Sunday, January 6, 2008
books read in 2007
I don't even pretend to be able to keep up with my friend Liz's 50 Book Challenge, but I can say I managed to read 26 books last year. And that doesn't count the reference-type books, such as The Baby Name Wizard, which I feel like I read as if it were a novel. (Really — that book is addictively fascinating!) In looking back over these titles, I remember that I was in the middle of a Maeve Binchy run when I learned about my cancer at the end of August. Scarlet Feather and the few that follow were the ones I read in the hospital and during my recovery. Anyway, here's my list for 2007 — most read for the first time, but a couple of re-reads. If you have a list, too, please let me know in your comments section!
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth, Md.
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Almost French by Sarah Turnbull
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations by Stephanie Cave
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley
Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy by David Kirby
Vaccinations: A Thoughtful Parent's Guide: How to Make Safe, Sensible Decisions about the Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives by Aviva Jill Romm
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett
The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs Basil E.Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion ed. by Daniel Jones
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Le Divorce by Diane Johnson
Quentins by Maeve Binch
Magic Time by Doug Marlette
Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
Thin Places: Where Faith Is Affirmed And Hope Dwells by Mary Treacy O'Keefe
The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters by Sarah Susanka
Maybe Baby: 28 Writers Tell the Truth About Skepticism, Infertility, Baby Lust, Childlessness, Ambivalence, and How They Made the Biggest Decision of Their Lives ed. by Lori Leibovich
Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer by Jenna Glatzer
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5 comments:
My list is not quite as long as yours. Mainly Deathly Hallows, plus I re-read Phoenix and .5 Blood Prince right before reading Deathly Hallows.
Plus I read a good book called "Listening to Prozac" that I found at a fly-fishing shop near Mt. Hood.
- Susanne
Well, keep in mind that my list is also a product of not having a kid and having a husband in school and therefore always studying. :)
If you bought the maybe baby book could I borrow it? I've been wanting to read through it.
Liz, I checked it out from the library. (Otherwise you could definitely borrow it - I thought the essays were very interesting!)
Em, my SIL brought a book with her when she visited recently, and it was very funny but also insightful. It's called "I Was a Better Mom Before I Had Kids" by Lori Borgman. You should put it on your list: it's a fast read but has some good laughs and reality-checks about raising kids. Not that I think you need a reality check; you are such a balanced and loving mom!
Do I ever have a list! (It's on my blog.) Of course my list is the result of having nothing to do BUT read. :)
How did you like the latest Anne Lamott? It's on my list for this year.
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