In my favorite poem by Robert Frost, Nothing Gold Can Stay, he reminds us that like the seasons of nature, life is one season melting into another, and quickly fading away. This is my attempt to document each season in my life and my family.

The Epic 100 Book Attempt of 2011

Filed under: 100 Books — Rachel at 10:45 am on Saturday, March 12, 2011

I have set a goal for myself this year of reading 100 books by the end of the year. I’m in school right now, but, when I’m not, I don’t always have tons of adult interaction to stimulate my mind. (That sentence sounds so nerdy.) It’s true, though. It’s important to me to keep my mind engaged amidst the sippy cups and diaper changes.

So, my number one way to do that is through reading. There’s no particular genre that I read. I like most stuff. I don’t read romance, Christian fiction, or science fiction, generally speaking. Although, I read a lot of science fiction recently when I was reading free Kindle classics. Jules Verne, anyone?

My intention is to share the titles to the books I read, with or without a review or recommendation. So, we’re three months in, and I’m a little behind. So, here’s my list so far, to the best of my memory, and in no real order. I may add to it if I recall other titles that I read.

1. Radical by David Platt

2. The Darkest Child: A Novel by Delores Phillips

3. Room: A Novel by Emma Donoghue

4. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

5. Little Bee by Chris Cleave

6. Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches by Russell D. Moore

7. Imaginary Jesus by Matt Mikalatos

8. The Grand Weaver: How God Shapes Us Through the Events of Our Lives by Ravi Zacharias

9. The Awakening by Kate Chopin

10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

11. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

12. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

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