# I Love Books!

- URL: https://meemish.com/i-love-books/
- Published: February 1, 2020 (2020-02-01)
- Updated: April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
- Author: meemish
- Categories: List
- Tags: Audiobooks, Book Club, book list, book lover, book nerd, book worm, Books, good books, goodreads
- Disclosure: contains Amazon affiliate links; meemish may earn a commission.

> What would I do without books? I often feel like I don't have enough time to read all the books on my list and I start to panic. Then, I remind myself, it's…

What would I do without books? I often feel like I don't have enough time to read all the books on my list and I start to panic. Then, I remind myself, it's not an assignment I have to finish. It's purely for my enjoyment and to open my mind to other worlds and perspectives. And then I continue on reading.

## Read All Day: January

### 1. [The Lovely Bones](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316168815?tag=meemish-20) by Alice Sebold

**Rating:** ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5)

[![Cover of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold](https://meemish.com/_astro/the_lovely_bones.DPIoz0Hm_jnHUi.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316168815?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Fiction

> Murderers are not monsters, they're men. And that's the most frightening thing about them.

### 2. [Coraline](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0380807343?tag=meemish-20) by Neil Gaiman

**Rating:** ★★★★☆ (4 of 5)

[![Cover of Coraline by Neil Gaiman](https://meemish.com/_astro/coraline.DsTzJRfH_Z2qOHCi.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0380807343?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Paranormal Fiction

> Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.

### 3. [Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250225825?tag=meemish-20) by Gary Janetti

**Rating:** ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5)

[![Cover of Do You Mind If I Cancel? (Things That Still Annoy Me) by Gary Janetti](https://meemish.com/_astro/do_you_mind_if_i_cancel.BmUuYfhE_7RM7c.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250225825?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Nonfiction

> Don’t worry about being normal. It’s an awful thing to aspire to.

### 4. [Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0547904142?tag=meemish-20) by Lois Lowry

**Rating:** ★★★★☆ (4 of 5)

[![Cover of Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry](https://meemish.com/_astro/gathering_blue.7QmOrpqt_1nzNH5.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0547904142?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Young Adult

> Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none.

### 5. [So Close to Being the Sh\*t, Y'all Don't Even Know](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0771VB8D4?tag=meemish-20) by Retta

**Rating:** ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5)

[![Cover of So Close to Being the Sh\*t, Y'all Don't Even Know by Retta](https://meemish.com/_astro/so_close_to_being_the_sht.CQipWbRF_1Jwsqm.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0771VB8D4?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Autobiography

> Bitch, stop wasting time fearing the worst! Living through the worst is never as hard as fearing it. Fight the fear and go do what you gotta do. That's what you came here for.

### 6. [Nothing To See Here](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062913468?tag=meemish-20) by Kevin Wilson

**Rating:** ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5)

[![Cover of Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson](https://meemish.com/_astro/nothing_to_see_here.i77dTHpS_Axj7.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062913468?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Fiction

> I started to care less about the future. I cared more about making the present tolerable. And time passed.

### 7. [Whisper Network](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250319471?tag=meemish-20) by Chandler Baker

**Rating:** ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5)

[![Cover of Whisper Network by Chandler Baker](https://meemish.com/_astro/whisper_network.BlOEDsTh_Z29L7gq.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250319471?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Fiction

> We followed the recipe and set the timer for eighteen months and figured by then, the glass ceiling would have shattered under the weight of all the world’s leaning women.

### 8. [Messenger (The Giver, #3)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1328466205?tag=meemish-20) by Lois Lowry

**Rating:** ★★★★☆ (4 of 5)

[![Cover of Messenger (The Giver, #3) by Lois Lowry](https://meemish.com/_astro/messenger.DdUSzB4K_IsNVv.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1328466205?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Young Adult

> Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther.

### 9. [The Rosie Result](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1925773825?tag=meemish-20) by Graeme Simsion

**Rating:** ★★★☆☆ (3 of 5)

[![Cover of The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion](https://meemish.com/_astro/the_rosie_result.CbkbcRfv_ZlgNbr.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1925773825?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Fiction

> It is a sign of intelligence to recognize our limitations and of maturity to seek help when required.

### 10. [The Westing Game](https://www.amazon.com/dp/014240120X?tag=meemish-20) by Ellen Raskin

**Rating:** ★★★★☆ (4 of 5)

[![Cover of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin](https://meemish.com/_astro/the_westing_game.YXbSVDAA_1eyPXC.webp)](https://www.amazon.com/dp/014240120X?tag=meemish-20)

**Genre:** Mystery

> Sunset Towers faced east and had no towers.

Now, Go. See. Do.

~meemish