My Favorite Reads of 2011

By Sweet_Tea Jan 12, 2012

I read a lot of books....A LOT and each year I like to look back and see exactly how many books I read and then determine the ones I liked the best. My list is based only on what I READ and doesn't necessarily mean the books were released or publish during the year.

After reviewing my list I found that I read over 77 books from January through December of 2011 and most of them were enjoyable reads. You'll see a lot of writers who always seem to end up on my list, year after year. I love almost anything written by Michael Lee West, Silas House, Jackie Lee Miles, Mark Childress and Susan Gregg Gilmore and they all make an appearance on this year's list.

Here is my 2011 Best Reads list:

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

Rules of Civility by Amor Towles

Goodbye to the Buttermilk Sky by Julia Oliver

Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress

Eli the Good by Silas House

How High the Moon by Sandra Kring

Cold Rock River by Jackie Lee Miles

The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore

All That's True by Jackie Lee Miles

The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen

Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West

Whistling in the Dark by Leslie Kagen

South of Broad by Pat Conroy

Bloodroot by Amy Greene

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

Roseflower Creek by Jackie Lee Miles

To see my picks for the previous years visit my blog at www.SweetTeainTN.com.

What about you? Did you read anything in 2011 that I need to hear about? I LOVE book recommendations !!!!

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by aleciastanley | Kingston, PA

Jan 12, 2012

I, too, loved Water for Elephants! I typically love the classics & non-fiction, but Water for Elephants was such a fun read and laced with great history - it was easy to get lost in it! I'm reading The Help now & loving it!