My Year in Lists: Books Read in 2011

Total Count = 30 Books

Top Fiction

1) 11/22/63 - Stephen King

2) The Story of Beautiful Girl - Rachel Simon

3) I Think I Love You - Allison Pearson

4) The Paris Wife - Paula McClain

5) Freedom - Jonathan Franzen

Top Non-Fiction

1) Bossypants - Tina Fey

2) Falling Backward - Jann Arden

3) Just Kids - Patti Smith

4) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns) - Mindy Kaling

5) From This Moment On - Shania Twain

And here's the complete list... for posterity's sake. It'll come down from my sidebar soon.

• 30) 11/22/63 - Stephen King (excellent)
• 29) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and other concerns) - Mindy Kaling (awesome)
• 28) Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson (quite good)
• 27) Falling Backwards - Jann Arden (excellent)
• 26) Freedom - Jonathan Franzen (worth slogging through)
• 25) Riding the Bus with My Sister - Rachel Simon (excellent)
• 24) The Story of Beautiful Girl - Rachel Simon (excellent)
• 23) Fly Away Home - Jennifer Weiner (good)
• 22) Best Friends Forever - Jennifer Weiner (okay)
• 21) A Stolen Life - Jaycee Dugard (very good)
• 20) The Midwife of Venice - Roberta Rich (page-turner)
• 19) The Women - T.C. Boyle (good)
• 18) Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West - Gregory Maguire (good)
• 17) I Still Dream About You - Fannie Flagg (pleasant)
• 16) The One That I Want - Allison Winn Scotch (meh)
• 15) I know I am, but what are you? - Samantha Bee (funny and Sedaris-esque)
• 14) Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher (okay)
• 13) The Girl's Guide to Homelessness - Brianna Karp (good)
• 12) From This Moment On - Shania Twain (very interesting)
• 11) Bossypants - Tina Fey (amazing and hilarious)
• 10) We All Fall Down - Nic Sheff (good)
• 9) When God was a Rabbit - Sarah Winman (okay)
• 8) I Love You and I'm Leaving Anyway - Tracy McMillian (okay)
• 7) A Secret Kept - Tatiana de Rosenay (okay)
• 6) I Think I Love You - Allison Pearson (very enjoyable!)
• 5) The Memory Palace - Mira Bartok (harrowing but really good)
• 4) The Paris Wife - Paula McLain (good)
• 3) Dirty Jersey - James Salant (meh)
• 2) Just Kids - Patti Smith (excellent)
• 1) The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides (dark but well written)