Thursday, September 30, 2010

2010 - Books Read (rated 1 to 5 *)

  • Much Ado About Nothing - William Shakespeare (3 1/2*)
  • Provinces of Night - William Gay (4*)
  • Macbeth - William Shakespeare (4*)
  • All That Matters - Jan Goldstein (1 1/2*)
  • Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane (3*)
  • To The Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf (3 1/2*)
  • Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer (2*)
  • Five Quarters of the Orange - Joanne Harris (3 1/2*)
  • A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan (3*)
  • Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (4 1/2*)
  • Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie (3*)
  • Bridge of Sighs - Richard Russo (3 1/2*)
  • The Magician's Assistant - Ann Patchett (2 1/2*)
  • The Secret Adversary - Agatha Christie ( 2 1/2*)
  • The Pilot's Wife - Anita Shreve (3*)
  • The Empty Chair - Jeffery Deaver (3*)
  • High Fidelity - Nick Hornby (3*)
  • Game Change - John Heilemann, Mark Halperin (4*)
  • The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein (3 1/2*)
  • Doctor Zhivago - Boris Pasternak (3*)
  • The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery (5*)
  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - Steve Hockensmith (2*)
  • Little Bee - Chris Cleave (3*)
  • The World is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman (4*)
  • The Sunday Philosophy Club - Alexander McCall Smith (2 1/2*)
  • The Miracle at Speedy Motors - Alexander McCall Smith (3 1/2*)
  • The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky (4*)
  • The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith (3 1/2*)
  • The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger (4*)
  • The Echo Maker - Richard Powers (2 1/2*)
  • New Moon - Stephenie Meyer (2*)
  • The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama (4*)
  • The Vintage Caper - Peter Mayle (3*)
  • Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie (4*)
  • The Spark - Chris Downie (3*)
  • The Seven Dials Mystery - Agatha Christie (3*)
  • Paul Newman, A Life - Shawn Levy (3 1/2*)
  • The Lacuna - Barbara Kingsolver (4*)
  • Absolute Power - David Baldacci (2*)
  • We'll Always Have Paris (stories) - Ray Bradbury (3*)
  • Generation Me - Jean M. Twenge (3*)
  • The Help - Kathryn Stockett (4 1/2*)

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Dewey's Read-a-Thon

I'm gearing up for my first 24-hour Read-a-Thon (Oct. 9). Oh, the thought of giving myself permission to read for hours and hours - heaven! I'm starting to think of what books to have in my stack. I'll probably start off with something fairly substantial and then move on to lighter stuff as I get sleepy. I do suppose I'll have to sleep a bit, and maybe walk the dog, but I should be able to hang in there for most of it. Can't wait!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

New to this blogging stuff

O.K, this is my first blog ever! I love reading above all, but also enjoy all kinds of music, movies, and travel. I enjoy reading other's blogs, so I decided to create one to record information for myself, as well as share with others. I'll be posting the books I read, music I enjoy, maybe some movie reviews and photos of places I love. What fun!