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50 Books in 2005

This is following up on last year's challenge. This year, I won't have time for excerpts so I am just going to keep track of what I manage to read.

1. Until the Real Thing Comes Along by Elizabeth Berg
Starting with the easier reads since I am now nine months pregnant and don't have much of an attention span. Let's see what the baby does to that. As always, a pleasurable Berg book. As always, a tearjerker.

2. Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
This was for a book group and I'd never heard of Hamilton before. Since it involves child molestation accusations and dead two-year-olds I prolly shouldn't have read it so pregnant but once I start, I rarely ever put a book down. In the end, I think it was an okay read. I think the author made the book wordier than it needed to be but overall I didn't think it was bad either.

3. The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg
Another quick but delightful read from Berg. Made me want to start quilting.

4. Never Change by Elizabeth Berg
The last book by Berg that I hadn't read, except for the young adult ones which somehow don't appeal to me at all.

5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
Another fantastic and engaging read from Gladwell. I always recommend him heartily.

6. Almost by Elizabeth Benedict

7. Opening Skinner's Box by
8. Runaway by Alice Munro - only two stories
9. Year of Pleasures by Elizabeth Berg

10. Freakonomics
11. Sign with Your Baby
12. The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
13. The Wisdom of Crowds (audio book)
14. Plan B by Anne Lamott
15. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth
16. The No cry sleep solution
17. Saturday by Ian McEwan
18. You Remind me of Me by Dan Chaon
19. Painters and Hackers by Paul Graham
20. How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
21. Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields
22. The Baby Whisperer Solves all Your Problems by Tracy Hogg
23. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
24. Wonder Spot by Melissa Banks
25. Specimen Days by Michael Cunningham
26. Everything Bad is Good for You
27. The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants
28. The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life by Steve Leveen
29. My Friend Leonard by James Frey
30. Until I Find You by John Irving
31. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time(audio)
32. The Shopaholic and Sister(audio)
33. Bergdorf Blondes(audio)
34. It's not about the Bike (audio)
35. Every Second Counts (audio)
36. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
37. Running with Scissors
38. The Zahir by Paolo Coelho
39. Little Children
40. Peace Like a River
41. The Kite Runner
42. Three Daughters
43. A Married Man
44. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
45. The Broker by John Grisham
46. Survivor by Chuck Paluhnik - now reading
Recommendations are always welcome by email, comments below, or chat.

Last Updated July 9, 2005 | literature | share[]