2006 Books Read

Here is an alphabetic listing of the books I've read since I started my book blog in April. The format is title, author, date reviewed originally, and my rating of the book. If you want to read the review, just scroll down until you find the date. I've copied review plus comments from my Framed and Booked blog, leaving out the bookcover pictures. The books I liked the best are bolded. 1. Abraham Lincoln by Benajmin Thomas, July 30, Rating: 5 2. Almost Sisters by Nancy Anderson, et.al., July 18, Rating: 3 3. Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner, June 24 Rating: 3.75 4. Baby Proof by Emily Giffin, November 8, Rating: 4 5. The Bartimaeus Trilogy (3 Books) by Jonathon Stroud, August 17, Rating: 4.5 6. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, December 26, Rating 4.25 7. Brainiac by Ken Jennings, November 28, Rating: 4.5 8. Breathing Lessons by Anny Tyler, May 20, 2006, Rating: 2 9. Burned by Carol Higgins Clark, October 5, Rating: 1 10. Chamomile Mourning by Laura Childs, October 9, Rating: 4.25 11. Chile Death by Susan Wittig Albert, October 2, Rating: 4.25 12. Chocolate Therapy by Dianne Crabtree, October 7, Rating: 3 13. Cold Company by Sue Henry, June 26, Rating: 3 14. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, June 4, Rating: 4 15. A Covington Christmas by Joan Medlicott, May 20, Rating: 3 16. Devils Corner by Lisa Scottoline, October 13, Rating: 4.5 17. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominque Bauby, August 19, Rating: 5 18. A Door in the Woods by James Dashner, July 18, Rating: 3.5 19. Enchantment by Orscon Scott Card, October 23, Rating: 4.25 20. Face Down Before Rebel Hooves by Kathy Lynn Emerson, October 29, Rating: 4 21. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, September 14, Rating: 4.5 22. The Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland, May 26, Rating: 5 23. The Glass Blowers by Daphne du Maurier, October 21, Rating: 2.75 24. Good Grief by Lolly Winston, August 22, Rating: 3.5 25. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, November 5, Rating: 5+ 26. Great Feuds in History by Colin Evans, October 26, Rating: 3.75 27. History of Love by Nicole Krauss, November 10, Rating: 4.5 28. Hundred Secret Senses by Ami Tan, July 12, Rating: 4.75 29.Justice Hall by Laurie R. King, December 7, Rating: 4.25 30. I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven, November 14, Rating: 4.75 31. In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner, September 1, Rating: 1.5 32. Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier, July 1, Ratig: 4.5 33. Letter from Home by Carolyn Hart, November 12, Rating: 4.5 34. Life of Pi by Yann Martel, December 20, Rating: 5 35. A Love Like Lilly by Kay Lynn Mangum, September 9, Rating: 4 36. Martin Eden by Jack London, December 30, Rating: 3.25 37. The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester, August 28, Rating: 4.75 38. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, August 10, Rating: 5 39. The Moonstone by Wilkie Colllins, September 23, Rating: 5 40. Murder at Five Finger Point by Sue Henry, June 26, Rating: 3 41. My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart, December 30, Rating: 3.75 42. O Susannah by Karen T. Walker, May 22, Rating: 2 43. Opposite of Fate by Ami Tan, July 12, Rating: 5 44. Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver, July 21, Rating: 4.5 45. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, November 21, Rating: 4.75 46. Prayers for the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno, November 2, rating: 4.25 47. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, August 17, Rating: 4.75 48. Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain, September 7, Rating: 2.5 49. The Railway Children by E Nesbitt, August 21, Rating: 4 50. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant, June 5, Rating: 3.5 51. Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs, June 29, Rating: 1 52. The Screwtape Letters by C S Lewis, May 20, Rating: 5 53. The Stars Can Wait by Jay Basu, October 6, Rating: 3.5 54. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume, September 9, Rating: 2 55. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, December 12, Rating: 5 56. Until I Find You by John Irving, April, Rating: 3 57. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, April, Rating: 4.75