"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark."

^ quote from Victor Hugo

[Photo from the collection of The Boat Lullabies]

Books read in 2011
As you can see, I read a lot more in 2009 and 2010! This list is short due to two things - Anna Karenina took me ages to read, and I borrowed books from the library to read at the beach and can't remember what they were. 

Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

The Elegance of a Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Tara Road by Maeve Binchy

The Ha-ha by Dave King

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'Homme

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Bed and Breakfast by Lois Battle

The Known World by Edward P. Jones

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

Currently in the middle of Love Walked In by Marisa De los Santos, and I plan to read Great House by Nicole Krauss on Saturday.

Favorite book of 2009: Tie! The Reader by Bernhard Schlink and Girl Meets God by Lauren Winner

Favorite book of 2010: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Favorite book of 2011: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

Kick-off book for 2012: The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (eek!)