Friday, December 29, 2006

Best Reads of 2006




TOTAL BOOKS READ:
95!
(a new personal record)


The following 13/95 books were given a personal rating of "4.5 - 5" at the time they were read and are listed in the order in which they were read (bold titles are the best of the best) :



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A Million Little Pieces (Frey)



Night (Wiesel)

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Water for Elephants (Gruen)

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Unzipped (Greiman)

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The Queen of the Big Time (Trigiani)


~ The Analyst (Katzenbach)

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Gentlemen & Players (Harris)

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My Friend Leonard (Frey)

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The Glass Castle (Walls)


~ The Book Thief (Zusak)

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One Foot in Eden (Rash)

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Hell at the Breech (Franklin)

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Fifty Acres and a Poodle (Laskas)


*Clicking on a title will link you to "Thoughts of Joy...", except for the first two which are linked to their review at Barnes & Noble.

16 comments:

  1. Yay for the new record!!

    I haven't done my final tally for 2006 yet because I have (probably unrealistic) ideas of finishing just one more book before the end of the year :-)

    Of course I'd have to put the computer away and trade blog reading for book reading in order to accomplish that ;-)

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  2. That's some great reading! I've got The Book thief and The Glass castle on my list for 2007.

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  3. Hi Joy! I am in the TBR challenge with you! just wanted to say that I loved 50 Acres and a Poodle. and one of your books on the TBR list, Sister of My Heart, is A GREAT READ!! I love Chitra Banerjee Divakurini!!!! She is a great author and tells great stories!

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  4. Anonymous8:43 PM

    I managed 103 books this year, down from last year. I had to give up reading time to have time to deal with a 16 year old! I loved Night, Book Thief, and Water for Elephants. I'm going to have to find One Foot in Eden and Hell at the Breech - you and Suzi both have listed them as top books this year.

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  5. Suzi ~ I gave that hope of reading another book up...obviously. I wasn't able to get much reading in over this holiday break, so figured I may as well post the ones I did.

    Lazy Cow ~ Happy Reading to you! Both are good reads.

    Laura ~ You've got me all geeked to read SISTER OF MY HEART! I can't wait. :)

    Lynne ~ Hi there! Oh yes...HELL AT THE BREECH is a favorite of mine and it is a genre that I never thought I would enjoy. Hope you like it. Congrats on the fine reading total. Wow!

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  6. Hi Joy,
    Thanks for dropping a comment on my blog. "Hell at the Breech" is on my TBR list, and I got Franklin's latest book "Smonk" for Christmas and I LOVE it! There are a couple of books on your list that I've never heard of, so I'll have to take a look...thanks for the recommendations!

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  7. 95?!? Holy Moly! I hope 2007 is as equally as bookish for you!

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  8. Wow! congrats on you two hudge accomplishments ! 95 is a great number to have read!It will be hard to beat that in the New Year

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  9. What a great list, Joy! I have read only two of the books you mentioned and enjoyed them both. The Glass Castle I read this year and last year I read Night.

    Thank you so much for all the effort and time you put into your blog. I enjoy reading your posts.

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  10. Kookiejar ~ Ahhh, another Franklin book. I forgot about that. I will have to get my hands on that one!

    Orange ~ I hope your 2007 is book-filled as well. :)

    Nessie ~ I still want to know if that is YOU standing on your head.

    Literary Feline ~ Thanks, but I believe you are the Queen!

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  11. Wow @95, Joy! Five more and you would have hit a century! :) I have no clue how many books I've read this year...I would have tallied them but I don't think the final # would too impressive!

    All the best for the new year, Joy!

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  12. Anonymous4:18 PM

    Oh, I didn't know that you had read Gentlemen & Players - I was just at the bookstore and wrote down the name so I could add it to my Bookmooch account! Now after reading your review I am really excited to read it. I have also heard that Sleep, Pale Sister by Harris is good.
    - stephanie
    www.thewrittenword.wordpress.com

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  13. Great list, Joy! You read a ton of books! Glad to see Jeanne Laskas' book on your list. :) Happy New Year!

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  14. Three of these books are already on my list. Probably because I read your reviews on them. I'd better skip the others so I can keep my list under control. But I know where to find it if I yield to temptation.

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  15. Lotus ~ It sure was tempting to squeeze 5 more books in to make that 100, but I really was already pushing it.

    Stephanie ~ I haven't read any more by Harris, but I'm sure going to. I hope you like G&P.

    Les ~ Yep, it was a good one. Remember it was between that and the "L"ewis book. You encouraged "L"askas and it made the list. :)

    Framed ~ It's amazing how many books end up on the TBR list, isn't it!?! I literally have a little spiral book filled!

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  16. What a great idea, showing your favorite books of the year. :) Thanks for the suggestions!

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