Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Books of 2007

Last year I made 2 indefinite resolutions: to read and exercise more. Being like the dork I am I decided to go all out and create a list that included the title, author, and a rating. 5 being the highest. Heres my list:
Books of 2007
Read
  • Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
    • 0
  • Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
    • 5
  • Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
    • 4
  • Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
    • 5
  • The Guy Not Taken by Jennifer Weiner
    • 4
  • The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
    • 3 (The Secret Life of Bees was way better)
  • Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen
    • 4
  • Snowed In: A Novel by Christina Bartolomeo
    • 5
  • Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
    • 3.5
  • A Map of the World by Jane Hamilton
    • 1
  • Best Friends by Martha Moody
    • 2
  • The Brambles by Eliza Minot
    • 1
  • The Box Children by Sharon Wyse
    • 2
  • The Photograph by Penelope Lively
    • 3
  • The Color of Hope by Susan Madison
    • 4
  • Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner
    • 3
  • Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
    • 3
  • Every Good and Perfect Gift: A Novel by Brenda Jernigan
    • 3
  • Lottery by Patricia Wood
    • 5
  • The Rest of Her Life by Laura Moriarty
    • 2
  • The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares
    • 5
  • Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle
    • 4
  • Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon
    • 5
Books of 2007
Listened to Via Audio Book

  • A Wedding in December by Anita Shreve
    • 5
  • The Last Lessons of Summer by Margaret Maron
    • 2
  • The Center of Everything: A Novel by Laura Moriarty
    • 4
  • Rise and Shine: A Novel by Anna Quindlen
    • 5
  • The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
    • 2
  • Say When by Elizabeth Berg
    • 3
  • A Beautiful Mind:The Life of Mathmemathical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nashby Sylvia Nasar
    • 0
  • My Sister's Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
    • 5
  • The Art of Mending by Elizabeth Berg
    • 4
  • Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray
    • 2
  • What the Dead Know: A Novel by Laura Lippman
    • 2
  • The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
    • 5
  • The Myth of You and Me: A Novel by Leah Stewart
    • 3
  • The Door to December by Dean Koontz
    • 0 (the voice on the recording drove me nuts, not to mention the story was awful.)
  • The Last Town on Earth: A Novel by Thomas Mullen
    • 2
  • Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
    • 4
  • True to Form by Elizabeth Berg
    • 2.5
  • Long Time Coming by Sandra Brown
    • 1 (I didn't realize this was a romance novel until the pulsing member was mentioned, YIKES)
  • Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
    • 2
As I was typing this out I noticed how chick-lit heavy this list turned out to be. I have to admit, it is my not so guilty pleasure...along with Gilmore Girls (you really must admit how witty and clever that show is, com'on guys).



1 comment:

ORION said...

Yeah!! You gave LOTTERY a five!!!
YIPPEEE!!!
uh er uh.
*stops doing happy dance*
*takes on demeanor of mature author*
I'm so gratified you enjoyed my novel...
Thank you and aloha