My Project 52

I rarely finish any of my personal projects, be it saving a couple bucks a day or losing the belly bulge; I just can't seem to stick or follow through after a couple of tries. Then I thought of reading books as a personal yearly project, which was perfect for me since I love to read, and it's the only thing I am willing to make time for, even on a very hectic day. So I started Project 52, wherein I read a book a week for the next 52 weeks of the year. Anything works, be it a biography, a book of poems, a collection of short stories, a novel, or even a graphic novel. By the end of the year, I may not be a penny richer or a pound thinner, but I've read 52 (or hopefully more!) books - some sad, funny, or even scary, but collectively wonderful.

1. The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
3. Looking for Alaska by John Green
4. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
5. Paper Towns by John Green
6. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
7. The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
8. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
9. Prey by Michael Crichton
10. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
11. ABNKKBSNPLAko? by Bob Ong
12. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
13. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
14. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
15. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
16. White Oleander by Janet Finch
17. Android Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and Ben H. Winters
18. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (re-read)
19. 12 Reasons Why I Love Her by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich
20. The Crimes of Dr. Watson by John H. Watson and Duane Swierozynski
21. How to Tell if Your Boyfriend is the Anti-Christ by Patricia Carlin
22. How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith
23. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
24. Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner
25. Adverbs by Daniel Handler
26. Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
27. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley
28. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by Bryan Lee O'Malley
29. Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness by Bryan Lee O'Malley
30. Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together by Bryan Lee O'Malley
31. Scott Pilgrim vs. the Universe by Bryan Lee O'Malley
32. Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O'Malley
33. Blankets by Craig Thompson
34. Bluebeard's Egg by Margaret Atwood
35. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith
36. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
37. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events #1) by Lemony Snicket
38. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket
39. The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events #3) by Lemony Snicket
40. A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
41. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
42. A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
43. Dead Politician Society by Robin Spano
44. Billie Girl by Vickie Weaver
45. Room by Emma Donoghue
46. How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu 
47. The Adventures of Unemployed Man by Erich Origen and Gan Golan 
48. Exley by Brock Clarke
49. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
50. Today the Sky is Blue and White with Bright Blue Spots and a Small Pale Moon and I Will Destroy Our Relationship Today by Tao Lin
51. This Emotion was a Little E-book by Tao Lin
52. The Beaufort Diaries by T. Cooper
53. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
54. Dry by Augusten Burroughs