BEST BOOK of 2012

There were plenty of reasons to be thankful for, listing up the Best Reads for 2012 is just a start.  I've surprised myself by liking books outside of my preferred genres.

In no particular order:

• The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón;
• Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel by Robin Sloan;
• Un Lun Dun by China Miéville;
• First Among Sequels(Thursday Next, #5) by  Jasper Fforde;
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green;
• Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell;
• Where Shadows Dance: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery and When Maidens Mourn: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris
• The Infinity Affair (Covert-One, #8) by Kyle Mills
•  The Enchantress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #6) by Michael Scott
• The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)  by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Holy Fools by Joanne Harris
• The Prophet (Graveyard Queen #3) by Amanda Stevens
• After the Birthday Party by TFG

Some are even worth taking note of…

• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) by Douglas Adams
• The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
• It's a Mens World by Bebang Siy
• The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman
• Death with Interruptions by  José Saramago
• Beasts by Joyce Carol Oates
• 84, Charing Cross Road / The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
• Off the Beaten Path: Stories of Place by 14 selected authors of The Nature Conservancy