books i read in 2014.

first things, first.  i am sorry that this post is happening on the 8th, but hey, it's happening.

this year i challenged myself on goodreads to read 80 books.  i am happy to announce that i read 90! 113%.  i feel like i have to admit that a handful of kid novels may have helped my number, but hey they still take time to read and have very valuable lessons, so don't get too judgy.

i also challenged myself to read more women in 2014! i found out about #readwomen2014 from flavorpill, author and artist, johanna walsh started the project and made these awesome bookmarks with female authors. (which i need to buy even though 2014 is over).  i am happy to announce that i read 58 books written by women!

2014 was also the year of the short story for me.  i never thought of myself as one that enjoys a collection of short stories, but i totally am.  in fact, some of the best books i read this year were in fact a collection of short stories.

so here are my favorite books of 2014:

novels:
"americanah" chimamanda ngozi adichie
"crazy rich asians" kevin kwan
"how to build a girl" caitlin moran
"a constellation of viral phenomena" anthony marra
 "this is where i leave you" jonathan tropper

short stories:
"the unamericans" molly antopol
"self-help" lorrie moore
 "bad behavior" mary gaitskill

memoir:
"i know why the caged bird sings" maya angelo
"fresh off the boat" eddie huang
"not that kind of girl" lena dunham

young adult/children's novel:
"holes" louis sachar
"like no other" una lamarche

collection of essays:
"bad feminist" roxane gay

and a special shout out to a work that surprised me with how much i enjoyed,  i seriously had no idea i would love it as much as i did:  

"we have always lived in the castle" shirley jackson

here is the list of all 90 books!

books of 2014

1.  "fraud" david rakoff

2.  "bad behavior" mary gaitskill

3.  "the little prince" antoine de saint-exupéry

4.  "americanah" chimamanda ngozi adichie 

5.  "& sons" david gilbert

6.  "self-help" lorrie moore

7.  "eleanor & park" rainbow rowell

8. "flora and ulysses" kate dicamillo

9.  "one more thing" b.j. novak

10.  "little failure" gary shteynart

11.  "the watsons go to birmingham-1963" christopher paul curtis

12.  "super sad true love story" gary shteynart 

13.  "kristy's great idea" ann m. martin

14.  "kristy's great idea:  a graphic novel" ann m. martin and tania telgemeir

15.  "esperanza rising" pam muñoz ryan

16.  "native speaker" chang rae lee

17.  "turn around bright eyes:  the rituals of love & karaoke" rob sheffield

18.  "holes" louis sachar

19.  "the interestings" meg wolitzer

20.  "lupita mañana" patricia beatty

21.  "just before dawn" joshua hernandez

22.  "the westing game" ellen raskin

23.  "foxfire:  confessions of a girl gang" joyce carol oates

24.  "how a person should be?" sheila heti

25.  "birds of america" lorrie moore

26.  "the cricket in times square" george sheldon

27.  "when you reach me" rebecca stead

28.  "bark:  stories" lorrie moore

29:  "taipei" tao lin

30.  "we have always lived in the castle" shirley jackson

31.  "a little princess" frances hodgson burnett

32.  "the fun parts" sam lipsyte

33.   "a wrinkle in time: graphic novel" madeline l'engles and hope larson

34.  "fresh off the boat" eddie huang 

35.  "island of the blue dolphins" scott o'neill

36. "the unamericans" molly antopol 

37. "the stranger" albert camus

38.  "innocent eréndira and other stories" gabriel garcía márquez

39.  "tuck everlasting" natalie babbit

40.  "i know why the caged bird sings" maya angelo

41.  "blubber" judy blume

42.  "on such a full sea" chang-rae lee

43.  "crazy rich asians" kevin kwan

44.  "here's to you, rachel robinson" judy blume

45.  "a heartbreaking work of staggering genius" dave eggers

46.  "the other language" francesca marciano

47.  "relish" lucy knisley

48.  "a story lately told" anjelica huston

49.  "the fault in our stars" john green

50.  "the group" mary mcarthy

51.  "boy, snow, bird" helen oyeyemi 

52.  "everything leads to you" nina lacour

53.  "the lottery and other stories" shirley jackson

54.  "heartburn" nora ephron

55.  "the sleepwalker's guide to dancing" mira jacobs 

56.  "astonish me" maggie shipstead

57.  "the book of unknown americans" cristina henriquez

58.  "friendship" emily gould

59.  "like no other" una lamarche

60.  "this is how i'd love you" hazel woods

61.  "wallflower at the orgy" nora ephron

62.  "confetti girl" diana lopez

63.  "the calder game" blue balliett

64.  "this one summer" jillian tamaki and mariko tamaki

65.  "dandelion wine" ray bradbury

66.  "goodnight june" sarah jio 

67.  "the heart says whatever" emily gould 

68.  "the vacationers" emma straub

69.  "the awakening" kate chopin

70. "the absolutely true diary of a part-time indian" sherman alexie

71.  "bad feminist" roxane gay

72.  "2 a.m. at the cat's pajamas" marie-helene bertino

73.  "this is where i leave you" jonathan tropper

74.  "adam" ariel schrag

75.  "love me back" merritt tierce

76.  "not that kind of girl" lena dunham

77.  "james and the giant peach" roald dahl

78.  "a wild sheep chase" haruki murakami 

79.  "i am malala" malala yousafzai with christina lamb

80.  "the bell jar" slyvia plath

81.  "belzhar" meg wolitzer

82.  "ugly girls" lindsay hunter 

83.  "the goldfinch" donna tartt

84.  "a constellation of viral phenomena" anthony marra

85.  "we were liars" e. lockhart

86. "adverbs" daniel handler

87.  "how to build a girl" caitlin moran

88.  "the virgin suicides" jeffrey eugenides 

89.  "mr. fox" helen oyeyemi

90.  "can we talk about something more pleasant?" roz chast