Books read 2014

Happy new year 2015!

Cepat sekali satu tahun berlalu. Seperti biasa, awal tahun adalah waktu bagi saya untuk mendata buku apa saja yang sudah saya baca selama satu tahun sebelumnya.

List of books read in 2014 (based on genre):

A. Contemporary Romance
1. Paris: Aline by Prisca Primasari
2. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
3. Melbourne: Rewind by Winna Efendi
4. Cewek Matre by Alberthiene Endah
5. Restart by Nina Ardianti
6. Menanti Cinta by Adam Aksara
7. I Hate Rich Men by Virginia Novita
8. Daisyflo by Yennie Hardiwidjaja
9. Schlossgarten: Cinta di Tepi Danau by Viskha Ivonita
10. Me And You Versus The World by Stanley Meulen
11. 1000 Musim Mengejar Bintang by Charon
12. Heart of Fire by Linda Howard
13. Fifty Shades of Freed by E. L. James

B. Young Adult
1. Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
2. Reputation by Tessa Intanya
3. No Shame, No Fear by Ann Turnbull
4. Forged in The Fire by Ann Turnbull
5. Seeking Eden by Ann Turnbull
6. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
7. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
8. Distant Waves: A Novel of The Titanic by Suzanne Weyn
9. Catatan Musim by Tyas Effendi
10. Just One Day by Gayle Forman
11. Just One Year by Gayle Forman
12. Our Story by Orizuka

C. General Fiction
1. Mistress of The Game by Tilly Bagshawe
2. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. Negeri di Ujung Tanduk by Tere Liye
5. Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult
6. A Street Dream: The Evergreen Architecture
7. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
8. Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
9. Veronica Decides To Die by Paulo Coelho
10. The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
11. And The Mountain Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

D. Children Books
1. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart
2. Wonder by R. J. Palacio
3. Liesl And Po by Lauren Oliver
4. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

E. Young Adult Fantasy
1. Dunia Mara by Sitta Karina
2. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
3. Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder
4. Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
5. Legend by Marie Lu
6. Prodigy by Marie Lu
7. Champion by Marie Lu
8. Life Before Legend by Marie Lu
9. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
10. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
11. The Death Cure by James Dashner
12. The Kill Order by James Dashner
13. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

F. Adult Fantasy
1. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
2. Fire by Kristin Cashore
3. Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
4. Stardust by Neil Gaiman

G. Historical Fiction And Classic Literature
1. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
3. Pulang by Leila S. Chudori
4. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinna Rawlings
5. The Lady of The Camellias by Alexandre Dumas Jr.
6. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
7. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
8. Wang Si Macan by Pearl S. Buck

H. Historical Romance
1. Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot
2. Somewhere I'll Find You by Lisa Kleypas
3. Because You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas
4. Once And Always by Judith McNaught

I. Anthology
1. Seperti Sungai yang Mengalir by Paulo Coelho
2. Delirium Stories: Hana, Annabel, And Raven by Lauren Oliver
3. The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa
4. 'Till The World Ends by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre, and Karen Duvall

J. Suspense, Thriller, And Mystery
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2. Angels And Demons by Dan Brown

Total semuanya adalah 75 buku, menurun lagi dibanding tahun kemarin yang mencapai 80 buku. Tapi seiring tahun berlalu, saya memang sengaja memasang target yang jauh lebih sedikit karena kesibukan saya semakin banyak. Selain itu, kecepatan baca saya sudah tidak seperti dulu. Otaknya tambah telmi sepertinya. Haha... Makanya, saya cuma pasang 70 buku buat reading challenge tahun 2015 ini.

Kalau dilihat dari daftar di atas, tahun ini saya lebih banyak membaca contemporary romance, baik yang untuk remaja maupun dewasa. Saya juga lebih banyak membaca karya klasik dan fiksi umum yang ceritanya memang lebih dalam. Aneh juga. Padahal saya pikir akan sama seperti tahun lalu, banyak baca buku fantasi. Eh, ternyata ada perbedaan. Mungkin tahun depan juga bakal berbeda lagi.

Top 10 best books I read in 2014 (not in order):
1. And The Mountain Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (fiction)
2. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart (children)
3. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (children)
4. Prodigy by Marie Lu (young adult fantasy)
5. Champion by Marie Lu (young adult fantasy)
6. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (adult fantasy)
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (historical fiction)
8. Once And Always by Judith McNaught (historical romance)
9. 1000 Musim Mengejar Bintang by Charon (modern romance)
10. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (historical fiction)