Well, I had hoped to do a lot more reading in 2005 than I ended up doing. At one point, the plan had been to try to read 52 books (I’m not counting reading that I do for work in this discussion.) I used to often end up near 52 books during the course of year, but no longer. Probably the result of much less time for reading coupled with the fact that I’m drawn toward longer non-fiction books these days.
Anyway, I’m going to aim for 52 books again for 2006 and see where things end up. The sidebar has been reset and I got a big fat non-fiction book for christmas (Wilentz’s The Rise of American Democracy reviewed by Foner in The Nation.) I’d put it on my wishlist after reading that review and my mother snagged it for me. It is, indeed, a BFB. And will take me a while to get through, since it’s too large for carting onto the Metro.
In any event, here is the (too small) 2005 reading list. I may have missed one or two, but it’s close to complete. Onward to ’06!
Books Read in 2005
Stiff by Mary Roach – 3.5
Preacher: Gone to Texas by Garth Ennis – 3.5
Preacher: Until the End of the World by Garth Ennis – 3.5
Preacher: Proud Americans by Garth Ennis – 3.5
Preacher: Dixie Fried by Garth Ennis – 3.5
Preacher: War in the Sun by Garth Ennis – 3.5
Preacher: Salvation by Garth Ennis – 4
Preacher: All Hell’s A-Coming by Garth Ennis – 3.5
Preacher: Alamo by Garth Ennis – 3.5
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon – 3
Hammer of Eden by Ken Follett – 3.1
Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner – 3.8
300 by Frank Miller – 2.75
The Russia House by John Le Carre – 2.25
Calculating God by Robert J. Sawyer – 2.9
The Impossible Bird by Patrick O’Leary – 2.5
Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: The Doll’s House – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: Dream Country – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: Season of Mists – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: A Game of You – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: Fables and Reflections – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: Brief Lives – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: World’s End – by Neil Gaiman – 4
Sandman: The Kindly Ones – by Neil Gaiman – 4.25
Sandman: The Wake – by Neil Gaiman – 4
The Star Fraction – by Ken Macleod – 3
All In My Head – by Paula Kamen – 4
Under the Banner of Heaven – by Jon Krakauer – 3.75
Bones of the Moon – by Jonathon Carroll – 4
Left Behind – by Lehaye & Jenkins – 1.5
A Cure for Gravity – by Joe Jackson – 3.75
The Plot Against America – by Philip Roth – 4
Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart – by Gordon Livingston – 3.5
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – by J.K. Rowling – 4
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – by J.K. Rowling – 4.25
Winning by Jack Welch – 4
High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver – 5
Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner – 4.25
The Long Emergency by James Kunstler – 3.8
In her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner – 3
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver – 4
Rising Tide by John Barry – 4
Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver – 2.9
The Gate to Women’s Country by Sheri S. Tepper – 4.25
Healthy Aging – by Andrew Weil – 3.5
One True Thing – by Anna Quindlen – 4
