Reading List
Reading is one of my favorite pastimes.
My goal for 2008 is to read fifty books. My 2008 List is a list of the books I've read so far this
year.
Percolating to the Top of My To-Read List
All Time Favorites
Sight Hound, by Pam Houston. For those of
you newbie writers looking for solid examples of first person (first cat,
first dog) POV,
this book is incredible.
Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruis Zafon.
512 pages paperback. I read it in two days. Five stars.
Dear Theo--The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh, edited by Irving
Stone.
This Boy's Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff. Best book I've read on what it's
like to be a boy.
Foucault's Pendulum, by Umberto Eco
The Island Of The Day Before, by Umberto Eco
The Name Of The Rose, by Umberto Eco
Fiction
- Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie
- A Deeper Sleep-A Kate Shugak Novel, Dana Stabenow
- Love Walked In, Marisa De Los Santos
- Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's
Childhood Pal, Christopher Moore
- Georgia on His Mind,Ann DeFee
- The Hellion,LaVyrle Spencer
(one due to head-hopping)
- Last Night at the Lobster, Stewart O'Nan
- Peony in Love, Lisa See
- The Tenderness of Wolves, Stef Penney
- The Woods, Harlan Coben
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The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch(Required
for school. Never read a book with more italicized words)
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Next to Die (Navy SEALs, Book 4), Marliss Melton
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Careless in Red- A Novel, Elizabeth George
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Dead Right (The Stillwater Trilogy, Book 3), Brenda Novak
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A Cold Day In Paradise (Alex McKnight Novels), Steve Hamilton
Non Fiction
Books Started But Not Finished