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The Reading List of 2006- A Review

I read 70 books in 2006. I'm pretty sure that means I have absolutely no life. It also means that I spend way too much money on books.  Here's a break down of what I read & which ones I liked.

Bold- Books I loved
Italics- Books I enjoyed, but probably wouldn't read again
Plain Text- Ones that I read, but left no long term lasting impression on me.
Underline- Books I'm sending angry hate mail to the author, demanding money & the hours of my life it took me to read the crap they wrote.

1. A Wind in the Door- Madeleine L'Engle
2. Marley & Me- John Grogan
3. Florida- Christine Schutt
4. Prep- Curtis Sittenfeld
5. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
6. The Nibelungenlieb- Anon. (Translation by A.T. Hatto)
7. Faust: Part One- J. Goethe
8. The Perfect Summer- Luanne Rice
9. Goodnight Nobody: A Novel- Jennifer Weiner
10. The Prince- Niccolo Machiavelli
11. Illumination Night- Alice Hoffman
12. The Last Days of Dogtown- Anita Diamant
13. Firefly Beach- Luanne Rice
14. Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country- Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
15. Sleep, Pale Sister- Joanne Harris
16. The Tenth Circle- Jodi Picoult
17. Ghost White Girls- Alice Greenway
18. Violet & Claire- Francesca Lia Block
19. Moonlight & Vines- Charles de Lint
20. The Mermaid Chair- Susan Monk Kidd
21. Same Sweet Girls- Cassandra King
22. The Grand Tour- Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
23. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian-Marina Lewycka
24. Kiss of Shadows- Laurell K. Hamilton
25. No Touch Monkey- Ayun Halliday
26. Becoming Myself, Reflections on Growing Up Female- Willa Shalit
27. Irish Girls About Town- Maeve Binchy et. al
28. The Highest Tide- Jim Lynch
29. The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
30. Three Incestuous Sisters- Audrey Niffenegger
31. Widdershins- Charles de Lint
32. The Secret History of the Pink Carnation- Lauren Willig
33. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius- David Eggers
34. Child of a Rainless Year- Jane Lindskold
35. Madeleine is Sleeping- Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
36. Inkheart- Cornelia Funke
37. Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen
38. The Devil Wears Prada- Lauren Weisberger
39. Natives and Exotics- Jane Alison
40. Island of the Sequined Love Nun- Christopher Moore
41. Girls Night Out- Meg Cabot et. al
42. The Stolen Child- Keith Donohue
43. A Wedding in December- Anita Shreve
44. The River King- Alice Hoffman
45. Anansi Boys- Neil Gaiman
46. Secret Society Girl- Diana Peterfreund
47. Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu- J. Maarten Troost
48. The Book of Bright Ideas- Sandra Kring
49. The Blue Girl - Charles de Lint
50. The Masque of the Black Tulip - Lauren Willig
51. Possible Side Effects- Augusten Burroughs
52. Necklace of Kisses- Francesca Lia Block
53. Lost in the Forest-Sue Miller
54. The Thirteenth Tale- Diane Setterfield
55. The Guy Not Taken- Jennifer Weiner
56. The History of Love- Nicole Krauss
57. The Confessions of Felix Krull- Thomas Mann
58. Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn- Donald Spoto
59. Haunted- Chuck Palahniuk
60. The Right Fit- Sinead Moriarty
61. Riding Lessons- Sarah Gruen
62. The Buried Pyramid- Jane Linskold
63. The Deception of the Emerald Ring- Lauren Willig
64. Every Secret Thing: A Novel- Laura Lippman
65. The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm-Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
66. Always the Bridesmaid- Sarah Webb
67. Heiress of Water- Sandra Rodriguez Barron
68. Finding Alice- Melody Carlson
69. Not So Snow White- Donna Kauffman
70. Dog Handling- Clare Naylor

My top 3 favorites were:

1. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
2. The Book Thief- Markus Zusak
3. Marley & Me- John Grogan

Posted on Jan. 2nd, 2007 at 11:01 am | | Leave a comment | Add to Memories | Tell a Friend

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[info]commygirl

My goal was to read 52 books, and I fell short by 3, though I don't count school-related books into that. Our lists actually overlap quite a bit LOL, though I wasn't a huge fan of The Book Thief.
Posted on Jan. 2nd, 2007 04:38 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jmfunnyface

I remember reading that you didn't like the Book Thief. I liked it because it was a look at the Holocaust from the average German family's pov. Almost every Holocaust book I've ever read, it's been from the Jewish point of view. I took a literature of the Holocaust class in high school, and every book was from the Jewish pov. To me it was interesting to read about what it was like for a family that didn't believe in what the Nazis were doing, but were trying to get by. I thought it was an interesting perspective, and the last 50 pages just killed me. I sat in bed and cried my eyes out. Plus, I loved that the story was told by Death.

What were your favorites of the year?
Posted on Jan. 3rd, 2007 02:59 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]commygirl

I definitely liked the perspective, but I felt like it dragged a little and I'm still confused how this was supposed to be a YA book. That's where they had it in the bookstore and I just don't see younger people reading it, honestly.

I unfortunately chucked my list with my old agenda book but I really liked "Acts of Faith" from Philip Caputo, I think that was my favorite of the year. "Lamb" from Christopher Moore was also really good, though I didn't really take to any of his other ones.
Posted on Jan. 3rd, 2007 06:38 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply

[info]revolution_grrl

I love how eclectic your list is! Thanks for sharing!
Posted on Jan. 7th, 2007 07:07 pm (UTC) | | Thread | Reply

[info]jmfunnyface

Thanks! I probably shouldn't admit this because every book snob will roll their eyes, but I'm such a sucker for an interesting cover. That's how I find a lot my books, based on the cover.

If you have any suggetions for good reads, let me know!
Posted on Jan. 8th, 2007 04:26 pm (UTC) | | Parent | Thread | Reply