Friday, December 30, 2005

Final List: Books I Read in 2005

Since I've barely started the only book I'm currently reading, I think it's safe to say that I won't be finishing any more books this year. I read 52 this year AND held down a full time job. :) That's a record for me.

Books I read in 2005 (And what I thought of them):
1. Believing God by Beth Moore (A+)
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (A+)
3. Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende (B+)
4. The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller (A+)
5. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian (A)
6. A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks (A+)
7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (A+)
8. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (A)
9. In the Presence of my Enemies by Gracia Burnham (A+)
10. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (C-)
11. Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (B+)
12. Getting Over It by Anna Maxted (A+)
13. The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket (A+)
14. Passenger to Frankfurt by Agatha Christie (B)
15. The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket (A)
16. The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket (A-)
17. Message from Forever by Marlo Morgan (A-)
18. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire (A)
19. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (A+)
20. The Covenant by Beverly Lewis (B)
21. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon (B+)
22. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality by Donald Miller (A)
23. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (A+)
24. Behaving Like Adults by Anna Maxted (C)
25. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (A+)
26. Shoot the Moon by Billie Letts (A)
27. Bitterroot Landing by Sheri Reynolds (D)
28. A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer (A)
29. The Taking by Dean Koontz (A)
30. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (A+)
31. The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket (A-)
32. The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket (A-)
33. The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket (A)
34. The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket (A+)
35. The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (B+)
36. The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (A+)
37. The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket (A+)
38. Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy (A+)
39. Running In Heels by Anna Maxted (A-)
40. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (A-)
41. Wigfield: The Can-Do Town that Just May Not by Sedaris, Dinello, and Colbert (A)
42. A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds (A+)
43. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver (A+)
44. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett (A+)
45. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank (B+)
46. Captivating by John and Stasi Eldridge (A+)
47. Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver (A+)
48. Ten Stupid Things Women do to Mess Up Their Lives by Dr. Laura Schlessinger (B-)
49. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks (B)
50. The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket (A)
51. Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss (A)
52. Objects of His Affection by Scotty Smith (A)

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