It has been a really good reading year for me. I topped 12,000 pages for the year as hoped, and I read some amazing recommendations. I now refer to my friend Chris L as the book whisperer because each of his two recommendations have been absolute gold... and one landed on this top 5.
I finished with 33 books, which seems like a good place to stop. That number (33) makes me think of a few legendary figures...
Patrick Roy... Oh man, did he give me some great memories.
Larry Bird? Yes, please!
OK, so NOW I'm pumped!
First, a brief rundown since my mid-point review and World Cup celebration. I count the entire Lord of the Rings Series because I read 2/3 of it this year, and I leave the Last Lion series (I read 1/3 of it this year) to last year and it's top 5 finish, as well as its new spot on my all-time list. My midpoint review takes me through books 20 (you can read that here), so here's a look at books 21-33 (excluding top five until the last part) in rapid-fire style:
