Books Finished in 2001
Submitted by jenhowel on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 10:04
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- MOON OVER WATER (yes, my first book of 2001 was a throwaway romance novel. At least it was a good throwaway romance novel)
- SCARLETT Alexandra Ripley(Alright, 2001 is not off to a very erudite start, but I swear I'm reading like 5 books at once right now! It's just easier to finish the trashy stuff!)
- THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS Thomas Harris(enjoyed it, but so far am enjoying Hannibal more)
- HANNIBAL Thomas Harris (much preferred it. I like the gothic decadence much more. Hannibal Lecter should always be free!)
- HIGH FIDELITY Nick Hornby (loved it. Laughed out loud. Immediately went and got my hands on About a Boy)
- THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE Brian Moore(Man. I was depressed. Very interesting, however, and made me feel better about my own life.)
- ABOUT A BOY Nick Hornby (also very funny, but somewhat more humanistic than High Fidelity. Will make an excellent movie should they choose to make it.)
- THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (re-read) Edith Wharton (Excellent, but wasn't as carried away as I remembered being the first time. Maybe because the first time I actually dared to hope things could turn out all right. Not bloody likely in an Edith Wharton novel. Thereafter saw horrid movie based on novel. Horrible.)
- BACKSTAGE PASSES (biography of David Bowie, written by ex-wife Angela Bowie, full of choice bits of gossip, and the perfect companion to "Velvet Goldmine. Wittily written.)
- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA (An absolutely spell-binding book as soon as the heroine starts her geisha training. Great writing and wonderful historical information about the life of a geisha in the 30's and 40's.)
- THE FUCK-UP (An odd little book about a fairly normal layabout 20-something in New York who keeps, well, fucking up. A few too many wild adventures for believability but enjoyable nonetheless.)
- MIDDLEMARCH by GEORGE ELIOT (finally.... phew! A great book, however, well worth the over 900 pages, with finely drawn characters.)
- MY SECRET LIFE by ANONYMOUS (finally... finished the erotic memoirs of a Victorian gentleman, which seem really quite historically interesting as well as arousing.)
- A GIRL'S GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING by MELISSA BANKS (eh... okay.)
- THE ACID HOUSE by IRVINE WELSH (a few of the stories brilliant, the majority just short stories.)
- THE EDNA WEBSTER COLLECTION OF RICHARD BRAUTIGAN (a few interesting pieces, one really great poem entitled To Linda when She's Old Enough to something something in the valley of Poetry or something like that.)
- THE BRIDGE ACROSS FOREVER by RICHARD BACH (lent to me by my probable soul-mate)
- THE BOOK OF JOB by HEINLEIN (also lent to me by probable soulmate - a really funny good book, by the way.)
- PROZAC NATION by ELIZABETH WURTZEL (THE book on depression. If you're depressed; read it; it will help.)
- SOUVENIR D'AMOUR by ANNE-MARIE VILLEFRANCHE (pretty decent erotica. Not as good as Nin, but no one is.)
- ZODIAC (creepy creepy account of the infamous California serial killer who was never caught. Gave me lots of chills.)
- SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE (finally read it and really dug it, though I'm not an instant Vonnegut addict as many become.)
This list is probably short about 10 books now, because I stopped coming to the Listology for who knows what reason.