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I don't usually keep track of books that I read in a year (heck, this list starts in Feb/March, so I'm missing a month of good, solid reading [like some Camus, etc.] --since January is usually very book-heavy). This year, however, I decided to do mini-reviews for each. Therefore, I have a record of what I've read. Not all of it is high art, but there's some interesting stuff in there this year.

From most recent to least recent:
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest -- Steig Larsson (Book 3 of 3)-- 3/5 stars
Isis -- Daniel Clegg -- 3/5 stars
The Kite Runner -- Khaled Husseini -- 2.5/5 stars
East of Eden -- John Steinbeck -- 4.5/5 stars
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality -- Ryan & Jetha -- 4.5/5 stars
A Wrinkle in Time -- Madeleine L'Engle (REREAD) -- 4/5 stars
One Hundred Years of Solitude -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez -- 5/5 stars
The Way of Chang Tzu -- Thomas Merton -- 3.5/5 stars
The Devil in the White City -- Erik Larson -- 3/5 stars
The Baseball Codes -- Jason Turbow -- 3.5/5 stars
Loving Frank -- Nancy Horan -- 3/5 stars
The Girl Who Played with Fire -- Steig Larsson (Book 2 of 3)-- 3/5 stars
Dead in the Family -- Charlaine Harris (Book 10 of ongoing series) -- 2/5 stars
Howard's End -- E.M. Forester -- 5/5 stars
Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York -- Luc Sante -- 4/5 stars
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- Steig Larsson (Book 1 of 3) -- 3/5 stars
Push: A Novel -- Sapphire -- 4/5 stars
Brain Rules -- John Medina -- 3.5/5 stars
Atonement -- Ian McEwan -- 2.5/5 stars
The Secret Lives of Men and Women -- Postsecret -- 3.5/5
Peace Like a River -- Leif Enger -- 3.5/5
Dead and Gone -- Charlaine Harris (Book 9 of ongoing series) -- 2.5/5 stars
All Together Dead -- Charlaine Harris (Book 7 of ongoing series) -- 2.5/5 stars
Definitely Dead -- Charlaine Harris (Book 6 of ongoing series) -- 3/5 stars
Dead as a Doornail -- Charlaine Harris (Book 5 of ongoing series) -- 2.5/5 stars
Dead to the World -- Charlaine Harris (Book 4 of ongoing series) -- 2.5/5 stars
Club Dead -- Charlaine Harris (Book 3 of ongoing series) -- 3/5 stars
Living Dead in Dallas -- Charlaine Harris (Book 2 of ongoing series) -- 3/5 stars
Dead Until Dark -- Charlaine Harris (Book 1 of ongoing series) -- 3.5/5 stars
The Pillars of the Earth -- Ken Follett -- 4/5 stars
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle -- David Wroblewski -- 3.5/5 stars
Middlesex -- Jeffrey Eugenides -- 3.5/5 stars
Their Eyes Were Watching God -- Zora Neale Hurston -- 4.5/5 stars
Master and Commander -- Patrick O'Brian -- 4/5 stars
Darkly Dreaming Dexter -- Jeff Lindsay -- 2.5/5 stars
The White Tiger -- Aravind Adiga -- 2.5/5 stars
The City & The City -- China Mieville -- 2/5 stars

The Charlaine Harris... Well, I have no explanation for that. Clearly, I didn't think they were great books, but I just kept reading. They were addictive. And I find it near-impossible to start a series and not finish it. Hence why Robert Jordan will not be started. (Wheel of time. . . epic fantasy...and he died before finishing the series. Torture.)

According to my list, I'm missing three that I'd marked read. But I can't for the life of me figure out how to access the complete list all at once and some titles keep evading me.

Date: 2011-01-03 01:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tabby-of-doom.livejournal.com
I'm also guilty of Charlaine Harris. I'm growing weary of Sookie having the stuffin' beat out of her in almost every book, but I'd much rather read Sookie than watch Sookie. True Blood has some of the most heinous Southern accents, ever. Bee-yuhl! Bee-yuhl! Blurgh.

I want to read White Tiger, the Stieg Larson's (which I have all three on my Nook), and I've been poking Atonement with a stick for the past six years now. You read excellent books last year. I am keenly jealous.

Date: 2011-01-03 01:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tabby-of-doom.livejournal.com
Gee, I just messed up the spelling of Steig Larsson's name, didn't I?

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