Lift Up Your Hearts!

March is a little late to be posting my Books Read list for 2017, but the time has slipped by. (Doesn't it always?)

Looking it over, I'm pleased with how well my reading was spread out over time this year. Only two months show fewer than four books: August and September, not coincidentally the months of vacation and family reunion. At one stage of my life, vacations were a time for reading; now they are filled with grandchldren, travel, or both. I read the most books (10) in June, which had more variety in terms of genre than December, its close competitor (9).

My reading for 2017 reflects three reading projects: Dorothy Sayers, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Miss Read (Dora Jessie Saint), plus a dip back into science fiction, the discovery of a new, enjoyable children's book author (N. D. Wilson), and two books written by friends (Blair Bancroft and Esther Moneysmith Gross). I missed my goal of reading the entire Bible this year, but did finish (and start anew) in February 2018. All in all, it was a good year.

Here's the alphabetical list; links are to reviews. Titles in bold I found particularly worthwhile. This chronological list has rankings and warnings as well.

1. 100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
2. Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson
3. Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
4. Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers
5. The Christmas Mouse by Miss Read
6. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert Heinlein
7. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
8. Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
9. Deep Undercover by Jack Barsky
10. Designed to Move by Joan Vernikos
11. The Documents in the Case by Dorothy Sayers with Robert Eustace
12. Dorothy L. Sayers: A Careless Rage for Life by David Coomes
13. The Fall of Heaven by Andrew Scott Cooper
14. Five Red Herrings by Dorothy Sayers
15. Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
16. The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
17. The Glorious Adventure by Richard Halliburton
18. Hangman's Holiday by Dorothy Sayers
19. Have His Carcase by Dorothy Sayers
20. Have Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert Heinlein
21. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
22. Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
23. How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown
24. I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) by Brené Brown
25. In the Blood by Steve Robinson
26. In the Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy Sayers
27. Ingathering by Zenna Henderson
28. Jim Bridger: Mountain Man by Stanley Vestal
29. The Last Archer by S. D. Smith
30. The Last Queen of England by Steve Robinson
31. Leepike Ridge by N. D. Wilson
32. Like Living Among Scorpions by Jennifer Fulwiler
33. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
34. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
35. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
36. Lord Peter: The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories by Dorothy Sayers
37. The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez
38. Miss Clare Remembers by Miss Read
39. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers
40. The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers
41. No Holly for Miss Quinn by Miss Read
42. The People: No Different Flesh by Zenna Henderson
43. Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracle by N. D. Wilson
44. Over the Gate by Miss Read
45. Pilgrimage: The Book of the People by Zenna Henderson
46. Red Planet by Robert Heinlein
47. Rising Strong by Brené Brown
48. Rocket Ship Galileo by Robert Heinlein
49. The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton
50. The Shadow of Robbers' Roost by Helen Rushmore
51. Shadowed Paradise by Blair Bancroft
52. The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
53. Storm in the Village by Miss Read
54. The Stranger in My Genes by Bill Griffeth
55. Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers
56. Tangled Strands by Esther Moneysmith Gross
57. To the Grave by Steve Robinson
58. The Tolkien Reader by J.R.R. Tolkien
59. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy Sayers
60. Village Christmas by Miss Read (read twice)
61. Village Diary by Miss Read
62. Village School by Miss Read
63. The Whimsical Christian by Dorothy Sayers