Books 44 & 45 of 2011's 64

45/64: A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink, 2/5 Stars
Entertained Me: Low / Made Me Think: Med

Cover of The Art of Racing in the RainI struggled through this book even though I love listening to or reading Pink's blog posts. The reason? I think it was because I already knew what this book was about. But also, this is the first book that I've read that simply didn't format well to the Kindle. I read half of it 3 months ago and, finally, the other half this week.

44/64: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Stein, 3.5/5 Stars
Entertained Me: High / Made Me Think: Med

Took about 25% of the tale before I became wound up in it. Turns out it's a great story that's very easy to read, incorporates the underdog, perseverance and the American Dream--good entertainment value. After finishing this book, I went to my parents' house and spent some quality time with Waylon the dog!

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Book #43 = The Mountain Between Us by Martin, 4.5/5 Stars

Book #42 = The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Murakami, 2/5 Stars

Book #41 = The Devil in the White City by Larson, 3/5 Stars

Book #40 = The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Shaffer, 3.5/5 Stars

Book #39 = The Help by Stockett, 4/5 Stars

Book #38 = The Accidental Tourist by Tyler, 2/5 Stars

Book #37 = Room With a View by Forster, 1.5 Stars

Book #36 = The Dead Town by Koontz, 2.5/5 Stars

Book #35 = Lost Souls by Koontz, 3/5 Stars

Book #34 = Dead and Alive by Koontz, 2/5 Stars

Book #33 = City of Night by Koontz, 3/5 Stars

Book #32 = Prodigal Son by Koontz, 3/5 Stars

Book #31 = Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke, 5/5 Stars

Book #30 = The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls, 3.5/5 Stars
Book #29 = The Fisher King by LaGravenese, 2.5/5 Stars
Book #28 = The Passage by Justin Cronin, 2/5 Stars
Book #27 = I Hope They Have Beer in Hell by Tucker Max, 0/5 Stars
Book #26 = Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney, 3/5 Stars
Book #25 = Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by Rowling, 3/5 Stars
Book #24 = Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince by Rowling, 3/5 Stars
Book #23 = Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Rowling, 4/5 Stars
Book #22 = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Rowling, 2/5 Stars
Book #21 = Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by Rowling, 3/5 Stars
Book #20 = Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by Rowling, 3/5 Stars
Book #19 = Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Rowling, 3/5 Stars
Book #18 = For an Architecture of Reality by Michael Benedikt, 4/5 Stars
Book #17 = The Guinea Pig Diaries by A.J. Jacobs, 2.5/5 Stars
Book #16 = Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis, 3/5 Stars
Book #15 = Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, 5/5 Stars
Book #14 = This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, 4/5 Stars
Book #13 = After Dark by Haruki Murakami, 1.5/5 Stars
Book #12 = Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster, 3.5/5 Stars
Book #11 = Travels in the Scriptorium by Paul Auster, 1/5 Stars
Book #10 = American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis, 3/5 Stars
Book #09 = Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen, 4.5/5 Stars
Book #08 = The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson, 3/5 Stars
Book #07 = The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson, 5/5 Stars
Book #06 = What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Murakami, 4/5 Stars
Book #05 = Existentialism by Steven Earnshaw, 1/5 Stars
Book #04 = The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav, 1/5 Stars
Book #03 = The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson, 5/5 Stars
Book #02 = The Zen of Social Media Marketing by Shama Kabani, 2/5 Stars
Book #01 = Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky, 3/5 Stars

See 2010's list of 40 books.
See 2009's list of 53 books.