Books of '06
Happy new year! Here's that list I promised - every book I read in 2006, in order. Only books that I read all the way through were counted. Some number crunching follows:
Toothpaste for Dinner - Drew
Name All the Animals - Alison Smith
Mommy Knows Worst - James Lileks
Come Back to Afghanistan - Said Hyder Akbar
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon
The Cell - Stephen King
Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans - McSweeney's
All Souls - Michael Patrick MacDonald
Summer Sisters - Judy Blume
Wisconsin Capitol: Fascinating Facts - Diana Cook
Lost in Time - Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Nick of Time - Anne Lindbergh
Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place - E.L. Konigsburg
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
The Second Summer of the Pants - Ann Brashares
Girls in Pants - Ann Brashares
The Second Mrs. Gioconda - E.L. Konigsburg
A Child Called It - David Pelzer
Lost Boy - David Pelzer
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - Salman Rushdie
Heart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov
We're All in This Together - Owen King
The Lake House - James Patterson
The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
The Blood of Strangers - Frank Huyler
Somehow Form a Family - Tony Earley
Blue Highways - William Least Heat Moon
The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson
Anne of Avonlea - L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island - L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars - L.M. Montgomery
You Shall Know Our Velocity - Dave Eggers
Anne's House of Dreams - L.M. Montgomery
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
The Shining - Stephen King
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson
Eye Contact - Cammie McGovern
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
Daniel Isn't Talking - Marti Leimbach
Magical Thinking - Augusten Burroughs
The Poe Shadow - Matthew Pearl
In A Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - Richard Matheson
Jane of Lantern Hill - L.M. Montgomery
Stone Field, True Arrow - Kyoko Mori
Two-Part Invention - Madeleine L'Engle
Emily of New Moon - L.M. Montgomery
Emily Climbs - L.M. Montgomery
Emily's Quest - L.M. Montgomery
One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan: Classic Diet Recipe Cards from the 1970s - Wendy McClure
The Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
The Nasty Bits - Anthony Bourdain
Burning Fence - Craig Lesley
The Summer We Got Saved - Pat Cunningham Devoto
Twins - Marcy Dermansky
The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
A House Like a Lotus - Madeleine L'Engle
You & You & You - Per Nilsson
Don't Try This at Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs - Various
Somebody's Daughter - Marie Myung-Ok Lee
The Language of Baklava - Diana Abu-Jaber
26a - Diana Evans
Samantha's Surprise - Maxine Rose Schur
Molly's Surprise - Valerie Tripp
The Best American Travel Writing 2004 - Various
Lisey's Story - Stephen King
Total books read: 71
Nonfiction books: 24 (34%)
Fiction books: 47 (66%)
By female authors: 35 (49%)
By male authors: 33 (46%)
By both: 3 (4%)
Marketed for children/teens: 21 (30%)
Read previously: 14 (20%)
You should definitely read: 26a by Diana Evans. I didn't not expect it to be good, but it took me completely by surprise. One of the best books I read in 2006, and one of the most unique.
You absolutely should not read: The Lake House by James Patterson. It was the first book I ever read by James Patterson, and based on this book, it will also be the last. I know he's a hugely popular writer, and I have no idea why. I'm not entirely convinced that he's not just a highly trained monkey.
Toothpaste for Dinner - Drew
Name All the Animals - Alison Smith
Mommy Knows Worst - James Lileks
Come Back to Afghanistan - Said Hyder Akbar
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon
The Cell - Stephen King
Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans - McSweeney's
All Souls - Michael Patrick MacDonald
Summer Sisters - Judy Blume
Wisconsin Capitol: Fascinating Facts - Diana Cook
Lost in Time - Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Nick of Time - Anne Lindbergh
Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place - E.L. Konigsburg
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - Ann Brashares
The Second Summer of the Pants - Ann Brashares
Girls in Pants - Ann Brashares
The Second Mrs. Gioconda - E.L. Konigsburg
A Child Called It - David Pelzer
Lost Boy - David Pelzer
Haroun and the Sea of Stories - Salman Rushdie
Heart of a Dog - Mikhail Bulgakov
We're All in This Together - Owen King
The Lake House - James Patterson
The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
The Blood of Strangers - Frank Huyler
Somehow Form a Family - Tony Earley
Blue Highways - William Least Heat Moon
The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson
Anne of Avonlea - L.M. Montgomery
Anne of the Island - L.M. Montgomery
Anne of Windy Poplars - L.M. Montgomery
You Shall Know Our Velocity - Dave Eggers
Anne's House of Dreams - L.M. Montgomery
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards
The Shining - Stephen King
Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell
I'm a Stranger Here Myself - Bill Bryson
Eye Contact - Cammie McGovern
Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain
Daniel Isn't Talking - Marti Leimbach
Magical Thinking - Augusten Burroughs
The Poe Shadow - Matthew Pearl
In A Sunburned Country - Bill Bryson
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - Richard Matheson
Jane of Lantern Hill - L.M. Montgomery
Stone Field, True Arrow - Kyoko Mori
Two-Part Invention - Madeleine L'Engle
Emily of New Moon - L.M. Montgomery
Emily Climbs - L.M. Montgomery
Emily's Quest - L.M. Montgomery
One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan: Classic Diet Recipe Cards from the 1970s - Wendy McClure
The Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller
The Nasty Bits - Anthony Bourdain
Burning Fence - Craig Lesley
The Summer We Got Saved - Pat Cunningham Devoto
Twins - Marcy Dermansky
The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
A House Like a Lotus - Madeleine L'Engle
You & You & You - Per Nilsson
Don't Try This at Home: Culinary Catastrophes from the World's Greatest Chefs - Various
Somebody's Daughter - Marie Myung-Ok Lee
The Language of Baklava - Diana Abu-Jaber
26a - Diana Evans
Samantha's Surprise - Maxine Rose Schur
Molly's Surprise - Valerie Tripp
The Best American Travel Writing 2004 - Various
Lisey's Story - Stephen King
Total books read: 71
Nonfiction books: 24 (34%)
Fiction books: 47 (66%)
By female authors: 35 (49%)
By male authors: 33 (46%)
By both: 3 (4%)
Marketed for children/teens: 21 (30%)
Read previously: 14 (20%)
You should definitely read: 26a by Diana Evans. I didn't not expect it to be good, but it took me completely by surprise. One of the best books I read in 2006, and one of the most unique.
You absolutely should not read: The Lake House by James Patterson. It was the first book I ever read by James Patterson, and based on this book, it will also be the last. I know he's a hugely popular writer, and I have no idea why. I'm not entirely convinced that he's not just a highly trained monkey.
posted by BeeKay at 11:01 PM
5 Comments:
Did I ever tell you that David Pelzer lived down the street from us in Daly City? He was in my brother's class at school (and his brothers were in my and my sisters' classes). All the teachers mentioned in the book were our teachers, and are still good friends of my mom's. The whole story was always really sad, and since his books have become huge bestsellers, it's just all very weird.
Great list, BTW.
Happy New Year!
Fantastic list. I'm in awe how how fast you must read. You average under a week per book! Craziness.
I've started the New Year off by beginning (for the first time) the Anne of Green Gables series. I figured, I love the movies so much, why not read the books! They're probably better anyway. :)
And what will your first book of the year be?
Trish, I think you guys were talking about David Peltzer when Gina and I joined your family for dinner, now that I think about it. What a sad story. Did you know his mom at all, and if so, did she seem completely crazy or normal? Heidi, keep in mind that some of these books were, for example, American Girls stories. :-) I loooooove the Anne of Green Gables series and I hope you do too. My first book of 2007 will hopefully be finished tonight - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I'd never seen the movie or read the book, and I'm really liking it.
I've heard of that book, and I didn't know it was a movie. I'll have to check it out! My friend Michelle is reading "The Thirteenth Tale" (or is it "story"?) and she's letting me borrow it when she's finished. It sounds good to me.
Yeah, I've been so busy that I'm only on page 10 still!!! But so far, I'm lovin Anne of GG! :)
Hey there, if you are going to read anything by James Patterson...you gotta' read one of his Alex Cross books, total pageturners (vapid, but fun). I haven't liked any of the others that don't involve Cross.
Word on the U2 book, that thing is freaking huge! Also, those twins are looking awesome!
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