( Muchacho by Emmanuel Lepage )

( ノルウェイの森上、下 by 村上春樹 )

( Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell )

( Carry On by Rainbow Rowell )

( Uprooted by Naomi Novik )

( Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Gardner )

( Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain )

( Pug, l’apprenti ; Milamber, le mage ; Silverthorn by R. E. Feist, translated by Antoine Ribes )

( To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis )

(53. I also randomly re-read HBP during the year for an intensely competitive pub quiz in a series of of quizzes with one per book. Our team of two came in third place – I was half grumpy about this and half proud, as we only dropped two points. I didn’t have time for a full 2016 HP Re-read, but I’m planning to start 2017 off right by getting straight to it :D)

( X-Men: Fantômes by Brian Wood, Terry Dodson, and various others )

( 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith )

( Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones )

( The Homeward Bounders by Diana Wynne Jones )

( Shrill by Lindy West )

( La vie des elfes by Muriel Barbery )

( Understanding Panic Attacks and Overcoming Fear by Roger Baker )

( L’Arabe du futur : Une jeunesse au moyen orient by Riad Sattouf )

( Casque de feu by Robin McKinley, translated by Jeanne Bouniort )

( The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages? by Deborah Cameron )

( X-Men Legacy: Aftermath by Carey, Davidson, Talibao, Molina, and Sandoval )

( Wonder Woman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told by various authors )

( X-Men: Curse of the Mutants by Victor Gischler and Paco Medina )

( Forever Bitch by Diglee )

( X-Men: Elementaire by Brian Wood, Olivier Coipel, David Lopez )

( Wonder Woman: The Circle by Gail Simone, Terry and Rachel Dodson, Bernard Chang )

( Wonder Woman: Contagion by Gail Simone, Nicola Scott, Fernando Dagnino )

( Wonder Woman: Ends of the Earth by Gail Simone, Aaron Lopresti, Bernard Chang )

( The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf )

( Wonder Woman: Rise of the Olympian by Gail Simone, Aaron Lopresti, Bernard Chang )

( How to Be Both by Ali Smith )

( The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones )

( Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible by Jia Jiang )

( The Secret Service - Kingsman by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, and Matthew Vaughn )

( LOdyssée DaleMark, Tome 4 : La couronne du Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones, translated by Laurence Kiefé )

( A Tale of Time City by Diana Wynne Jones )

( Comic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe )

( The Game by Diana Wynne Jones )

( It’s a Magical World by Bill Watterson )

( Honourable Friends? Parliament and the Fight for Change by Caroline Lucas )

( Little Nothings: The Curse of the Umbrella by Lewis Trondheim, translated by Joe Johnson )

( The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson )

( LOdyssée DaleMark, Tome 3 : Les houppelandes magiques by Diana Wynne Jones, translated by Laurence Kiefé )

( Reflections on the Magic of Writing by Diana Wynne Jones )

( The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson )

( きのう何食べた？ 1 by Yoshinaga Fumi )

( The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson )

( Yukon Ho!, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, The Revenge of the Baby-sat by Bill Watterson )

( Phénix, oiseau de feu by Osamu Tezuka, translated by Jacques Lalloz )

( Re-Engendering Translation: Transcultural Practice, Gender/Sexuality and the Politics of Alterity, edited by Chistopher Larkosh ) 

( Almost French: A New Life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull )

( CultureShock! Japan by P. Sean Bramble )

( Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen )

( Butterflies in November by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, translated by Brian FitzGibbon )

( L'Odyssée DaleMark, Tome 1 : Les sortilèges de la guiterne by Diana Wynne Jones, translated by Laurence Kiefé ) 

( L'Odyssée DaleMark, Tome 2 : La marotte noyée by Diana Wynne Jones, translated by Laurence Kiefé )

( Street Cat Bob by James Bowen )

Happy New Year (when it comes)!!

I'm pretty excited about 2015 right now, sitting on the couch feeling cosy and yet sort of new. I've made a lot of progress this year: I found a job that I quite like, I've been seeing a counsellor and with his help am doing better mentally, I've gone back to some favourite hobbies that had slipped away, and I've kept trying to do the things that I think are important in spite of frequent setbacks. There were many scary times when I was so terrified of things that I thought I couldn't make it, or when I became paralysed or frantic. I'm proud to have made it through that, and I feel good about the coming year, hopeful that I'll keep getting better.

( Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? )

This year I started out with the goal of reading 30 books, which was, in some ways, I think, a bit of a mistake: I don't want one of my main hobbies to become something that I have to feel guilty about not doing. I think this has become clear partially because I've already read 20-something, so the pressure is off a bit, but that's a good lesson for the future.

I've been reviewing the books for a couple of reasons - it started out because I just didn't want to forget them as soon as I'd taken them back to the library, but then I noticed that I also realise their subconscious impact if I'm pushing myself to write something down, so I'm getting more out of them this way.

( clarity of mind )

It's sooo gooood to be reading again ♥ It's so easy for it to fall by the wayside when you have loads of other things to do, but I've missed just curling up on the couch with an actual, physical book. I want to keep track for a while, of what I've read, what I've liked, in the hopes that it'll keep me in the habit.

( Midnight's Children, The God of Small Things, The Summer Without Men, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox, Polina )

Completely unrelatedly, LJ and Delicious have both just brought out updates that I don't like :/ I feel a bit old and crotchety >.>;

( Our Christmas tree is maybe two and a half feet tall; it's incredibly endearing :D )

My mum's arriving tonight, kick-starting the Christmassy activities, so just in case I'm not on here for a while: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyful Yule, etc.! ♥