Books of 2012

This year, I read 141 books and discovered 25 new authors.

It was a chaotic year! I was sick a lot and spent six to eight hours each day reading, devouring one book after another. I also reread a lot of familiar works, like those by Макс Фрай, Haruki Murakami, and others. While I discovered several new authors, that wasn't my main goal. Given the numerous challenges I faced this year, I wanted to revisit my all-time favorite books and keep their memories fresh in my mind.

December

December 30, 2012 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)

December 20, 2012 After Dark by Haruki Murakami (2004)

December 16, 2012 Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami (1999)

December 14, 2012 South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami (1992)

December 10, 2012 What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami (2007)

December 6, 2012 Underground by Haruki Murakami (1997)

November

November 29, 2012 Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami (1985)

November 20, 2012 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (1994)

November 9, 2012 A Perfect Day for Kangaroos by Haruki Murakami (1981)

November 7, 2012 A Slow Boat to China by Haruki Murakami (1980)

November 5, 2012 Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (2002)

October

October 31, 2012 Tokyo Legends by Haruki Murakami (2005)

October 29, 2012 The Elephant Vanishes by Haruki Murakami (1985)

October 28, 2012 Murakami Radio by Haruki Murakami (2001)

October 27, 2012 A Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami (2005)

October 26, 2012 All God's Children Can Dance by Haruki Murakami (1999)

October 25, 2012 TV People by Haruki Murakami (1989)

October 24, 2012 Firefly by Haruki Murakami (1983)

October 23, 2012 Carrousel's Dead-heat by Haruki Murakami (1985)

October 22, 2012 Lexington Ghosts by Haruki Murakami (1996)

October 21, 2012 Большая телега by Макс Фрай (2008)

October 20, 2012 Ключ из жёлтого металла by Макс Фрай (2009)

October 18, 2012 Дар Шаванахолы (Хроники Ехо #7) by Макс Фрай (2010)

October 17, 2012 Обжора-хохотун (Хроники Ехо #6) by Макс Фрай (2007)

October 15, 2012 Горе господина Гро (Хроники Ехо #5) by Макс Фрай (2006)

October 12, 2012 Ворона на мосту (Хроники Ехо #4) by Макс Фрай (2005)

October 11, 2012 Неуловимый Хабба Хэн (Хроники Ехо #3) by Макс Фрай (2005)

October 9, 2012 Властелин Морморы (Хроники Ехо #2) by Макс Фрай (2004)

October 7, 2012 Чуб земли. Туланский детектив (Хроники Ехо #1) by Макс Фрай (2004)

October 5, 2012 Мой Рагнарёк by Макс Фрай (1998)

October 2, 2012 Гнёзда Химер by Макс Фрай (1997)

September

September 30, 2012 Лабиринт Мёнина (Лабиринты Ехо #8) by Макс Фрай (2000)

September 29, 2012 Болтливый мертвец (Лабиринты Ехо #7) by Макс Фрай (1999)

September 27, 2012 Власть несбывшегося (Лабиринты Ехо #6) by Макс Фрай (1998)

September 26, 2012 Наваждения (Лабиринты Ехо #5) by Макс Фрай (1997)

September 25, 2012 Тёмная сторона (Лабиринты Ехо #4) by Макс Фрай (1997)

September 24, 2012 Простые волшебные вещи (Лабиринты Ехо #3) by Макс Фрай (1997)

September 23, 2012 Волонтёры вечности (Лабиринты Ехо #2) by Макс Фрай (1997)

September 20, 2012 Чужак (Лабиринты Ехо #1) by Макс Фрай (1996)

September 18, 2012 Live With Lightning by Mitchell Wilson (1949)

September 14, 2012 Life of Pi by Yann Martel (2001)

September 12, 2012 Saturday by Ian McEwan (2005)

September 11, 2012 The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn (2001)

September 8, 2012 Москва 2042 by Владимир Войнович (1987)

September 5, 2012 The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1881)

August

August 30, 2012 Slow Man by J. M. Coetzee (2005)

August 25, 2012 To Hell With the Ugly. They Do Not Realize by Boris Vian (1948)

August 23, 2012 The Red Grass by Boris Vian (1950)

August 21, 2012 Autumn in Peking by Boris Vian (1947)

August 19, 2012 Heartsnatcher by Boris Vian (1953)

August 17, 2012 Shut a Final Door by Truman Capote (1949)

August 15, 2012 Summer Crossing by Truman Capote (1943)

August 14, 2012 Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote (1958)

August 13, 2012 Man in the Holocene by Max Frisch (1979)

August 12, 2012 Montauk by Max Frisch (1975)

August 10, 2012 Bluebeard by Max Frisch (1982)

August 7, 2012 Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote (1948)

August 5, 2012 The Winners by Julio Cortázar (1960)

August 3, 2012 Crystal Horizon: Everest: The First Solo Ascent by Reinhold Messner (1989)

August 1, 2012 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (1989)

July

July 31, 2012 In the Shape of a Boar by Lawrence Norfolk (2000)

July 27, 2012 Lemprière's Dictionary by Lawrence Norfolk (1991)

July 22, 2012 The Sea Eagle by James Aldridge (1944)

July 20, 2012 Strahlungen II by Ernst Jünger (1988)

July 16, 2012 The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey (1969)

July 15, 2012 You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe (1940)

July 10, 2012 Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe (1929)

June

June 30, 2012 All Men Are Enemies by Richard Aldington (1933)

June 25, 2012 Hatter's Castle by A. J. Cronin (1931)

June 22, 2012 Суси-Нуар. Занимательное муракамиЕдение by Дмитрий Коваленин (2004)

June 20, 2012 The Sweet Poison Cook by Arto Paasilinna (1988)

June 19, 2012 The Amnesiac by Sam Taylor (2008)

June 17, 2012 The Dark Side of the Moon by Martin Suter (2000)

June 16, 2012 Small World by Martin Suter (1997)

June 14, 2012 A Perfect Friend by Martin Suter (2002)

June 12, 2012 Violet, Violet by Martin Suter (2004)

June 11, 2012 Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (2005)

June 8, 2012 Diary by Chuck Palahniuk (2003)

June 6, 2012 When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro (2000)

June 4, 2012 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami (2009)

May

May 30, 2012 A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch (1961)

May 27, 2012 Tuer le père by Amélie Nothomb