2015 Reading List Part 1

Monday, January 5, 2015 | Stamp in My Passport| |

Monday, January 5, 2015


Before my love for Netflix, I had a love for books. I was that kid always reading for the spare 10 minutes in class, the one checking out more books than they could carry from the library and the one who fell asleep with book on chest.

One of my goals for 2015 is to read at least 24 books. That's two a month, which I would like to think is very doable. The best part is that I have a list of 24 ready to go so there is no excuse of "I don't have anything to read" which leads to aimless browsing on Amazon.

I've always enjoyed Amy Poheler's strong, indepent female characters in her comedies and as a reflection of her life, so I cannot wait to dive into her storytelling. 

True story, up until the past few years I had read every single John Grisham novel and was always thankful that my life did not play out like one of his Southern courtroom dramas. As an author who typically publishes a book every year, I might have some more catching up to do. 

I began reading The Tea Rose this weekend and I'm already hooked. Any novel that starts off with a murder in 17th century East London is bound to catch my attention. Also it's the first in a series, and as a person who is always a little sad when I turn the last page of a book, I love knowing that the story continues.

Several years ago I read The Namesake by Lahiri, and The Lowland has been on my "To Read" list since it was published in 2013. It is the tale of two very different brothers growing up in a neighborhood of Calcutta during the 1960s, a time of political rebellion. 

Have any of you read these books? Any comments? I can't wait to continue to share my list with you throughout the year :)


14 comments:

Kaelene @ Unlocking Kiki said...

I have Yes Please on my reading list for this year as well. I am currently reading Wild and am hooked!

Sara Rose said...

I just finished Yes Please not too long ago. Classic Amy Poehler funny!

Leigh Anne said...

I LOVED Yes Please and read it in about 3 days.

Megan said...

Ahhh Yes Please is waiting on my kindle to be read. I have to finish one and am then going to start it. I can 100% relate with the younger version of you. My Mom never believed that I could read the amount of books I checked out at the library and then I always did.

Jess said...

Story of my life...hurrying up to finish a book just to start on another. Can't wait to hear what you think of Yes Please!

Jess said...

Can't wait to read it! I loved Mindy Kaling's book, so I figured this would be right up my alley :)

Jess said...

So glad to hear that! I love her so much I think I would be heartbroken to not love her book as well.

Jess said...

Wild is still on my list. I wanted to read it before seeing the movie and I still want to, I just might have to wait and watch the movie on DVD.

Amanda Greer said...

Your first paragraph could be describing me, perfectly!

I read The Lowland last year and loved it! I hope you share what you think!

I have a few favourite authors and I read all their books, but when I read a random novel and love it, I usually don't think to see what else the author has written. So silly of me! I should read The Namesake!

Camila said...

aw man I totally get it - tv (and blogging) have taken over my life and that's what I do now before going to bed, not read and fall asleep with my mind full of imagined scenes. This year I forced myself to read more and more, and with rereads and a few chick lits I made it to 30! it really pushed me and I'm happy to have a goal of almost 40 for this year :) Good luck with your goal!

Jess said...

Good luck with your goal! That is really impressive. And I can already tell a difference now that I am putting my laptop and phone away at least an hour before bed. I sleep so much better.

Jess said...

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And I can imagine that The Namesake is as good as well. I grew up in a neighborhood with a lot of Indian families so I could semi-relate to the culture shock of moving to America. Let me know what you think of it!

Jess Elyse said...

24 books this year is also my goal. I'm like you, reading was my life before Netflix. ha! Oh, how tv can suck you in. Looking forward to putting together my list.

Jess // Foreign Room said...

I was definitely that kid too! To read 24 books in a year is a great challenge! I would love to do the same and should seriously start! It is just so easy to mindlessly turn on Netflix... The Tea Rose sounds pretty interesting and I would really like to read Amy Poehler"s book as well. Happy reading!