It may be a little premature for me to update my 2020 Reading Plan since I still have almost two weeks to finish up. BUT...the last two books I plan to finish are not on my original list.
At the beginning of the year, I set out to read the following books and then would fill in with others that came up. I didn't quite get to all 26 on this list, but my count as of today is 56 books for the year - a fair amount of fluff, but also some good quality books.
If you're on Goodreads, find me there. I'd love to add more friends and reading recommendations.
MY PLANNED 2020 READING AND A FEW NOTES:
A Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (restarting the series) - ✔
B Becoming by Michelle Obama (Autobiography) - ✔
C Conversation Peace by Mary Kassian (Spiritual Growth/on my bookshelf)
D Don’t Go by Lisa Scottoline (Fiction/on my bookshelf) - ✔
E Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption Through Scripture (Theology)
F Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott (Goodreads 2019 Choice Awards - Young Adult)
G A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore (from the NY Times 100 Most Notable Books 2009) - ✔
H How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich (on Marriage)
I In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (History) - ✔
J Jackpot by Nic Stone (Young Adult) - ✔ (Nic Stone has become a favorite YA author of mine.)
K The Key on the Quilt by Stephanie Grace Whitson (First in a series) - ✔
L Larkspur Cove (#20 on my “to-read” list) - ✔
M Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (Book on my “to-read” list the longest) - ✔ (I happily
read this first, since it had been on my list the longest!)
N New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp (Devotional) - ✔
O One Blood: A Parting Word to the Church on Race by John Perkins (Church/Race) - ✔
P Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (Truman Readers Award finalist) - ✔ (Another YA favorite!)
Q Quitter by Jon Acuff (on Career)
R Rethinking Sexuality by Juli Slattery (Spiritual Growth and Ministry)
S Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen (Fiction) - ✔
T Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Matthew Logelin (Book to Movie in 2020)
U The Ungrateful Refugee by Dina Nayeri (Non-Fiction/on my bookshelf) - ✔
V The Vengeance of Mothers by Jim Fergus (Sequel - Fiction) - ✔
(One of the worst books I've read)
W Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life by Pamela Smith Hill (Biography) - ✔ (Laura Ingalls Wilder is
one of those people in history I'd love to sit down with and chat.)
X Exalting Jesus in James by David Platt (Bible Study) - ✔
Y You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott (Fiction - First I’ve read by this author) - ✔
Z The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe (Because there’s a Z in the title/Translation) - ✔ (It took no fewer than 5 times for me to start this book - both in audio and print -
before I finally got past the first few chapters and started seeing why the book
was worth reading.)
So what did I learn from making a list like this? Setting some smaller goals like this one
helps me read through books I want to finally get around to reading, because I'm
easily distracted when it comes to what I want to read next. I do have over 800 books
on my to-read list, and I add new ones almost weekly.
I'm excited to start on my 2021 list and see where I go with that one.
Keep reading - no matter how slow of a reader you may be or no matter how little
reading time you may get.
Happy Reading!