Books Kara Read in 2012

These are the books I read in 2012, with occasional comments.

1.  Finding God Beyond Harvard by Kelly Monroe Kullberg
2. Hollywood Worldviews by Brian Godawa
3. Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl by N.D Wilson
4. To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis Creative and hilarious.
5. To Train Up a Child by Michael and Debi Pearl  Deeply flawed theology, but not as bad as some say.
6. Eat this Book by Eugene Peterson Found this frustratingly inconsistent.
7. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
8. 100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson Mysterious cupboards in a Kansas farmhouse. Great story!
9. Family Practice, ed. R.C. Sproul, Jr.
10. Through New Eyes by James Jordan An important book that I will be reading again. So much to think about on each page.
11. Masterchef Australia, Series 3: The Cookbook
12.  Letter from New York by Helene Hanff
13. Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
14. Dandelion Fire by N. D. Wilson My favourite of the 100 Cupboards books.
15. What I Saw in America by G.K. Chesterton Still relevant for America today, I think.
16. The Chestnut King by N.D. Wilson
17. Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford Fascinating reading.
18. The Crisis of '77 by Bob Thomas Important in helping me understand the history of my denomination here in Australia.
19. At Large and at Small, Confessions of a Literary Hedonist by Anne Fadiman I really enjoyed this book of essays.
20. The Secret of the Unicorn by Hergé
21. Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques
22. Reading the OED by Ammon Shea This is the only book I reviewed on the blog this year, thereby artificially heightening its importance.
23. The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
24. Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley by Marguerite Henry Disappointing book by one of my childhood favourite authors.
25. Lit! by Tony Renke
26. Great Books of the Christian Tradition by Terry W. Glaspey
27. The Naked Chef by Jamie Oliver
28. Happy Days with Jamie
29. Jamie's America
30. Jamie at Home
31. Jamie's Italy
32. The Well-Trained Mind by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer
33. Red Rackham's Treasure by Hergé
34. Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
35. The Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson I read this introduction to covenantal theology with a friend.
36. Piano Lessons by Anna Goldsworthy I read this after hearing an excerpt on the radio.
37. The Canons of Dordt I was struck by how the authors of this document so obviously loved the doctrines.
38. The Bride's Treasure by Faber, Meijerkink, Trimp and Zomer A very helpful history and explanation of the Canons of Dordt.
39. Saraban by Greg and Lucy Malouf
40. The Warden by Anthony Trollope Upon Suzannah's recommendation.
41. Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers, trans. Staniforth, ed. Louth
42. Mother Kirk by Douglas Wilson
43. The Minnow on the Say by Philippa Pearce A mystery with boys and boats. Fun.
44.  The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff
45.  1 is One by Tasha Tudor
46.  Anytime Prayers by Madeleine L'Engle
47.  I Was Just Wondering by Philip Yancey
48.  Warm Bread and Honey Cake by Gaitri Pagrach-Chandra
49.  The Dragon's Tooth by N.D. Wilson An excellent start to a series and very interesting thematically.
50.  The Drowned Vault by N.D. Wilson
51.  Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
52.  Airs Above the Ground by Mary Stewart Suzannah motivated me to read Stewart. Austria, the circus, a mystery and Lippizaner horses. What's not to love?
53.  Luther and His Katie by Dolina MacCuish Frustratingly unreferenced.
54.  The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart
55. Medieval Celebrations by Daniel Diehl and Mark Donnelly
56. The Repurposed Library by Lisa Occhipinti Some bibliophiles might find the ideas in this book scandalous.
57.  Felt by India Flint and Toyoko Sugiwaka My new interest, thanks to my sister-in-law.
58.  The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart
59.  The Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism, ed. Gregg Strawbridge Some very helpful essays addressing one of my passions, the status of children in the church.
60.  Scout: The Secret of the Swamp by Piet Prins
61.  The Operations of Divine Grace, trans. from the German