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Embracing A Beautiful Life With Epilepsy

The 2016 Book List is Here!

December 26, 2016 by Bailey

Epilepsy and seizure awareness through reading

Hello Readers! Since being diagnosed with Epilepsy over 10 years ago, I have had to learn to really listen to my body. Not just recognize that I’m tired and then move on, but recognize that I’m tired and actually take time to rest! My seizures tend to come on when I am overly exhausted, so unfortunately I had to learn this lesson the hard way. More than once. But, one of my absolute favorite ways to relax has always been by reading. I love any kind of book really, but a suspenseful drama; preferably with a high-energy courtroom battle, is my favorite. So, I thought I’d share the list of books I read in 2016 with you! (And if one of your favorite books isn’t on here, please tell me so that I can read that one too)!

At the end of 2015 Andy asked me if I read more than 100 books per year. I honestly had no idea, but thought it would be fun to keep track! So below is the list of every book I read from January 1st 2016 through December 26th 2016. I didn’t make it to 100 (57 to be exact) but I had a lot of fun trying! Any book title with an *asterisk* in front of it, is one that I would recommend reading.

 

  1. Red Knife – William Kent Krueger
  2. Heavens Keep – William Kent Krueger
  3. Vermillion Drift – William Kent Krueger
  4. *Northwest Angle – William Kent Krueger
  5. Consent to kill- Vince Flynn
  6. Act of treason – Vince Flynn
  7. The survivor  – Vince Flynn
  8. Protect and defend – Vince Flynn
  9. *The Nightingale – Kristin Hannah
  10. *All the light we cannot see -Anthony Doerr
  11. *The Kite runner – Khaled Hosseini
  12. Go set a watchman – Harper lee
  13. Falling for you – Jill Mansell
  14. *Somewhere safe with somebody good- Jan Karon
  15. Kill shot – Vince Flynn
  16. *A thousand pieces of you – Claudia gray
  17. *The Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion (2nd time reading)
  18. *The Traitors Wife – Allison Pataki (2nd time reading)
  19. *Plain Truth – Jodi Picoult (3rd time reading)
  20. *The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society – Annie Barrows (5th time reading)
  21. The Nest – Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
  22. *The Night Circus – Erin Morgenstern
  23. *The Secrets of Midwives – Sally Hepworth
  24. The little Paris bookshop- Nina George
  25. What we find-Robyn Carr
  26. *Winter of the world – Ken Follet
  27. *Defending Jacob- William Landay
  28. Staying At Daisy’s – Jill Mansell
  29. Ben Hur – Lew Wallace
  30. *Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides
  31. *The Zero Game – Brad Meltzer
  32. *The Girl on The Train- Paula Hawkins
  33. *The Baker’s Daughter- Sarah Mccoy
  34. *A Spool of Blue Thread- Anne Tyler
  35. *The Lake House- Kate Morton
  36. The Third Secret – Steve Barry
  37. The House of Secrets – Brad Meltzer
  38. The Undertaking – Audrey Magee
  39. *The Gilded Hour- Sara Donati
  40. Truly Madly Guilty- Liane Moriarty
  41. *The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri
  42. Memorial Day- Vince Flynn
  43. *The Nature of The Beast- Louise Penny
  44. The Miniaturist – Jessie Burton
  45. The Pursuit of Wow- Tom Peters
  46. Zingerman’s Guide to Giving Great Service- Ari Weinzweig
  47. *Echoes – Maeve Binchy
  48. *Wisdom for a Young CEO- Douglas Barry
  49. *Manitou Canyon- William Kent Krueger
  50. *The No Complaining Rule- Jon Gordon
  51. A Man Called Ove- Fredrik Backman
  52. Good to Great- Jim Collins
  53. *Small Great Things- Jodi Picoult
  54. Killing Lincoln- Bill O’Reilly
  55. *I Am Malala- Malala Yousafzai
  56. The Chemist- Stephanie Meyer
  57. *I’ll take you there- Wally Lamb

 

Thanks again for stopping by, readers! Take a moment and share below some of your favorite ways to relax. And remember to Seize the Day & subscribe!

Bailey My Aura Borealis Post GreetingHello from Minnesota! I was diagnosed with Generalized Idiopathic Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in 2006. My goal is to create and contribute to a community for those living with Epilepsy & other neurological disorders, so that we can support each other, raise awareness, and share our hope for fewer seizures in the future!

Celebrating A Beautiful Life With Epilepsy

Far away there
in the sunshine
are my highest aspirations.
I may not reach them,
but I can look up and
see their beauty,
believe in them,
and try to follow
where they lead

Louisa May Alcott

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