76 books read aloud in 10 years

When we were newly dating, my husband and I took a two week camping road trip. To help pass the long stretches in the car, I read aloud to him. We enjoyed experiencing books together, so we've continued doing it. Whether we're on a multi-day road trip or just driving to the grocery store, we read. Our book selection has somewhat adjusted as our children started to pay attention. I've gotten pretty good at adjusting the word choice when needed to make it kid-friendly! Some books we've powered through quickly and others have taken us months to finish.

Today, we finished our 76th book together.

Here is the list of what we've read starting with our first book in 2014. Some may not consider these texts of value or worth reading, but we enjoyed most (although certainly not all) of them.

1. Inferno by Dan Brown

2-8. Harry Potter Series by JK Rowling

1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

2. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

3. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

12-14. The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien

1. The Great Train Robbery by Michael Crichton

2. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

3. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

4. Hooked by Matt Richtel

5. The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

20-22. Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth

1. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

2. 1984 by George Orwell

3. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

4. Fallout by Todd Strasser

27-29. Seeds of America trilogy by Laurie Halse Anderson

1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling

2. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

3. Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz

4. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

5. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

6. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton

7. Origin by Dan Brown

37-39. The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins

1. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

2. Subpar Parks by Amber Share

3. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

43-45. The Giver trilogy by Lois Lowry

1. How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg

2. Son by Lois Lowry

3. State of Fear by Michael Crichton

4. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

5. The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

6. Congo by Michael Crichton

7. Digital Fortress by Dan Brown

8. The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell

9. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

10. Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

56-62. The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

1. Educated by Tara Westover

2. The Lost World by Michael Crichton

3. Prisoner B-3087 b Alan Gratz

4. The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton

5. Campfire Stories: Tales from America's National Parks by Dave Kyu

6. Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton

7. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

8. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

9. Grenade by Alan Gratz

10. Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

11. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

12. Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburn

13. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton

14. Hypochondria Can Kill by John Naish