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January 2007 1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1877) - Fiction - 838 pgs - Outstanding 2. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1953) - Science Fiction - 179 pgs - Good 3. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (2004) - Fiction - 311 pgs - Very Good 4. Silver Bough by Lisa Tuttle (2006) - Fantasy - 337 pgs - Good + 5. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1955) - Fiction - 453 pgs - Very Good
February 2007 6. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayer (1923) - Mystery - 212 pgs - Good 7. Emma by Jane Austen (1816) - Fiction - 328 pgs - Very Good 8. Trouble by Jesse Kellerman (2007) - Suspense/Thriller - 352 pgs - Fair 9. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1930) - Mystery - 217 pgs - Very Good 10. The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald (2003) - Fiction - 820 pgs -Outstanding 11. Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich (2007) - Mystery - 164 pgs - Fair
March 2007 12. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (2003) - Fiction - 291 pgs - Good 13. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (2005) - Fiction - 401 pgs - Very Good 14. Dust Covered Dreams by E.A. Graham (2006) - Fiction - 249 pgs - Good 15. Wickett's Remedy by Myla Goldberg (2005) - Fiction - 326 pgs - Good 16. The Hindi-Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan (2007) - Fiction - 432 pgs - Good
April 2007 17. The Angel of Forgetfulness by Steve Stern (2005) - Fiction - 404 pgs - 2 Stars 18. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (1968) - Fantasy - 198 pgs - 3 Stars 19. April Witch by Majgull Axelsson (1997) - Fiction - 408 pgs - 4 Stars 20. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (1998) - Fiction - 894 pgs - 4 Stars 21. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001) - Fantasy - 592 pgs - 4 Stars 22. Dead Birds Don't Sing by Brenda M. Boldin (2005) - Mystery - 226 pgs - 3 Stars 23. As Dead As It Gets by Cady Kalian (2006) - Mystery - 349 pgs- 3.5 Stars
May 2007 24. Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (1984) - Fantasy - 232 pgs - 3 Stars 25. The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason (2007) - Fantasy - 347 pgs - 3 Stars 26. Atonement Ian McEwan (2001) - Fiction - 351 pgs - 4.5 Stars 27. The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer (1999) - Nonfiction - 305 pgs - 4 Stars 28. Field of Fire James O. Born (2007) - Mystery - 340 pgs - 3 Stars
July 2007 42. Septembers in Shiraz by Dalia Sofer (2007) - Fiction - 338 pgs - 3.5 Stars 43. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (1901) - Mystery - 173 pgs - 4 Stars 44. When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin (2006) - Fiction - 336 pgs - 4 Stars 45. Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (2007) - Suspense/Thriller - 480 pgs - 4 Stars 46. The Ghost Writer by John Harwood (2004) - Fiction - 369 pgs - 4.5 Stars 47. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (2007) - Fantasy - 759 pgs - 4 Stars 48. February Flowers by Fan Wu (2007) - Fiction - 244 pgs - 3 Stars 49. Death's Acre by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson (2003) - Nonfiction - 304 pgs - 3.5 Stars 50. Stardust by Neil Gaiman (1999) - Fantasy - 250 pgs - 4 Stars 51. Sacred Cows by Karen E. Olson (2005) - Mystery - 304 pgs - 4 Stars
August 2007 52. A Few Good Murders by Cady Kalian (2007) - Mystery - 287 pgs - 3 Stars 53. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert (2003) - Fiction - 389 pgs - 5 Stars 54. The Society by Michael Palmer (2004) - Mystery - 351 pgs - 3 Stars 55. A Garden of Vipers by Jack Kerley (2006) - Suspense/Thriller - 375 pgs - 4 Stars 56. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (1996) - Nonfiction - 207 pgs - 3 Stars
September 2007 57. New England White by Stephen L. Carter (2007) - Fiction - 551 pgs - 3.5 Stars 58. Persuasion by Jane Austen (1817) - Fiction - 188 pgs - 4 Stars 59. Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos (2004) - Fiction - 371 pgs - 5 Stars 60.Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach(2005) - Nonfiction - 311 pgs - 3 Stars 61. Brain Dead by Eileen Dreyer(1997) - Mystery - 406 pgs - 3 Stars 62. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891) - Fiction - 165 pgs - 2 Stars 63. Life Support by Tess Gerritsen (1997) - Suspense/Thriller - 372 pgs - 3 Stars 64. Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell (2007) - Supsense/Thriller - 431 pgs - 3.5 Stars 65. The Collection by Gioia Diliberto (2007) - Fiction - 275 pgs - 3 Stars
October 2007 66. An Accidental American by Alex Carr (2007) - Suspense/Thriller - 228 pgs - 4 Stars 67. The Art Thief by Noah Charney (2007) - Mystery - 290 pgs - 3 Stars 68. Secondhand Smoke by Karen E. Olson (2006) - Mystery - 259 pgs - 4 Stars 69. Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson (2008) - Mystery - 372 pgs - 4 Stars 70. Day of the Dead by Karen E. Olson (2007) - Mystery - 300 pgs - 4 Stars
November 2007 71. A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (2006) - Fiction - 354 pgs - 3 Stars 72. Pursuit by Thomas Perry (2001) - Suspense/Thriller - 370 pgs - 3 Stars 73. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold (2007) - Fiction - 291 pgs - 3.5 Stars 74. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1977) - Fiction - 191 pgs - 4 Stars 75. The Keeper by Greg Rucka (1996) - Suspense/Thriller - 332 pgs - 3 Stars 76. Mew is for Murder by Clea Simon (2005) - Mystery - 223 pgs - 4 Stars 77. Jar City by Arnaldur Iridiđason (2000) - Mystery - 275 pgs - 4 Stars 78. Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Iridiđason (2002) - Mystery - 280 pgs - 4 Stars 79. The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes (2008) - Fantasy - 353 pgs - 3 Stars
December 2007 80. Dervishes by Beth Helms (2008) - Fiction - 314 pgs - 3 Stars 81. Cattery Row by Clea Simon (2006) - Mystery - 227 pgs - 4 Stars 82. Cries and Whiskers by Clea Simon (2007) - Mystery - 251 pgs - 4 Stars 83. Song of the Cuckoo Bird by Amulya Malladi (2006) - Fiction - 372 pgs - 3.5 Stars 84. In A Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes (1947) - Suspense/Thriller - 250 pgs - 3.5 Stars 85. The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley (1919) - Mystery - 289 pgs - 4 Stars 86. The Mysteries by Lisa Tuttle (2005) - Fantasy - 321 pgs - 3.5 Stars 87. Sharp Teeth (2008) - Fantasy - 311 pgs - 4 Stars 88. The Worst Thing I've Done (2007) - 260 pgs - 3 Stars 89. Finder by Greg Rucka (1998) - 320 pgs - 3 Stars
I've had Atonement on my "to read" list forever. Now that they've made a movie I better read it quick!
Did you like Fahrenheit 451? My library system will be pushing that as part of a grant program to get the community to read classics again. I don't think they'll start promoting it until September, just in time for banned books week. (smile) I liked it, but because it was written in 1953 initially I had a hard time getting past the incongruencies of what really HAS happened versus what Bradbury imagined life could be like in a distant future. The characters were dated a little, in that the protagonist's wife was a typical "housewife" and there were so many references to people smoking in public. Then again, he wrote about television "walls" that reminded me of flat screen TV's and earbuds which made me think of blue tooth technology, Ipods, MP3's. . . He wasn't far off on the technological advances.
Kim - I've been motivated to finally read books from my TBR shelves when I learn the movie is coming out. LOL I hope you enjoy the book.
I did enjoy Fahrenheit 451. I had a little trouble stepping into Bradbury's world--I found the setting somewhat fuzzy and the symbolism was a little offputting. Still, I found it eerily true to life even today, the dumbing down of society, manipulation of the truth, continued efforts to censor and the like.
Well i'm relieved to see that. Everywhere I go I see people who tend to read at least 10 books per month, while I can't go beyond 7, except when i'm in holiday, but that's been a very long time...
Virginie - My reading amount varies. Last year was the first year in a long while I broke a hundred. It was a fluke of a year, you could say. I've actually read more this year than I thought I might so I'm feeling pretty good about this year. :-)
Very impressive list, Wendy! You make me want to dig into Anna Karenina this instant. I have the book sitting on the TBR shelf for like forever. I've bookmarked this entry for future reference and possible acquisition. It's that good. :D
What a great detailed list, Wendy! I'm really impressed with your reading and the effort you put in for creating this list. I'm also looking forward to watching Atonement since I loved the book so much!
Alice - It took me a while to get to Anna Karenina too. It's worth reading. I plan to read War and Peace the first part of this year. That will be quite an undertaking!
Melody - I updated the list every month so that it would be easier to put together over the long haul. It's nice to have the list all in one place.
I really want to see the movie Atonement too. It's still not showing in a theater near me though. Hopefully soon. I'm growing impatient.
Wendy and Alice, I read War & Peace in 2006 with my online book club. It was a struggle at times, but I'm really proud that I finished it. If I can do it, I'm sure the two of you can too.
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I liked Atonement, too. I'm really looking forward to seeing the film of the book - I saw a trailer yesterday and it looks good.