Books of 2007

I love reading (although my siblings will claim that my love for reading stem from the possibility of using it as a means to escape chores). The winter makes it so ideal to cozy up with a nice book beside a warm heater (sorry, but I don’t have a fireplace). Since finishing all of my graduate schooling, I’ve had A LOT more time to read for pleasure and have been devouring books like crazy. Sometimes I’ll get into a certain mood (e.g. classics only, or nonfiction, or fiction) and sometimes I’ll just pick up a book based on a friend’s recommendation. About a month ago I started making a list of all the books I’ve read so far this year. Of course, the length of the list depends on my memory (and my memory is somewhat bad), but I’m only keeping track so that I may meet my goal of reading at least twelve books per year. It’s also cool to find lists of “must read” books and check to see if I’ve read any of the listed books.

Anyhow, the following is a list of the books I remember reading this year:

1. Pride and Prejudice—Jane Austin
2. Out in the Garden—Dean Riddle
3. My Garden—Jamaica Kincaid
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows—J.K. Rowling
5. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse—Louise Erdrich
6. Fall on Your Knees—Ann Marie MacDonald
7. Finding Midas—Russell Cleveland
8. The Money Book for the YF&B—Suze Orman
9. The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom—Suze Orman
10. For One More Day—Mitch Albom
11. The Five People You Meet in Heaven—Mitch Albom
12. Otherwise Normal People—Aurelia C. Scott
13. The Eyre Affair—Jasper Fforde

14. The Flanders Panel—Arturo Perez-Reverte

15. Diary of a Wimpy Kid—Greg Heffley

16. Midwives—Chris Bohjalian