Books 2011

This isn’t meant to be a blanket recommendation of these books, though I’ve found more than a few of them very enjoyable. It is simply a log of what I’ve read this year – good, bad, or otherwise.

103 – Outliers – Malcolm Gladstone

102 – Not Without My Sister – Jones, Jones, & Buhring

101 – Blink – Malcolm Gladstone

100 – Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladstone

99 – The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – Smith

98 – A Promise for Spring – Kim Vogel Sawyer

97 – The Memory Quilt – T.D. Jakes

96 – Father Joe – Tony Hendra

95 – Broken – Shy Keenan

94 – The Harvest of Grace – Cindy Woodsmall

93 – Sickened – Julie Gregory

92 – Damaged – Cathy Glass

91 – The Bridge of Peace – Cindy Woodsmall

90 – The Hope of Refuge – Cindy Woodsmall

89 – All Wound Up – Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

88 – Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener – M.C. Beaton

87 – Stones of Jerusalem – Bodie & Brock Thoene (yawn…)

86 – When the Soul Mends – Cindy Woodsmall

85 – When the Morning Comes – Cindy Woodsmall

84 – When the Heart Cries – Cindy Woodsmall

83 – The Jerusalem Scroll – Bodie & Brock Thoene

82 – Hot Shots – Kevin Meredith

81 – Jerusalem’s Heart – Bodie & Brock Thoene

80 – Sound of Sleigh Bells – Cindy Woodsmall

76 -Plain Wisdom – Cindy Woodsmall & Miriam Flaud

75 – Lords of Sipan – Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

74 – That These May Be Thine – Esther Boll

73 – Thunder From Jerusalem – B & B Thoene

72 – Jerusalem Vigil – Bodie & Brock Thoene

71 – Always Grace – LaHaye and Dinallo

70 – Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet – M.C. Beaton

69 – Mission Possible – Marilyn Laszlo

68 – Crewel World – Monica Ferris

67 – Can You Count the Many Children? – Sara  Viola Miller

66 – Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death – M.C. Beaton

65 – A Miracle for St. Cecilia’s – Katherine Valentine

64 – The Key to Zion – Bodie Thoene

63 – Seek Me With All Your Heart – Beth Wiseman

62 – A Light in Zion – Bodie Thoene

61 – Lovers of the Truth – Naomi Rosenberry

60 – The Return to Zion – Bodie Thoene

59 – A Promise to Believe In – Tracie Peterson (not sure whether writing or reading was worse!)

58 – Life Goes On – Philip Gulley

57 – Vinegar Boy – Alberta Hawse

56 – Wrong Place, Wrong Time – Andrea Kane

55 – A Very Present Help – Mary Ann Martin

54 – The Buttercup Tree – Mrs. Cleon Martin

53 – Singing Mountains – Mrs. Cleon Martin

52 – The Lotus Eaters – Tatjana Soli

51 – Pepper in Her Pie – Mrs. Cleon Martin

50 – Waiting for Summer’s Return – Kim Vogel Sawyer

49 – Big Decisions – Linda Byler

48 – A Good Year – Peter Mayle (Movie dramatically better)

47 – When Strawberries Bloom – Linda Byler

47 – Running Around (and Such) – Linda Byler

46 – A Daughter of Zion – Bodie Thoene

45 – The Gates of Zion – Bodie Thoene

44 – Dunkirk Crescendo – Bodie & Brock Thoene

43 – A New Song – Jan Karon

42 – Paris Encore – Bodie & Brock Thoene

41 – In the Garden of Beasts – Erik Larson

40 – London Refrain – Bodie & Brock Thoene

39 – Housekeeping – Marilynne Robinson

38 – Rilla of Ingleside – L.M. Montgomery

37 – Rainbow Valley – L.M. Montgomery

36 – Warsaw Requiem – Bodie Thoene

35 – Angels in the ER – Robert Lesslie

34 – Still Alice – Lisa Genova

33 – Doctor in Rags – Louise Vernon

32 – Blackout – Connie Willis

31 – To Say Nothing of the Dog – Connie Willis

30 – Out to Canaan – Jan Karon

29 – Bellwether – Connie Willis

28 – Doomsday Book – Connie Willis

27 – Left Neglected – Lisa Genova

26 – Scent of the Missing – Susannah Charleson

25 – Emergency Laughter – Mike Cyra

24 – Danzig Passage – Bodie Thoene

23 – These High Green Hills – Jan Karon

22 – Jerusalem Interlude – Bodie Thoene

21 – Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch – B.J. Daniels

20 – Hide in Plain Sight – Marta Perry

19 – Chinaberry Sidewalks – Rodney Crowell

18 – Homespun Bride – Jillian Hart

17 – Bright of the Sky – Kay Kenyon

16 – An Irish Country Girl – Patrick Taylor

15 – “It Itches!” – Franklin Habit

14 – Rosewater Creek – Jackie Lee Miles

13 – An Irish Country Courtship – Patrick Taylor

12 – Summer at Willow Lake – Susan Wiggs

11 – Starlighter – Bryan Davis

10 – The Light of Eidon – Karen Hancock

09 – Munich Signature – Bodie Thoene

08 – A Common Life – Jan Karon

07 – Prague Counterpoint – Bodie Thoene

06 – Millie’s Fling – Jill Mansell

05 – The Apothecary’s Daughter – Julie Klassen

04 – Invisible – Lorena McCourtney

03 – Against All Odds – Irene Hannon

02 – A Light in the Window – Jan Karon

01 – Anne of Ingleside – L.M Montgomery