'06 Books

2006

Best (tie)
Gilead - Marilynne Robinson 5
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho 5

Worst
Plainsong - Kent Haruf
Rating: 0.5 (I HATED this book, and I grew up in that area)

Most Thought-Provoking
The Sparrow & Children of God (sequel) by Mary Doria Russell
Rating: 4 for both

Books Read Dec 06
None-too busy holidaying!

Books Read Nov 06
A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg 4.5
Jayber Crow - Wendell Berry (bookclub pick) 4
Little Children - Tom Perrotta 3
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho 5
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop - Lewis Buzbee 4

Books Read Oct 06
Children of God - Mary Doria Russell 4
The Rebel Bookseller - Andrew Laties 3.5
The King's English - Betsy Burton 4
Evening Class - Maeve Binchy 4
O is for Outlaw - Sue Grafton (bookclub pick) 3
Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon 3.5
Case Histories - Kate Atkinson 3
Gilead - Marilynne Robinson 5

Books Read Sept 06
Clay's Quilt - Silas House Rating: 3.5
O Artful Death - Sarah Stewart Taylor 3
The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield 4
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger 4
Parchment of Leaves - Silas House (bookclub pick) 3.5
Red Leaves - Thomas H. Cook 3.5
Plainsong - Kent Haruf Rating: 0.5
The Sparrow - Mary Doria Russell 4

I did read books before September, that's just when I began keeping track.