42 pm
    
    No. Just that one. But I want to!
    
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  2. sonamchamaria says:
    
    June 23, 2016 at 10:51 am
    
    Read ‘House Rules’. I absolutely loved it.
    
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aubreyleaman says:

June 22, 2016 at 4:25 am

I absolutely love The Catcher in the Rye! I’ve also been meaning to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower…

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1. sonamchamaria says:
  
  June 22, 2016 at 2:34 pm
  
  I loved it too!
  I found The Perks of Being a Wallflower to be okay – I had higher expectations from it $:\$
  
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