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Best Read List December 2nd 2011

Posted on December 9, 2011 by bookmeme| Leave a comment

This is the list taken from the FridayReads twitter meme on the 2nd December 2011.

There are 41 books listed here and in common with all the other lists on this website the actual list runs to about 1500 titles. If you have any reason to want to look at the long list then let us know and we can arrange for you to see it.

1st
THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern

2nd

SHE HAD NO CHOICE by Debra Burroughs
11/22/63 by Stephen King

3rd
The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
LEGEND by Marie Lu

4th
REAMDE by Neal Stephenson

5th
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins
THE SISTERS BROTHERS by Patrick deWitt

6th
AN APPETITE FOR MURDER by Lucy Burdette
Crossed by Ally Condie
A Clash of Kings by George R R Martin

7th
THE BOOK THIEF by Marcus Zusak
ZONE ONE by Colson Whitehead
BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP by S.J. Watson
THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins
State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
THE CORN MAIDEN by Joyce Carol Oates
The Drop by Michael Connelly
CLOCKWORK PRINCE by Cassandra Clare

8th
When God was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman
My Week with Marilyn by Colin Clark (This ties in with the new movie)
Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
NEVER DEAD by Jumata Emill Jones
Swamplandia by Karen Russell
HALLOWED by Cynthia Hand
READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
the Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen
PULPHEAD by John Jeremiah Sullivan
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
HOTEL VENDOME by Danielle Steel
SHATTER ME by Tahereh Mafi
Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett
MAINE by J. Courtney Sullivan
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
FEED by Mira Grant
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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Best Read List November 4th 2011

Posted on November 11, 2011 by bookmeme| Leave a comment

Here is Social Media’s Best Read books from the week ending 4th November 2011

Use the comments box to join in the conversation about the books you have read and enjoyed.

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Crossed by Ally Condie

Steve Jobs (Biography) by Walter Isaacson

Zone One by Colson Whitehead

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Blue Nights by Joan Didion

Bossypants by Tina Fey

Reamde by Neal Stephenson

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvatter

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett

Daughter of Smoke and Bone

by Rachel Caine

Freedom by Johnathan Franzen

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett

The Tigers Wife by Tea Obreht

Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks

The Sense of an Ending by Frank Kermode

When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Death Cure (Maze Runner Trilogy)

by Neil Gaiman

The Magic Knot

The Litigators by John Grisham

Just Kids by Patti Smith

All The Young Warriors

by Suzanne Collins

Pulphead: Essays

The Affair: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher) by Lee Child”

by Harper Lee

Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend

A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five by George R R Martin
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

The Monstrumologist

The Name of the Star (Shades of London)

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Best Read List October 28th 2011

Posted on November 4, 2011 by bookmeme| 2 Comments

This is social media’s Best Read List for last week.

The number 1 comes as no surprise here!

1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

2. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

3. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

4. Zone One by Colson Whitehead

5. IQ84 by Haruki Murakami
Alani’s Bigger Hustle by Kai Storm

6. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

7. Bossypants by Tina Fey

8. Crossed by Ally Condie

9. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The Help by Kathryn Sockett

10. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
REAMDE by Neal Stephenson
Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett
The Affair by Lee Child
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

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Posted in Best Read, October 2011

Best Read List: October 21, 2011

Posted on October 28, 2011 by erinfaye| Leave a comment

Based on the FridayReads posts on October 21, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. Zone One by Colson Whitehead

4. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

5. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
The Death Cure by James Dashner
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
The Sense of an Ending by Frank Kermode

6. An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski and Valerie Salembier
The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
The Stranger’s Child by Alan Hollinghurst

7. Goliath by Scott Westerfeld
Love at First Bark by Julie Klam
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

8. Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Iron Knight by @Jkagawa
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Pumpkin Man by John Everson

9. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Envy by Coleen Nolan
Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
The Damage Done by Hilary Davidson
The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

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Best Read List: October 14, 2011

Posted on October 21, 2011 by erinfaye| Leave a comment

Based on the FridayReads posts on October 14, 2011, here’s the Best Read List, the list of the most frequently shared books:

1. The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

3. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

4. Reamde by Neal Stephenson

5. Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
Snuff by Sir Terry Pratchett
State Of Wonder by Ann Patchett
The Affair by Lee Child
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

6. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

7. A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Pumpkin Man by John Everson
When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

8. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Dearly Departed by Lia Habel
Eden by Keary Taylor
Falling Together by Marisa De los Santos
Feast Day of Fools by James Lee Burke
Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Sense of an Ending by Frank Kermode
We the Animals by Justin Torres

9. A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Room by Emma Donoghue
Serpent’s Kiss by Thea Harrison
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
The Cat’s Table by Michael Ondaatje
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
The Shining by Stephen King
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Touch by Alexi Zentner
Wildwood by Roger Deakin