So I was originally gonna give you a list of 25 of my favorite books I've read this year. However, some of the books I've read are so lame that I'm embarrassed to recommend them to you so we'll just go with Top 20 instead.
11.Middlesex--Jeffrey Eugenidies
*my mistake, this should have been about #3 on the list. It's a fantastic story of a person
struggling to figure out whether they are male or female and goes back several generations to
incest and family secrets. Incredible book, really.
12. Rita Will--Rita Mae Brown
*autobiography of author Rita Mae Brown who writes the set of cat mysteries starring Mrs.
Murphy. She was also a leader in the early lesbian rights campaigns in the 1970s. Quite an
interesting life. And she was born and spent part of her childhood very close to my hometown in PA.11.Middlesex--Jeffrey Eugenidies
*my mistake, this should have been about #3 on the list. It's a fantastic story of a person
struggling to figure out whether they are male or female and goes back several generations to
incest and family secrets. Incredible book, really.
12. Rita Will--Rita Mae Brown
*autobiography of author Rita Mae Brown who writes the set of cat mysteries starring Mrs.
Murphy. She was also a leader in the early lesbian rights campaigns in the 1970s. Quite an
13. The Design of Everyday Things--Donald A Norman
* a fascinating examination of everyday objects and ways they could be made more user friendly. For instance, a door has a vertical handle on it so you try to pull it towards you to get out but instead you actually have to push on the door to exit the building. Very, very interesting and so commonsensical
14. Katherine Graham: The Leadership Journey of an American Icon--Robin Gerber
*This biography of Katherine Graham focuses mainly on her management style as publisher and then CEO of the Washington Post company. It is incredible the hurdles she had to overcome in her personal life and simply as a woman executive in a man's world to make it to the top. Easy read and very inspiring
15. The Rule of Four--Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason.
*It is similar to the DaVinci Code but with more emphasis on the characters' emotions. Set on the Princeton campus, it is the story of Princeton seniors who are trying to decipher an ancient book that will supposedly lead them to a great treasure. Not as exciting as the DaVinci Code but still a good read
16. French Women Don't Get Fat--Mireille Giuliano
*This is a different kind of diet book and it has a bunch of recipes that seem interesting--I haven't tried any of them out yet. A great way to examine the way we, as Americans, eat.
17. The Three Miss Margarets--Louise Shaffer
*the story of three elderly women living in Georgia who are guarding a deep and tragic secret. This book was so engrossing I carried it with me everywhere--I even read it in line at the grocery store!
18. How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents--Julia Alvarez
* A Cuban family relocates to America and their daughters struggle to both assimilate and maintain their cuban culture. A great coming-of-age-story.
19. The Fairest Among Women--Shifra Horn
*This is the story of an Israeli girl whose family is forced to leave their home because of violence and terrorism and how they overcame the daily challenges of being refugees in a foreign country
20. Quaker Silence: an Elizabeth Elliot Mystery--E. Kirsten Peters
*This mystery, set in Cambridge, MA, has a very skillfully-crafted plot but it is also explores the Quaker religion and associated religious practices. Not knowing much about Quakerism (despite being from PA), I found it very enlightening.
Ok, the other books I read this year were either for school or they were cozy little mysteries to clear my mind before bed. I'm hoping to get some more reading done as I have about a month break between semesters coming up. So, read any good books lately? I'd love to hear about them.
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