New to the List:

• Maus, Parts I and II by Art Spiegelman (A novel set during wartime)

Ok, so I know that Maus is technically not a ‘novel’ (rather a graphic novel, but I say it counts). It is broken into two parts and it is probably one of the most heartbreaking things I have ever read. But it is also one of the most truthful, and almost hopeful, things I have ever read. I encourage everyone to read them. It also won the Pulitzer, so I think it should be required reading for all.

*On the ‘30 Books to Read Before You’re 30’ List

As always, I already have a pretty long running list of Books to Read Next, but if anyone has suggestions for other great reads let me know and I will add them to the list 🙂

What I’ve read thus far:

2014

• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
• The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Smith of Wootton Major by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien
• The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• The Disappeared by Kim Echlin
• The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
• Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
• The Hundredth Monkey by Ken Keyes Jr.
• The Truth by Michael Palin
• The Divine Comedy: Inferno by Dante Alighieri
• The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri
• Hector and the Search for Happiness by François Lelord
• The Divine Comedy: Paradiso by Dante Alighieri
• Moby Dick by Herman Melville
• A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
• A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
• This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
• A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
• A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
• An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Pearl by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
• A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
• Then They Came for Me by Maziar Bahari (started Dec. 14 – finished Jan. 15)

2015

• Then They Came for Me by Maziar Bahari (A memoir)
• Without You, There Is No Us by Suki Kim (A nonfiction book)
• A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (A book with a love triangle)
• I’m Not a Terrorist, but I’ve Played One on TV by Maz Jobrani (A funny book)
• Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell (A mystery or thriller)
• The Hours by Michael Cunningham (A Pulitzer Prize-winning book)
• The Twits by Roald Dahl (A book from your childhood)
• It’s What I Do by Lynsey Addario (A book that made you cry)
• Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee (A book published this year)
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (A trilogy)
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (A trilogy)
• Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (A trilogy)
• Irish Fairy and Folk Tales by Multiple Authors (A book of short stories)
• The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles edited by William Irwin and Gregory Bassham (A book a friend recommended)
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (A book with nonhuman characters)
• Someone by Alice McDermott (A book by a female author)
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway (A book written by someone under 30 – he wrote it when he was 27)
• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby (A book you can finish in a day)
• East of Eden by John Steinbeck (A book with more than 500 pages)
• The Hunger Games and Philosophy edited by William Irwin, George Dunn, and Nicholas Michaud (A book you own but have never read)
• The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (A book at the bottom of your to-read list)
• Hamlet by William Shakespeare (A play)

2016

• Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham (A book written by a celebrity)
• The Dream of a Common Language* by Adrienne Rich (A book of poetry)
• Giovanni’s Room* by James Baldwin (A book set in Europe)
• Around the World in 50 Years: My Adventures to Every Country on Earth by Albert Podell (A book about a road trip)