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message 1: by Diane (new)

2431437 These are the books I have read so far this year, in no particular order (I've probably omitted a couple non-memorable ones by mistake, lol):

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
2. Devil in the White City - Erik Larsen
3. Eat, Love, Pray - Elizabeth Gilbert
4. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
5. The Reader - Bernard Schlink
6. Broken Open - Elizabeth Lesser
7. The Awakening - Kate Chopin
8. Amadeus - Peter Shaffer
9. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
10. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer
11. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
12. Breaking Dawn - Stepenie Meyer
13. Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer
14. The Stranger - Albert Camus
15. Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson
16. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies - Seth Grahame Smith
17. The Beast in the Jungle & Other Stories - Henry James
18. How to Heal a Painful Relationship - Bill Ferguson
19. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
20. Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri
21. God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
22. A Child Called "It" - David Pelzer
23. Fireproof by Stephen Kendrick
24. The Shack - William P. Young
25. Gone to the Dogs - Mary Guterson
26. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls
27. The Time Machine - H.G. Wells
28. Animal Farm by George Orwell
29. Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult
30. Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo
31. The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros
32. Ellen Foster - Kaye Gibbons
33. Where the Heart Is - Billie Letts
34. Vinegar Hill - A. Manette Ansay
35. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
36. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton
37. The Women - Clare Booth Luce
38. Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott
39. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
40. The Journey to the East - Herman Hesse
41. The Dark Bride - Laura Restrepo
42. Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie
43. My Mortal Enemy - Willa Cather
44. Night - Elie Wiesel
45. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez


message 2: by Diane (new)

2431437 Here they are again with my ratings:

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini (5 Stars)
2. Devil in the White City - Erik Larsen (4 Stars)
3. Eat, Love, Pray - Elizabeth Gilbert (5 Stars)
4. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (3 Stars)
5. The Reader - Bernard Schlink (4 Stars)
6. Broken Open - Elizabeth Lesser (4 Stars)
7. The Awakening - Kate Chopin (4 Stars)
8. Amadeus - Peter Shaffer (4 Stars)
9. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (5 Stars)
10. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer (4 Stars)
11. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer (5 Stars)
12. Breaking Dawn - Stepenie Meyer (4 Stars)
13. Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer (4 Stars)
14. The Stranger - Albert Camus (4 Stars)
15. Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortenson (5 Stars)
16. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies - Seth Grahame Smith (4 Stars)
17. The Beast in the Jungle & Other Stories - Henry James (4 Stars)
18. How to Heal a Painful Relationship - Bill Ferguson (4 Stars)
19. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden (5 Stars)
20. Interpreter of Maladies - Jhumpa Lahiri (4 Stars)
21. God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy (4 Stars)
22. A Child Called "It" - David Pelzer (4 Stars)
23. Fireproof by Stephen Kendrick (3 Stars)
24. The Shack - William P. Young (4 Stars)
25. Gone to the Dogs - Mary Guterson (5 Stars)
26. The Glass Castle - Jeannette Walls (5 Stars)
27. The Time Machine - H.G. Wells (4 Stars)
28. Animal Farm by George Orwell (4 Stars)
29. Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult (4 Stars)
30. Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo (3 Stars)
31. The House on Mango Street - Sandra Cisneros (4 Stars)
32. Ellen Foster - Kaye Gibbons (3 Stars)
33. Where the Heart Is - Billie Letts (3 Stars)
34. Vinegar Hill - A. Manette Ansay (3 Stars)
35. The Road - Cormac McCarthy (5 Stars)
36. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton (5 Stars)
37. The Women - Clare Booth Luce (4 Stars)
38. Flatland - Edwin A. Abbott (2 Stars)
39. The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho (5 Stars)
40. The Journey to the East - Herman Hesse (3 Stars)
41. The Dark Bride - Laura Restrepo (4 Stars)
42. Balzac & the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie (4 Stars)
43. My Mortal Enemy - Willa Cather (3 Stars)
44. Night - Elie Wiesel (5 Stars)
45. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (2 Stars)


message 3: by Diane (new)

2431437 46. The Love Dare by Stephen Hendrick
47. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks


message 4: by Diane (new)

2431437 46. The Love Dare by Stephen Hendrick (5 stars)
47. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (5 stars)
48. Madame de Treymes and Three Novellas by Edith Wharton (4 stars)
49. For One More Day by Mitch Albom (4 stars)


message 5: by Diane (new)

2431437 50. Crossroads by Belva Plain (3 Stars)


message 6: by Diane (new)

2431437 51. Pride and Pejudice by Jane Austen (5 stars)
52. Iris & Ruby by Rosie Thomas (4 stars)


message 7: by Diane (new)

2431437 53. Code to Zero by Ken Follett (3 stars)


message 8: by Diane (new)

2431437 54. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (3 stars)
55. Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline (4 stars)


message 9: by Diane (new)

2431437 56. Japanese Inn by Oliver Statler (5 stars)


message 10: by Diane (new)

2431437 57. A Separate Peace by John Knowles (5 stars)
58. Grimm's Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm (4 stars)


message 11: by Diane (new)

2431437 59. Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond (4 stars)
60. Reading with Oprah: The Book Club that Changed America by Kathleen Rooney (4 stars)


message 12: by Kay, Your Humble Servant (new)

290438 Diane wrote: "59. Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond (4 stars)
60. Reading with Oprah: The Book Club that Changed America by Kathleen Rooney (4 stars)"


So, Oprah's book club is so famous that someone wrote a book about the book club? Interesting . . . How does the author say America changed because of Oprah's club?


message 13: by Diane (new)

2431437 Kay wrote: "Diane wrote: "59. Hannah's Dream by Diane Hammond (4 stars)
60. Reading with Oprah: The Book Club that Changed America by Kathleen Rooney (4 stars)"

So, Oprah's book club is so famous that someone..."


It was actually pretty interesting, and it wasn't the only book written on the subject. Basically, according to the author, more women are reading and more female and minority authors' books are being read and becoming bestsellers.


message 14: by Diane (new)

2431437 61. Mary, Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser (5 stars)
62. Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen without a Country by Kathryn Lasky (3.5 stars)


message 15: by Diane (new)

2431437 63. America's Best Short Stories 1995 Edition (3 stars)
64. The Body Artist by Don Delillo (2 stars)
65. Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen (3 stars)


message 16: by Diane (new)

2431437 66. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (2 stars)
67. Dead Heat by Dick Francis (4 stars)


message 18: by Diane (new)

2431437 70. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (4 stars)
71. When Character Was King A Story of Ronald Reagan by Peggy Noonan (3 stars)
72. Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary (3 stars)
73. The Double Image by Helen MacInnes (4 stars)



message 20: by Kay, Your Humble Servant (new)

290438 Diane,

Congratulations on completing the challenge!

Kay


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