The Books I Read in 2014

Published on by Margaret

I’ve enjoyed this year of blogging and reading ‘“ some excellent books were read. Most of my reading was fiction with just 12 non-fiction books. And of the fiction nearly half was crime fiction. The full list of the books I read is on this page. There were just a handful of books that turned out to be disappointing, but the rest were all enjoyable.

These are some of my Favourite Books of 2014 (in the order I read them – links go to my posts):

  1. Shakespeare’s Restless World by Neil MacGregor (non-fiction)
  2. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
  3. Crucible by S G MacLean
  4. Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  5. The Office of the Dead by Andrew Taylor
  6. The Potter’s Hand by A N Wilson
  7. Tantalus by Jane Jazz
  8. The Dance of Love by Angela Young
  9. A Whispered Name by William Brodrick
  10. Sisters of Sinai by Janet Soskice (non-fiction)
  11. In Our Time by Melvyn Bragg (non-fiction)
  12. Blue Heaven by C J Box

These are just the tip of the iceberg, because so many of the books I read were really good (I rated lots between 4 and 5 stars on Goodreads).

My main aim for 2015 is to feel relaxed about reading, reading what I want when I want, so this year I’m not setting any target on Goodreads for the number of books I’ll read – it’s the reading that matters not how many books I’ll read!

6 thoughts on “The Books I Read in 2014”

  1. You did well, and it’s good to just read what you want. I have never quite mastered the good reads thing, so I won’t be doing that either. I’m doing the reading from my shelf in more earnest than ever. I need the room. As I say this I get an email from the library, my book, that is not on my shelf, is in.

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  2. That’s my aim too, Margaret. I enjoyed the challenges I did last year and it did me good to focus for once, but I want to be more relaxed about reading next year.

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  3. I read more mysteries/crime novels this year, too, than last year. I could read all mysteries, really, but a variety of books is always nice! I am with you on wanting a relaxed reading year this year–I have no set plans–just see where my reading takes me! Happy 2015 Margaret–all best wishes!

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  5. I am pleased to hear you have enjoyed your reading and blogging in 2014, and had so many good books to pick your favourites from. I wish you more happy reading in 2015.

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  6. On your aim – agreed! Numbers are great but at the end of the day you could just read a lot of very short books. Love that only a handful weren’t so good; always nice to hear :D

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