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Charity's Reading List {2014}
1. White Teeth by Zadie Smith
Vintage International, 2000
448 p.
Read 1/17/14
4 Stars
Mod
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Crown Publishers, 2010
328 p.
Read 1/19/14
4 Stars
3. Death with Interruptions by José Saramago
Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa
Harcourt, 2005
238 p.
Read 1/21/14
4 Stars
4. The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy
Translated from the Russian by Isai Kamen
Modern Library, 1889
95 p.
Read 1/21/14
5 Stars
5. The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya
Translated from the Russian by Jamey Gambrell
New York Review Books, 2003
297 p.
Read 1/24/14
4 Stars
6. The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Reagan Arthur, 2012
386 p.
Read 1/26/14
5 Stars
Mod
Hi, Charity! Welcome to the 2014 challenge - glad to see you hear. I agree with Elyse . . . I checked out the description and reviews for The Snow Child and I am intrigued. I will have to check that one out.
Wow, looks like you've had some great books so far!
7. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Translated from the French by Ina Rilke
Anchor Books, 2000
184 p.
Read 2/2/14
3 Stars
8. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Barnes & Noble Classics, 1828
800 p.
Read 2/19/14
4 Stars
9. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
Barnes & Noble Classics, 1928
334 p.
Read 2/24/14
4 Stars
10. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Little, Brown and Company, 2013
527 p.
Read 2/28/14
3 Stars
11. Casino Royale by Ian Fleming
Penguin, 1952
213 p.
3/17/14
3 Stars
12. After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin
Vintage International, 2004
244 p.
3/19/14
4 Stars
13. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich by Mark Kriegel
Free Press, 2007
323 p.
3/26/14
4 Stars
14. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Vintage, 2012
311 p.
3/27/14
15. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Dutton, 2012
313 p.
3/30/14
5 Stars
16. Chocky by John Wyndham
Penguin Books, 1968
154 p.
3/31/14
4 Stars
17. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Translated from the French by Jeremy Leggatt
Vintage International, 1997
132 p.
4/2/14
4 Stars
18. Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
Translated from the French by Grace Frick
Penguin Books, 1951
288 p.
4/13/14
3 Stars
19. Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
The Dial Press, 2012
355 p.
4/16/14
4.5 Stars
20. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
Random House, 2003
343 p.
4/20/14
3 Stars
21. Columbine by Dave Cullen
Twelve, 2009
408 p.
4/27/14
5 Stars
22. The Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras
Translated from the French by Richard Seaver
Pantheon Books, 1964
181 p.
4/29/14
2 Stars
23. L'Amour by Marguerite Duras
Translated from the French by Kazim Ali and Libby Murphy
Open Letter, 1971
98 p.
4/30/14
1 Star
What were your thoughts on Life After Life? I read it recently, and for whatever reason I just can't see what everyone else is raving about. I know we're all going to like different things, but I hate when I come away feeling like I read a completely different book than the rest of the world.
Charleen -- I thought it was just okay. The concept was better than the application.
24. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence
Signet Classics, 1913
400 p.
5/15/14
3 Stars
25. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Washington Square Press, 1981
251 p.
5/27/14
4 Stars
26. Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
Vintage Books, 1936
125 p.
5/27/14
4 Stars
27. So Long, See You Tomorrow - William Maxwell
Ballantine Books, 1980
149 p.
5/29/14
4 Stars
28. Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Simon and Schuster, 1985
208 p.
5/30/14
1 Star
29. Slam by Nick Hornby
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007
309 p.
5/31/14
1 Star
30. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Viking, 1957
307 p.
6/6/14
2 Stars
31. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Picador, 2012
288 p.
6/11/14
3 Stars
32. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Wordsworth Classics, 1719
242 p.
6/14/14
3 Stars
33. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson
Harper Perennial, 1989
299 p.
6/25/14
5 Stars
34. Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
W. W. Norton & Company, 1999
297 p.
6/29/14
2 Stars
35. Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Bantam Books, 1961
202 p.
6/30/14
3 Stars
Mod
36. The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
Vintage, 1978
892 p.
7/7/14
3.5 Stars
37. No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald
Metropolitan Books, 2014
253 p.
7/11/14
4 Stars
38. What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers
McSweeney's, 2006
475 p.
7/29/14
4 Stars
39. Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies' Delight) by Émile Zola
Translated from the French by Robin Buss
Penguin Books, 1883
429 p.
7/31/14
4 Stars
40. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Harper Perennial, 1988
232 p.
8/5/14
4 Stars
41. Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck
Penguin Books, 1935
207 p.
8/6/14
3 Stars
42. Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories by Philip Roth
Penguin Books, 1959
276 p.
8/8/14
3 Stars
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1. White Teeth - Zadie Smith
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
3. Death with Interruptions - José Saramago
4. The Kreutzer Sonata - Leo Tolstoy
5. The Slynx - Tatyana Tolstaya
6. The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey
7. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie
8. Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
9. Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence
10. Life After Life - Kate Atkinson
11. Casino Royale - Ian Fleming
12. After Dark - Haruki Murakami
13. Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich - Mark Kriegel
14. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail - Cheryl Strayed
15. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
16. Chocky - John Wyndham
17. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death - Jean-Dominique Bauby
18. Memoirs of Hadrian - Marguerite Yourcenar
19. Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt
20. Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books - Azar Nafisi
21. Columbine - Dave Cullen
22. The Ravishing of Lol Stein - Marguerite Duras
23. L'Amour - Marguerite Duras
24. Sons and Lovers - D.H. Lawrence
25. The Color Purple - Alice Walker
26. Double Indemnity - James M. Cain
27. So Long, See You Tomorrow - William Maxwell
28. Less Than Zero - Bret Easton Ellis
29. Slam - Nick Hornby
30. On the Road - Jack Kerouac
31. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
32. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
33. The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America - Bill Bryson
34. Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk
35. Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger
36. The Stories of John Cheever - John Cheever
37. No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald
38. What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng - Dave Eggers
39. Au Bonheur des Dames (The Ladies' Delight) - Émile Zola
40. The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver
41. Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck
42. Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories - Philip Roth
43. Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
44. Netherland - Joseph O'Neill
45. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
46. The 158-Pound Marriage - John Irving
47. Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby
48. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef - Gabrielle Hamilton
49. The Giver - Lois Lowry
50. Homer & Langley - E.L. Doctorow
51. Serena - Ron Rash
52. Await Your Reply - Dan Chaon
53. You Deserve Nothing - Alexander Maksik
54. And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
55. The Last September - Elizabeth Bowen
56. Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol
57-61. The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
62. Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger
63. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus - Richard Preston
64. Now in November - Josephine Winslow Johnson
65. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers - Mary Roach
66. An Abundance of Katherines - John Green
67. Broken Monsters - Lauren Beukes
68. The Hours - Michael Cunningham
69-71. His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
72. Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
73. A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
74. Table for Seven - Whitney Gaskell
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