12 Books in 12 Months - Other People's Books

  • A classic work of children's literature
    • The Call of the Wild by Jack London - TonTon
    • Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary - Mrs. Mock
    • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh - Suze 
  • A book you have re-read more than once...and just read again
    • The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx - Mrs. Mock
    • The Holy Terrors (Les Enfants Teribles) by Jean Cocteau - My Wife
    • The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - TonTon 
    • Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli - Suze
  • A book for which you have already seen the movie
    • Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell - TonTon
  • A book for which you have not already seen the movie
    • Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le CarrĂ© - My Wife
  • A book you read because you wanted to laugh
    • Naked by David Sedaris - TonTon 
    • Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons - My Wife
  • A tear-jerker
    • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - TonTon  
    • Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - Suze
  • A book you really don’t want to read but everyone keeps raving about it
    • Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut - My Wife
  • A book from a genre you don’t normally read
    • Lee Miller a Life by Carolyn Burke - My Wife (Biography)
    • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - TonTon (Science Fiction)
  • A book about or set in your favorite place
    • Prague Tales by Jan Nerua - My Wife (Prague)
  • A book by someone with your same initials
    • Naming the Bones by Louise Welsh - The Hermitess
    • The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies - My Wife 
    • Replay by Ken Grimwood - Suze
  • Your mom/dad/sister/brother’s favorite book
  • A book that has been banned