{"id":9933,"date":"2012-01-09T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=9933"},"modified":"2012-01-09T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T15:22:17","slug":"a-year-in-review-wake-county-favorite-reads-for-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/news\/2012\/01\/09\/a-year-in-review-wake-county-favorite-reads-for-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Review: Wake County Favorite Reads for 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year the Record enlists a Wake County librarian to compile a list of the most read (or at least checked out) books for the year from the library system.<\/p>\n

Most Popular Adult Fiction
\n<\/strong>In 2011, Wake County residents continued to read some of the most popular books and authors from the past few years.\u00a0 Hollywood pushed several along by producing a slew of blockbuster movie hits based on books. “The Help” was popular again and the gritty crime trilogy, “The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo,” soared into the top 5 most read books. Books two and three in the trilogy were not far behind with “The Girl Who Played With Fire” coming in at No. 7, and” The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets\u2019 Nest” at No. 11. Readers also continued to read some of popular fictions\u2019 favorite authors, including Nicholas Sparks, John Grisham and David Badlacci.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 The Help\u00a0by Kathryn Stockett.
\nHistorical Fiction.\u00a0 Mississippi. Great Book Club Read. Sophisticated Chick-lit.\u00a0 Debut Novel.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u00a0by Stieg Larsson. Translated by Reg Keeland.
\nSwedish.\u00a0 Mystery. Thriller.\u00a0 Almost Horror.\u00a0 Debut Novel.\u00a0 Book No. 1 in Millennium series.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Safe Haven\u00a0by Nicholas Sparks.
\nDomestic Fiction. North Carolina. Cozy. Almost Romance.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 The Confession\u00a0by John Grisham.
\nMystery. Legal-thriller. Death penalty.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Hell\u2019s Corner\u00a0by David Baldacci
\n<\/a>Political fiction. Terrorist. Suspense. Action. Book No. \u00a05 in Camel Club series.<\/p>\n

Most Popular Adult Nonfiction
\n<\/strong>Hollywood didn\u2019t stick to just fiction as Julia Roberts in “Eat, Pray, Love” put Elizabeth Gilbert\u2019s 2006 memoir by the same title back in the top 5 most read nonfiction books for 2011. The author of “Seabiscuit,” Laura Hillenbrand has a new book, “Unbroken,” which came into the top five as well.<\/p>\n

There were some nonfiction surprises as well. The Guinness Book of World Records 2011 was the most checked out nonfiction book this year, probably due to its undying popularity among young boys.\u00a0 Another surprise: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a story about the genetic material of Ms. Lacks that was used to create the polio vaccine and the numerous experiments performed on African Americans.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 The Guinness Book of World Records 2011<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u00a0by Rebecca Skloot<\/a> (2011)
\nBiography. Science writing. Journalistic.\u00a0 Issue-oriented.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Unbroken:\u00a0A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption\u00a0by Laura Hillenbrand
\n<\/a>Biography. Inspirational. Army Air Forces. Japanese POW. Pacific front.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Eat, Pray Love:\u00a0One Woman\u2019s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia\u00a0by Elizabeth Gilbert
\nMemoir. Travelogue. Food writing. Midlife crisis.<\/p>\n

5. Outliers:\u00a0The story of success\u00a0by Malcolm Gladwell
\nBusiness Writing. Thought-provoking. Human behavior. Modern Culture.<\/p>\n

Most Popular Young Adult Fiction
\n<\/strong>“The Hunger Games” movie will be released in March 2012. The popularity of these books will probably only continue to rise as more and more adults guiltily venture over to the young adult section to check out this trilogy.\u00a0 Wondering about the last “Harry Potter” movie that came out this summer? \u00a0“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” came in as the sixth popular young adult book in 2011.<\/p>\n

Fantasy fans have had plenty to read though in 2012, as Rick Riordan as two new series. \u00a0“Heros of Olympus” follows a new set of students at Camp Half-Blood (following in the footsteps of “Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief”), and “The Kane Chronicles,” where a brother and sister take on Egyptian deities.<\/p>\n

1. Mockingjay\u00a0by Suzanne Collins\"\"Book No. 3 in Hunger Games series.\u00a0 Science fiction. Dystopian. Action-packed.<\/p>\n

2. Lost Hero\u00a0by Rick Riordan
\n<\/a>Action. Adventure. Fantasy. Greek and Roman gods.\u00a0 Olympus.<\/p>\n

3. The Hunger Games\u00a0by Suzanne CollinsBook
\nNo. 1 in Hunger Games series.\u00a0 Science fiction. Dystopian. Action-packed.<\/p>\n

4. Catching Fire\u00a0by Suzanne Collins
\nBook No. 2 in Hunger Games series.\u00a0 Science fiction. Dystopian. Action-packed.<\/p>\n

5. Red Pyramid\u00a0by Rick Riordan
\nAction. Adventure. Fantasy. Siblings. Egypt. Egyptology.<\/p>\n

Megan Roberts is a librarian at Cameron Village Regional Library, and in her spare time enjoys reading young adult fantasy novels and British mysteries.<\/em><\/p>\n

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