30 December 2006

2006 Reading List

1. The Great Omission (Steve Saint)
2. A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)
3. A Return to Modesty (Wendy Shalit)
4. Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
5. Do You Think I'm Beautiful? (Angela Thomas)
6. Let the Nations Be Glad! (John Piper)
7. The Heavenly Man (Brother Yun)
8. More Ready Than You Realize (Brian D. McLaren)
9. Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
11. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
12. Waking the Dead (John Eldredge)
13. A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain (Robert Olen Butler, 1993)
14. The Mark of a Man (Elisabeth Elliot)
15. Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell, 1937)
16. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder, 1928)
17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
18. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(J.K. Rowling)
19. The Magnificent Ambersons (Booth Tarkington, 1919)
20. Captivating (John & Stasi Eldredge)
21. The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (Oscar Hijuelos, 1990)
22. The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
23. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
24. For Women Only (Shaunti Feldhahn)
25. Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
26. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee, 1960)
27. Jesus Among Other Gods (Ravi Zacharias)
28. The Reivers (William Faulkner, 1963)
29. Harry Potter e a Câmara Secreta [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] (J.K. Rowling)
30. Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
31. Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There (David Brooks)
32. Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
33. The Color Purple (Alice Walker, 1983)
34. The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
35. Night (Elie Wiesel)
36. Dawn (Elie Wiesel)
37. Big Fish (Daniel Wallace)
38. Velvet Elvis (Rob Bell)
39. The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk, 1952)
40. Revelations of a Single Woman (Connally Gilliam)
41. Twelve Sharp (Janet Evanovich)
42. Trapped in the Mirror (Elan Golomb)
43. The Present Future (Reggie McNeal)
44. What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity? (N.T. Wright)
45. The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
46. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
47. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (Jim Cymbala)
48. Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
49. Matthew for Everyone: Part 1 (chapters 1-15) (N.T. Wright)
50. For Men Only (Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn)
51. The Importance of Being Foolish (Brennan Manning)
52. Life With Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)
53. I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah (Ravi Zacharias)
54. The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)
55. These Strange Ashes (Elisabeth Elliot)
56. All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren, 1947)
57. The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
58. The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck, 1932)
59. The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
60. Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler, 1989)
61. How to be a Carioca (Priscilla Ann Goslin)
62. A Long Obedience in the Same Direction (Eugene Peterson)
63. A Cadeira de Prata [The Silver Chair] (C.S. Lewis)
64. Pope Joan: A Novel (Donna Woofolk Cross)
65. Paul for Everyone: The Pastoral Letters (1 & 2 Timothy, Titus) (N.T. Wright)
66. LOVE Has a Price Tag (Elisabeth Elliot)
67. Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Ann Burns)
68. Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (J.K. Rowling)
69. Penetrada Pela Palavra [Pierced by the Word] (John Piper)
70. Savannah From Savannah (Denise Hildreth)
71. O Sobrinho do Mago [The Magician's Nephew] (C.S. Lewis)
72. The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway, 1953)
73. A Princesa Sob os Refletores [Princess in the Spotlight] (Meg Cabot)
74. O Alquimista (Paulo Coelho)
75. O Cavalo e seu Menino [The Horse and His Boy] (C.S. Lewis)
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4 comments:

bettercountry said...

So first of all, you read the amount of books that was my goal for the year. I was right on track until I learned to quilt...and reading went right out the window.

Second of all, I'm surprised by how many books are on both of our lists: The Great Omission, Waking the Dead, Kite Runner, Revelations of a Single Woman, and The Time Traveller's Wife. (What'd you think of the latter?)

Third of all, you read several of my favorites this year!

How many of these were re-reads for you?

And have you read Life of Pi? You totally should so we can talk about it.

9:38 PM
Jen said...

First (going backwards), 16 are re-reads (if you count the Portugese books).
Second, which are your "favorites"?
Third, LOVED the Time Traveller's Wife, The Great Omission was a work "requirement", I wish I had Waking the Dead with me here, I was on the edge of my seat reading The Kite Runner, and Revelations of a Single Woman was yours.
I haven't read Life of Pi, but I bet I can get somebody to bring it down here for me so we can talk about it. I've heard it's a good one from several people.

1:51 PM
bettercountry said...

Fav's--Waking the Dead, Gone with the Wind (my #1!), To Kill a Mockingbird (my#2), Cold Sassy Tree.

I had mixed feelings about Time Traveller's Wife. Thought the conception was severely original...WOW. Couldn't stand that it was practically porn, though... (can I say that on your blog?)

Definitely read Life of Pi, so we can talk. A few more recommendations: Watership Down (my #3), The Flower Boy, An Unexpected Light (if you liked Kite Runner, you might like this last one).

3:42 PM
Jen said...

I cried reading GWTW and Cold Sassy Tree. To Kill a Mockingbird is just a dang good book.
When I read The Time Traveler's Wife, I had already finished Lolita (not too much earlier), so it seemed pretty tame (at least in relation) at the time. I think that if I even put the title Lolita anywhere near my blog, you are allowed to say....
Haven't read Watership Down in a LONG time. I had tons of time to read before I came and now I had to scale down my books (which is why I'm reading several in Portuguese; I bought them here) because they are way too heavy!

4:31 AM

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