One of my resolutions from last year was to read more, specifically at least 50 books. I completed this goal by reading 53 books total. Here's a list of the books with an asterisk in front of my favorites of the year:
1. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
2. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
3. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
*4. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
5. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich
*6. American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
7. Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
8. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
9. More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
10. Blindness by José Saramago
11. Further Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
12. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
*13. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
14. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
*15. Dracula by Bram Stoker
16. Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
17. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
18. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
19. Less than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
20. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
21. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
22. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
23. The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis
24. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich
25. The Informers by Bret Easton Ellis
*26. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
27. A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
28. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
29. Floaters by Joseph Wambaugh
30. Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
31. You Suck by Christopher Moore
*32. Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
33. My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
34. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
*35. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
36. Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
*37. The Hours by Michael Cunningham
38. House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
39. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
*40. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
41. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
42. Hannibal Rising by Thomas Harris
*43. Truman by David McCullough
*44. Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott
45. Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
46. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
47. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
48. Babycakes by Armistead Maupin
49. Significant Others by Armistead Maupin
50. Sure of You by Arimstead Maupin
51. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich
52. John Belushi is Dead by Kathy Charles
*53. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
I look forward to reading as much if not more over the next year. Anyone out there have any suggestions on some "must read" books for me. As you can see from the list above my reading habits are pretty eclectic.
5 comments:
I still think you should read The Lord of the Rings!!
I also think you would like "Madison and Jefferson" as well as "JFK and the unspeakable. Why he died and why it matters". They are both books that I'm planning to read.
I've already got a list going for next year, I need to hit Borders again!
You should also put Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" on your list.
I'd rather read "Breakfast at Tiffany's" first...
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